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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Fothergilla''
| image = Fothergilla gardenii.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = Fothergilla gardenii
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Saxifragales]]
| familia = [[Hamamelidaceae]]
| genus = '''''Fothergilla'''''
| genus_authority = Murr.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
''Fothergilla gardenii''<br>
''Fothergilla major''<br>
''Fothergilla monticola''
}}

'''''Fothergilla''''' ('''fothergilla''' or '''witchalder''') is a [[genus]] of two or three species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Hamamelidaceae]], native to the southeastern [[United States]].

They are [[deciduous]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-3 m tall with downy twigs. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, broad ovoid, 4-10 cm long and 3-8 cm broad, with a coarsely toothed margin; they are noted for their brilliant orange or red fall colors. The [[flower]]s are produced in spring on terminal spikes; they do not have any petals, but have a conspicuous cluster of white stamens 2-3 cm long.

[[Image:Fothergilla major (Witch alder).JPG|thumb|left|250px|Flowers of ''F. major'']]
;Species
*''[[Fothergilla gardenii]]'' Dwarf Fothergilla or Dwarf Witchalder
*''[[Fothergilla major]]'' Large Fothergilla or Large Witchalder
*''[[Fothergilla monticola]]'' Alabama Fothergilla or Alabama Witchalder; commonly included in ''F. major''

The genus was named in honor of physician [[John Fothergill (physician)|John Fothergill]].

===Cultivation and uses===
Fothergillas are grown as [[ornamental plant]]s for their spring flowers and fall foliage color. They are slow-growing, rarely exceeding 1-2 m tall in cultivation.

==External links==
*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/foma.htm ''Fothergilla major'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]

[[Category:Saxifragales]]

{{Saxifragales-stub}}

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 Fothergilla (after John Fothergill, eminent English physician, who introduced and cultivated many new plants, 1712-1780). Hamameliddaceae. Dwarf Alder. Shrubs, chiefly grown for their showy spikes of white flowers and also for the handsome foliage.
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 These are hardy ornamental shrubs with simple, dull green leaves, and showy spikes of white flowers in spring with the leaves: the distinct foliage resembles somewhat that of the alder, or more that of Hamamelis, and turns yellow late in fall. They grow best in moist, peaty or sandy soil. Propagation is by seeds, not germinating until the second year, or by layers, which take two years to root; the first species also by suckers and root-cuttings.
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		+	Fothergilla (after John Fothergill, eminent English physician, who introduced and cultivated many new plants, 1712-1780). Hamameliddaceae. Dwarf Alder. Shrubs, chiefly grown for their showy spikes of white flowers and also for the handsome foliage.
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		+	Deciduous, more or less stellate-pubescent: lvs. alternate, short-petioled, coarsely toothed, stipulate: fls. in terminal spikes, perfect, apetalous; calyx campanulate, 5-7-lobed; stamens numerous, with the filaments thickened toward the end: caps, dehiscent, 2-celled and 2-seeded.—Four species in the. southern Atlantic states.
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		+	These are hardy ornamental shrubs with simple, dull green leaves, and showy spikes of white flowers in spring with the leaves: the distinct foliage resembles somewhat that of the alder, or more that of Hamamelis, and turns yellow late in fall. They grow best in moist, peaty or sandy soil. Propagation is by seeds, not germinating until the second year, or by layers, which take two years to root; the first species also by suckers and root-cuttings.
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 {{Inc|
 Fothergilla (after John Fothergill, eminent English physician, who introduced and cultivated many new plants, 1712-1780). Hamameliddaceae. Dwarf Alder. Shrubs, chiefly grown for their showy spikes of white flowers and also for the handsome foliage.
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 F. parviflora, Kearney. Closely related to F. gardenii. Lower and stoloniferous: lvs. nearly orbicular, rounded or cordate at the base, toothed from below the middle. N. C. to Fla.
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-'''''Fothergilla''''' ('''fothergilla''' or '''witchalder''') is a [[genus]] of two or three species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Hamamelidaceae]], native to the southeastern [[United States]].
+==Cultivation==
-They are [[deciduous]] [[shrub]]s growing to 1-3 m tall with downy twigs. The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, broad ovoid, 4-10 cm long and 3-8 cm broad, with a coarsely toothed margin; they are noted for their brilliant orange or red fall colors. The [[flower]]s are produced in spring on terminal spikes; they do not have any petals, but have a conspicuous cluster of white stamens 2-3 cm long.
+===Pests and diseases===
-[[Image:Fothergilla major (Witch alder).JPG|thumb|left|250px|Flowers of ''F. major'']]
+==Species==
 ;Species
 *''[[Fothergilla gardenii]]'' Dwarf Fothergilla or Dwarf Witchalder
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 *''[[Fothergilla monticola]]'' Alabama Fothergilla or Alabama Witchalder; commonly included in ''F. major''
-The genus was named in honor of physician [[John Fothergill (physician)|John Fothergill]].
+==Gallery==
-===Cultivation and uses===
+<gallery>
-Fothergillas are grown as [[ornamental plant]]s for their spring flowers and fall foliage color. They are slow-growing, rarely exceeding 1-2 m tall in cultivation.
+Image:Fothergilla major (Witch alder).JPG|thumb|left|250px|Flowers of ''F. major''
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/frame/foma.htm ''Fothergilla major'' images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu]
+*{{wplink}}
-{{Saxifragales-stub}}
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