Leonard's Witch-hazel (Hamamelis ovalis)

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Hamamelidaceae
State: AL, FL, GA, MS
Nature Serve ID: 807357
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Leonard's Witch-hazel (Hamamelis ovalis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Leonard's Witch-hazel can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi

Which CPC Partners conserve Leonard's Witch-hazel (Hamamelis ovalis)?

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

The Dawes Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 03/27/19

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

A recently-discovered species, first found in 2004 and published in 2006. At least two dozen small, scattered colonies have been located, comprising a total of two mapped populations. Apparently endemic to southern Mississippi, and currently known only from Perry County. Reported from Alabama.