Taxon: Philadelphus lewisii Pursh

See also subordinate taxa:

• Philadelphus lewisii var. parvifolius (no accessions)

Common names:

• Lewis' mock orange   (Source: NRCS Cons Pl Mat ) – English
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: erosion control; ornamental   (fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2002; F CalifJep; Krussmann)
  
• Animal food: forage   (fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2002, for wildlife)
  

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Distributional range:

• NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
  Western Canada: Canada - Alberta [s.w.], British Columbia [s.]
  Northwestern U.S.A.: United States - Idaho, Montana [w.], Oregon, Washington
  Southwestern U.S.A.: United States - California

References:

• Cronquist, A. et al. 1972–. Intermountain flora. (Intermt F)
• Englert, J. M. et al. 2002. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. (NRCS Cons Pl Mat)
• Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. (F CalifJep)
• Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955–1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. (F Pacif NW)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
• Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). (Krussmann) [also recognizes P. californicus].

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Philadelphus lewisii.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Philadelphus lewisii. Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Synonyms:

• (=) Philadelphus californicus Benth.
  
• (=) Philadelphus columbianus Koehne
  
• (=) Philadelphus gordonianus Lindl.
  
• (=) Philadelphus gordonianus var. columbianus (Koehne) Rehder
  

Check other databases for Philadelphus lewisii Pursh:

• PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
  Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

• Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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