
mock oranges
Philadelphus
Philadelphus (/ˌfɪləˈdɛlfəs/) (mock-orange) is a genus of about 60 species of shrubs from 3-20 ft (1-6 m) tall, native to North America, Central America, Asia and (locally) in southeast Europe.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Sweet Mock Orange
speciesPhiladelphus coronarius

Lewis' mock orange
speciesPhiladelphus lewisii

Scentless Mock Orange
speciesPhiladelphus inodorus

littleleaf mock orange
speciesPhiladelphus microphyllus

Slender-leaf mock orange
speciesPhiladelphus tenuifolius

Caucasus mock orange
speciesPhiladelphus caucasicus

Texas Mock Orange
speciesPhiladelphus texensis

Hoary Mock Orange
speciesPhiladelphus pubescens

Mexican mock orange
speciesPhiladelphus mexicanus

Philadelphus pekinensis
speciesPhiladelphus pekinensis

hairy mock-orange
speciesPhiladelphus hirsutus

Double Mock-orange
hybridPhiladelphus × virginalis

Philadelphus schrenkii
speciesPhiladelphus schrenkii

Philadelphus incanus
speciesPhiladelphus incanus

Philadelphus satsumi
speciesPhiladelphus satsumi

Downy Mock-orange
speciesPhiladelphus tomentosus

Philadelphus zhejiangensis
speciesPhiladelphus zhejiangensis
Philadelphus × lemoinei
hybridPhiladelphus × lemoinei

Philadelphus sericanthus
speciesPhiladelphus sericanthus

Hairy Mock-orange
speciesPhiladelphus subcanus
Philadelphus delavayi
speciesPhiladelphus delavayi

Philadelphus serpyllifolius
speciesPhiladelphus serpyllifolius

Philadelphus intectus
speciesPhiladelphus intectus

Philadelphus mearnsii
speciesPhiladelphus mearnsii
Philadelphus calvescens
speciesPhiladelphus calvescens

Philadelphus karwinskyanus
speciesPhiladelphus karwinskyanus

Philadelphus coulteri
speciesPhiladelphus coulteri

Philadelphus calcicola
speciesPhiladelphus calcicola
Philadelphus falconeri
speciesPhiladelphus falconeri

Philadelphus kunmingensis
speciesPhiladelphus kunmingensis
Philadelphus brachybotrys
speciesPhiladelphus brachybotrys

Philadelphus maculatus
speciesPhiladelphus maculatus
Philadelphus henryi
speciesPhiladelphus henryi
Philadelphus laxiflorus
speciesPhiladelphus laxiflorus

Philadelphus purpurascens
speciesPhiladelphus purpurascens
Philadelphus pringlei
speciesPhiladelphus pringlei
Philadelphus dasycalyx
speciesPhiladelphus dasycalyx

Philadelphus pueblanus
speciesPhiladelphus pueblanus
Philadelphus affinis
speciesPhiladelphus affinis
Philadelphus kansuensis
speciesPhiladelphus kansuensis
Philadelphus caudatus
speciesPhiladelphus caudatus
Philadelphus asperifolius
speciesPhiladelphus asperifolius
Philadelphus myrtoides
speciesPhiladelphus myrtoides
Philadelphus sargentianus
speciesPhiladelphus sargentianus
Philadelphus tsianschanensis
speciesPhiladelphus tsianschanensis
Philadelphus tetragonus
speciesPhiladelphus tetragonus
Philadelphus reevesianus
speciesPhiladelphus reevesianus
Philadelphus lushuiensis
speciesPhiladelphus lushuiensis
Philadelphus palmeri
speciesPhiladelphus palmeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52470.
