Hydrangea cinerea

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Family:	HYDRANGEACEAE
Species:	Hydrangea cinerea Small
Common Name:	Ashy Hydrangea; Deam's Hydrangea
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	HYCI3
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	HYDRANGEACEAE - Hydrangea family
Genus	Hydrangea
Species	Hydrangea cinerea Small - Ashy Hydrangea; Deam's Hydrangea

Citation

Citation	Hydrangea cinerea Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25(3): 148–149. 1898.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Hydrangea arborescens ssp. discolor		Hydrangea arborescens L. var. discolor Ser. ex DC.
Hydrangea arborescens var. deamii
Hydrangea arborescens var. discolor

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lowndes, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
SAMF0003835	Cleburne	27 Jun 1984	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2355	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU126190	Etowah	27 Aug 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 3221	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU126192	Jefferson	12 May 1983	De Fiori, Cecilia M. 098	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014476	Bibb	21 Aug 1881	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014485	DeKalb	28 Apr 1979	Davenport, Lawrence J. 1061	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003836	Bibb	27 Jun 2003	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2875	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU126193	Shelby	20 Jul 1993	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0051996	DeKalb	30 Apr 2021	England, J. Kevin 11982	UWAL Hydrangea cinera Small
SAMF0003844	Jefferson	s.d.	Pannell, E.J. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014488	Jackson	05 Jul 1980	Haynes, Robert R. 8011	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014492	Lowndes	06 Jun 1978	Davenport, Lawrence J. 364	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0052352	Lauderdale	08 Aug 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10366	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
AUA000043086	Cullman	20 Jul 1934	WOLF, WOLFGANG	AUA HYDRANGEA CINEREA SMALL
UNA00023835	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003832	Jefferson	15 Jun 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4319	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0032645	Lawrence	07 Jun 2016	England, J. Kevin 6547	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003837	Jefferson	19 Aug 1948	Hill, W. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
AUA_ACC_71190	Bibb	26 Jun 2013	BARGER, T.WAYNE SP1078	AUA HYDRANGEA CINEREA SMALL
SAMF0003839	Jefferson	16 May 1953	Cunningham, J. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
AUA000045347	Monroe	5 Jul 2011	BARGER, T.WAYNE RH-259	AUA HYDRANGEA CINEREA SMALL
UWAL0006161	Jackson	09 Jun 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5436	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003834	Marshall	06 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 57	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0056756	Madison	17 Jul 2021	England, Kevin J. 12475	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003842	Jefferson	01 Jul 1948	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
AUA000045610	Bibb	11 Jun 2015	BARGER, T.WAYNE SP1709	AUA HYDRANGEA CINEREA SMALL
UNA00053328	Tallapoosa	10 Jun 1999	Haynes, Robert R. 10002	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
AUA000043087	Cullman	Jul 1924	WOLF, WOLFGANG	AUA HYDRANGEA CINEREA SMALL
UNA00014480	Clay	03 Aug 1896	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU126194	Talladega	24 May 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 118	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0052209	Winston	16 Jul 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10287	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0032517	Colbert	19 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6390	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0036196	Madison	02 Jul 2013	Keener, Brian R. 8023	UWAL Hydrangea cinerea Small
ALNHS00000828	Monroe	05 Jul 2011	Barger, T. Wayne RH-259	ALNHS Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU145281	Calhoun	17 Jul 1992	Hutchinson, Francine 643	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
UWAL0057329	Jackson	23 Sep 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11627	UWAL Hydrangea cinera Small
JSU126191	Jackson	27 Jun 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 922	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003843	Jefferson	25 Jun 1947	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003833	Jackson	02 Jun 2006	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3440	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014466	Winston	s.d.	Segars, Charles B. 59	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU126189	Bibb	7 Jun 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1997	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
ALNHS00002911	Colbert	23 Jun 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-352	ALNHS Hydrangea cinerea Small
TROY000032241	Jackson	09 Jun 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5436	TROY Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003838	Jefferson	06 Jul 1948	Hill, W. s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
TROY000029790	Jackson	13 May 2009	Barger, T. Wayne 126	TROY Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00063426	Etowah	03 Jul 2002	Kral, Robert 92814	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
TROY000053814	Lawrence	07 Jun 2016	England, J. Kevin 6547	TROY Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014473	Colbert	s.d.	Unknown s.n.	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small
JSU139162	Marshall	30 May 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1922	JSU Hydrangea cinerea Small
SAMF0003840	Jefferson	01 Jul 1948	Hall s.n.	SAMF Hydrangea cinerea Small
UNA00014467	Tuscaloosa	13 May 1962	Deramus, Rebecca 137	UNA Hydrangea cinerea Small

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For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 7/11/2025

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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