Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

American Witch-hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Description:

Yellow blossoms in December. The little yellow spot in the photos is the seed box beginning to form. When they are ready to release their seeds, they explode them out with a snap to a distance of 20-30', resulting in another common name: snapping hazelnut.

Habitat:

Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park

Notes:

Winter Woody Tree ID class

Species ID Suggestions



Sign in to suggest organism ID

No Comments

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jan 25, 2014
Submitted on Jan 29, 2014

Related Spottings

Witch hazel Vernal Witch-Hazel Witch hazel Witch-hazel

Nearby Spottings

Spotting White-tailed Deer Eastern White Pine Flat-backed Millipede
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team