Philadelphus microphyllus

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Common Name: littleleaf mock orange
Symbol: PHMI4
Description: Common Name: littleleaf mock orange Duration: Perennial Nativity: Native Lifeform: Shrub General: A tall, handsome shrub, 1- 2 m tall, with opposite branching; bark gray and shredding; younger twigs light brown or red-brown, sparsely hairy. Leaves: Opposite, on petioles 2 mm long; blades ovate-elliptic to elliptic, 1-4 cm long and 4-15 mm wide, with entire to dentate margins; leaf underside covered with silky hairs, making it appear lighter in color. Flowers: White, showy, and fragrant, solitary at branch tips; sepals 4, hairy near the base, fused at the base for 2-4 mm, the lobes above the fused portion ovate, 3-6 mm long; petals 4, obovate-oblong, 5-17 mm long, white. Fruits: Capsules globose to ovate, 4-chambered, 7 mm diameter, brown. Ecology: Found on steep, rocky slopes and canyons in oak woodlands and pine forests, from 5,000-9,000 ft (1524-2743 m); flowers June-July. SEINet Portal Network. 2020. http//:swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php. Accessed on November 02.