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rough-leaved hydrangea

Hydrangea aspera

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Common names

14 names · 11 languages
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Other languages (10)
Dutch
  • Fluweelhortensia[1][2]
  • Hortensia
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 马桑绣球[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 高山藤繡球[2]
Czech
  • hortenzie drsná[2]
Estonian
  • karvane hortensia[2]
Japanese
  • カワカミアジサイ[2]
Polish
  • Hortensja kosmata[2]
  • Hortensja owłosiona[2]
Russian
  • Гортензия шероховатая[2]
Slovak
  • hortenzia drsná[2]
Swedish
  • strävhortensia[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Hydrangea aspera — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • rough-leaved hydrangea — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • roughleaf hydrangea — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • Fluweelhortensia — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
[2] Hydrangea aspera — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • rough-leaved hydrangea — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • roughleaf hydrangea — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • Fluweelhortensia — results[17].names[3]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • 高山藤繡球 — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • karvane hortensia — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • hortenzie drsná — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • カワカミアジサイ — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • 马桑绣球 — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • strävhortensia — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • Гортензия шероховатая — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • Hortensja kosmata — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • Hortensja owłosiona — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
  • hortenzia drsná — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 362150; Hydrangea aspera.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Hydrangea aspera is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Hydrangeaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Himalaya to C. & S. China and Indo-China, Taiwan.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

rough-leaved hydrangea (Hydrangea aspera) is a shrub. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hydrangea aspera — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2239558; ID 6MJ6M; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2239558; ID 6MJ6M; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hydrangea aspera — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 817759; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1442143, 1442144, 1442145, 1442146, 1442147, 1442148, 1442149, 1442150, 1442151

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.