Plants Profile for Edgeworthia chrysantha (Oriental paperbush)

General Information
Symbol:	EDCH
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Thymelaeaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	L48 I
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Mark A. Garland. USA, MD, Anne Arundel Co., Edgewater, Historic London Town and Gardens. April 2, 2008. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
EDPA	Edgeworthia papyrifera Siebold & Zucc.	Oriental paperbush
EDTO	Edgeworthia tomentosa (Thunb.) Nakai., nom. utique rej.
MATO	Magnolia tomentosa Thunb., nom. utique rej.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Thymelaeaceae – Mezereum family
Genus	Edgeworthia Meisn. – paperbush
Species	Edgeworthia chrysantha Lindl. – Oriental paperbush

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status