Hydrangea barbara

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	HYDRANGEACEAE
Species:	Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
Common Name:	Climbing Hydrangea; Woodvamp
Habitat:	Mesic woodlands.
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Vine
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	The only naturally occuring vine of Hydrangea in Alabama.
Taxonomic Notes:	This species has long been recognized as the only species of North America in the genus Decumaria. De Smet et al (2015) produced a molecular phylogeny demonstrating that Decumaria was nested within Hydrangrea necessitating the recognition of the species as a Hydrangea taxon.
Status:	Native
References:	De Smet, Y., et al. 2015. Molecular phylogenetics and new (infra)generic classification to alleviate polyphyly in tribe Hydrangeeae (Cornales: Hydrangeaceae). Taxon 64(4) 741-753.
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	HYDRANGEACEAE - Hydrangea family
Genus	Hydrangea
Species	Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz - Climbing Hydrangea; Woodvamp

Citation

Citation	Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz, Gehölzbest. Winter, ed. 2. 285. 2013.
Basionym:	Decumaria barbara Linnaeus 1763.
Type:	Without data (lectotype: LINN 617.2). Lectotypified by Barrie, in C. E. Jarvis et al., Regnum Veg. 127: 42. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Decumaria barbara var. sarmentosa	Decumaria barbara Linnaeus, var. sarmentosa (Bosc) de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 206. 1828.	Decumaria sarmentosa Bosc 1792.
Decumaria forsythia	Decumaria forsythia Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 282. 1803, nom. illegit.	Decumaria barbara Linnaeus 1753.
Decumaria radicans	Decumaria radicans Moench, Methodus 107. 1794, nom. illegit.	Decumaria barbara Linnaeus 1753.
Decumaria sarmentosa	Decumaria sarmentosa Bosc, Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 76. 1792.
Decumaria scandens	Decumaria scandens (Walter) Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 355. 1796.	Forsythia scandens Walter 1788.
Forsythia scandens	Forsythia scandens Walter, Fl. Carol. 154. 1788.		SOUTH CAROLINA

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Franklin, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Marengo, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 2016

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
JSU126055	Randolph	6 Oct 1983	Nixon, Christopher F. 467	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0006149	Sumter	30 Sep 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4920	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126043	Cleburne	18 Sep 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 896	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0011010	Conecuh	28 Jul 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 23204	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
SAMF0003824	Jefferson	14 May 2007	Davenport, Lawrence J. 3716	SAMF Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000043089	Cullman	3 Oct 1931	Wolf, Wolfgang	AUA Hydrangea Barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
UNA00014667	Marion	17 Sep 1969	Kral, Robert 36909	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126046	Cleburne	23 Jul 1980	Whetstone, R. David 10165	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0018766	Cherokee	16 Aug 1997	Kral, Robert 87227	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_59458	Crenshaw	4 Sep 1998	Diamond, Alvin R. 11392	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0049367	Bullock	29 Apr 2017	Horne, Howard E. 3830	UWAL Hydrangea barbara (Linnaeus) Schulz, Bernd
ALNHS00003921	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-518	ALNHS Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126057	Shelby	12 Oct 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9390	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014668	Colbert	s.d.	Segars, Charles B. 87	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_21852	Lee	26 May 1970	Davidson, John 147	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000044169	Montgomery	03 Jul 2016	Diamond, Alvin R. 27538	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_60727	Bibb	18 Sep 1979	Beckett, Scott W. 281	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00050145	Randolph	24 Jun 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2230	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
SAMF0003825	Jefferson	16 May 2001	Haveman, Jason 36	SAMF Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_61833	Choctaw	24 Aug 1995	Crouch, Virginia E. 1471	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0043915	Baldwin	28 Jul 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 850	UWAL Hydrangea barbara Schulz Bernd
JSU125967	Calhoun	8 Jul 1995	Hruska, Susan E. 752	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00073059	Monroe	25 May 2011	Barger, T. Wayne 203	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125974	Calhoun	6 May 1982	Whetstone, R. David 10950	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0006147	Cullman	15 Aug 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4763	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000049705	Autauga	03 May 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1650	TROY Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
AUA_ACC_70478	Wilcox	20 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6014	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
ALNHS00001536	Clarke	22 May 2012	Horne, Howard E. SWS-117	ALNHS Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126047	Etowah	28 May 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1479	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_34561	Covington	1 May 1979	Johnson, Kenneth G.	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014664	Hale	06 Nov 1949	Crawford, Lloyd C. s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000034757	Butler	29 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22998	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125965	Bibb	31 Jul 1998	Whetstone, R. David 19640	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014670	Franklin	03 Jul 1949	Segars, Charles B. 22	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
UWAL0017559	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4467	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnnaeus
AUA_ACC_22010	Lee	24 May 1970	Beniwal, S.P. 124	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
JSU126058	Talladega	31 May 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 181	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_26643	Butler	30 May 1974	Gwaltney, John	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00050451	Hale	19 Jun 1994	Birk, Michelle 34	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126052	Lauderdale	28 Jun 1996	Whetstone, R. David 18087	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000032390	Conecuh	10 Jul 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22334	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU126053	Morgan	9 Jun 1975	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00020184	Chilton	31 May 1988	Bryson, Charles T. 7873	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125970	Calhoun	26 Apr 1987	Lawler, Carol L. 1548	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_12354	Winston	19 Oct 1961	Koelling, Alfred C. 526	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000042610	Houston	13 Aug 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26728	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU143985	Calhoun	20 Jun 1985	Robertson, Lisa 158	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000038427	Limestone	2 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7862	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00023809	Lawrence	26 Jun 1989	Harding, Dennis s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000032621	Wilcox	20 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6014	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41492	Lee	20 May 1972	Floyd, Scott A. 137	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014669	Winston	03 Jul 1949	Segars, Charles B. 30	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
UWAL0017926	Limestone	08 Nov 1985	Kral, Robert 73098	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_57022	Crenshaw	6 Aug 1997	Diamond, Alvin R. 11067	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
ALNHS00004058	Cleburne	25 May 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2319	ALNHS Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126050	Jefferson	23 May 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1574	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0015866	Bullock	09 May 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1617	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000036002	Barbour	22 Jun 2012	Minton, Eric W. 37	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU126042	Cleburne	18 Sep 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 896	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0010866	Butler	29 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22998	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000043088	Cullman	22 Aug 1909	Wolf, Wolfgang 809	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014658	Winston	10 Jul 1969	Kral, Robert 35341	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126044	Cleburne	22 Jun 1981	Whetstone, R. David 10795	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_46538	Randolph	13 Nov 1975	Wilkins, David 231	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
AUA_ACC_56680	Pike	30 May 1996	Diamond, Alvin R. 10274	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0035136	Limestone	02 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 7862	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014660	Hale	09 Jul 1966	Williams, Norris H. 341	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126056	St. Clair	13 Jul 1969	Ellard, Jerry s.n.	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00048844	Henry	07 Apr 1997	MacDonald, John R. 10162	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_2484	Lee	12 May 1949	Cunningham, Hugh B.	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0050138	Autauga	03 May 2018	Parker, Matthew R. 1650	UWAL Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
JSU126054	Randolph	25 Jun 1978	Kral, Robert 662130	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00066760	Blount	27 Sep 1997	Keener, Brian R. 479	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_48760	Henry	17 Jul 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 5250	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000034767	Pike	21 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22944	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU126051	Jefferson	12 Oct 1984	Barber, J. Patrick 1238	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2483	Lee	5 May 1951	Ryan, Jr., Harry F.	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00073710	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4467	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_12775	Tallapoosa	20 May 1967	Golden, Michael 155	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00020183	Marion	08 May 1988	Bryson, Charles T. 7616	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125969	Calhoun	26 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 555	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_25684	Clarke	11 Apr 1964	Kral, Robert 19746	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000020437	Bibb	27 Jul 2003	Diamond, Alvin R. 14042	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125971	Calhoun	20 Jun 1985	Robertson, Lisa 158	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0008086	Conecuh	10 Jul 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22334	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014672	Autauga	29 Aug 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 1164	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000039475	Elmore	26 Jul 2011	Pullen, Robert 103	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0010752	Pike	21 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22944	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014659	Winston	27 Jun 1949	Segars, Charles B. 2	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
UWAL0035835	Blount	04 Jun 2014	Anderson, Kelly 541	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125980	Cleburne	12 Jul 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 2899	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU126048	Jefferson	23 May 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1569	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0013344	Coosa	30 May 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24151	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000028720	Cullman	15 Aug 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4763	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125979	Cleburne	15 Jun 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 731	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_11430	Lee	4 Aug 1967	Mccord, Warren	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000006275	Dale	20 May 1998	Prazinko, Brian F. s.n.	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000030705	Covington	20 May 2009	Hansen, Curtis J. 4032	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014666	Tuscaloosa	15 May 1973	Ellison, D. Jeanne s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125972	Calhoun	9 Sep 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 1166	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58303	Tallapoosa	10 May 1997	Tyler, Patricia J. TYLER64	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
JSU126059	Calhoun	25 May 1954	Shirley, Barbara s.n.	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0001054	Wilcox	20 May 2010	Keener, Brian R. 6014	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
UNA00014665	Hale	09 Jul 1966	Williams, Norris H. 341	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
UNA00057140	Henry	29 Apr 2000	MacDonald, John R. 13834	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000006278	Pike	02 Oct 2000	Hall, James A. 196	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125973	Calhoun	17 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0032565	Marion	30 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6503	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125977	Clay	14 Jun 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 2804	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000051876	Lawrence	09 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3062	TROY Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
UWAL0006148	St. Clair	08 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4592	UWAL Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000049213	Marengo	10 Aug 2013	England, J. Kevin 4467	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014663	Franklin	03 Jul 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126049	Jefferson	22 Aug 1985	Barber, J. Patrick 1685	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000035904	Escambia	14 Jun 2011	Hansen, Curtis J. 5058	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000020686	St. Clair	08 Jun 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4592	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43463	Conecuh	18 Aug 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 1565	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000006274	Dale	27 Mar 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 474	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA000042082	Colbert	20 Aug 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH518	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014662	Lee	_ Oct 1896	Earle, Franklin S. s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU125968	Calhoun	7 May 1986	Lawler, Carol L. 403	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2485	Lee	9 May 1952	Tippins, H.H.	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000006273	Coffee	03 May 2000	Martin, Brian H. 699	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125966	Calhoun	20 Jun 1985	Robertson, Lisa 158	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0013440	Marengo	20 Apr 2013	England, J. Kevin 4144	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014661	Tuscaloosa	18 May 1875	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000006276	Dale	03 Jun 1998	Rundell, Hannelore 581	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0010777	Pike	21 Apr 2012	Diamond, Alvin R. 22944	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000038665	Bullock	09 May 2013	Dykes, Bailee 1617	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125975	Calhoun	12 Oct 1972	Merrifield, Jimmy s.n.	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0032655	Franklin	28 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6437	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125976	Clay	12 Sep 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 3342	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0032106	Houston	13 Aug 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26728	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000006277	Pike	05 May 1998	Woods, Michael 7958	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_2486	Lee	1 May 1949	Byrd, Nathan A.	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0044680	Lauderdale	28 May 2019	England, J. Kevin 10277	UWAL Hydrangea barbara (L.) Bernd Schulz
JSU126041	Cleburne	30 Jun 1994	Hruska, Susan E. 268	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00068949	Cherokee	22 May 2007	Barger, T. Wayne 75	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
JSU126045	Cullman	4 Jul 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9700	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UWAL0002634	Marion	07 Aug 2005	England, J. Kevin 518	UWAL Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
TROY000020439	Randolph	24 Jun 1986	Nixon, Christopher F. 2230	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44231	Butler	26 Aug 1986	Diamond, Alvin R. 2708	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0037029	Lawrence	09 Jul 2011	England, J. Kevin 3062	UWAL Hydrangea barbara (Linnaeus) Bernd Schulz
SAMF0003826	Shelby	22 Aug 1985	Davenport, Lawrence J. 2397	SAMF Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_37331	Clarke	7 May 1981	Henderson, T. 049	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UNA00014673	Tuscaloosa	20 May 1977	Cox, Cathy 10	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
TROY000032487	Dallas	12 May 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 22092	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
JSU125978	Cleburne	3 Nov 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13853	JSU Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
UNA00014671	Lawrence	22 Aug 1949	Segars, Charles B. 184	UNA Decumaria barbara L.
AUA_ACC_34849	Bibb	9 Jun 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1551	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
TROY000037968	Coosa	30 May 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 24151	TROY Decumaria barbara Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_60726	Bibb	6 Jul 1979	Beckett, Scott W. 206	AUA Decumaria Barbara L.
UWAL0057511	Chambers	13 May 2016	Hansen, Curtis J. 6136	UWAL Hydrangea barbara (L) Bend Schulz

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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