Family Hydrangeaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Deutzia is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Asia and Central America and a few species extending into eastern North America.
- Deutzia crenata is a shrub in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to Japan, China, and Korea.
- It was originally classified in the family Saxifragaceae but has more recently been moved to the family Hydrangeaceae.
- It was first placed in the family Saxifragaceae but later reclassified into the family Hydrangeaceae.
- Fendlera is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Hydrangeaceae, native to western North America, and previously classified in the family Saxifragaceae.