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Hamamelis Virginiana
The Hamamelis Virginiana is commonly known as Witch-hazel, < Go BackGrowing Regions
Witch-hazel occurs throughout the northeastern and southeastern United States. It extends from the Appalachian Mountains south to the northern Florida Panhandle and west from the mountains into Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, western Kentucky, eastern Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, and eastern Texas. At its northern limit, witch-hazel ranges along the southern border of Canada from southern Ontario to southern Nova Scotia [3,12,25,32].
General Information
The currently accepted scientific name for witch-hazel is Hamamelis virginiana L. [24]. Two varieties are recognized: the typical variety, Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana and the "prairie peninsula" variety, Hamamelis virginiana var. parvifolia Nutt. [3]Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
< Go BackColadonato, Milo. 1993. Hamamelis virginiana. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.