Witch Hazel -- Hamamelis virginiana
Family Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel family)
Witch hazel is a shrub or small tree whose extract is commonly used
as an astringent. Flowers are produced in the fall or winter after
the leaves are shed, from about October to December. This species is
mainly confined to higher elevations in Kentucky and to the eastern
quarter of the United States, although it can be found in a few scattered
locations in the four-state area.
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