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Hairy Hydrangea

Hydrangea sargentiana

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Common names

12 names · 8 languages
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Other languages (7)
Dutch
  • Hortensia
Estonian
  • samethortensia[2]
Finnish
  • samettihortensia[2]
German
Polish
  • Hortensja kosmata[2]
  • Hortensja omszona[2]
  • Hortensja Sargenta[2]
Russian
  • Гортензия Саржента[2]
Slovak
  • hortenzia Sargentova[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

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 sargentiana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Hairy Hydrangea — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Fell-Hortensie — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Samt-Hortensie — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
[2] Hydrangea sargentiana — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Hairy Hydrangea — results[25].names[5]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Fell-Hortensie — results[25].names[4]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Samt-Hortensie — results[25].names[3]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Гортензия Саржента — results[25].names[1]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Hortensja Sargenta — results[25].names[2]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • samethortensia — results[25].names[6]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • samettihortensia — results[25].names[7]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Hortensja kosmata — results[25].names[8]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • Hortensja omszona — results[25].names[9]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
  • hortenzia Sargentova — results[25].names[10]; taxon id 932738; Hydrangea sargentiana.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Hydrangea sargentiana ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Sargent-Hortensie (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 151797; taxon 6MJ9W.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Hydrangea sargentiana 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
China (W. Hubei).

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 Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Hairy Hydrangea (Hydrangea sargentiana) 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 sargentiana — 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 2239640; ID 6MJ9W; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2239640; ID 6MJ9W; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hydrangea sargentiana — 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 1411540; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1442339

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.