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Philadelphus lewisii, photographed by an iNaturalist contributor
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Philadelphus lewisii

Lewis' mock-orange · also Mock-orange, Gordon's mockorange, Wild mockorange

Deciduous
97
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
3.9 in
median trunk (10 cm, 87 measured)

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Philadelphus lewisii is a deciduous shrub native to western North America. Also known as Lewis' mock-orange, it is recognized for its attractive blooms as the state flower of Idaho.

Where it grows

Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.

  1. Calgary · Canada
    86—3.9 in
  2. Boston · United States
    103.8 yr—
  3. Halifax · Canada
    1—1.6 in

Traits

Foliage
Deciduous

Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 3.9 in, 90th percentile 3.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.

Native range

Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.

Temperate Conifer Forests

  • Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
  • British Columbia coastal conifer forests
  • Central British Columbia Mountain forests
  • Northern California coastal forests
  • Northern Rockies conifer forests

Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub

  • California coastal sage and chaparral
  • California interior chaparral and woodlands
  • California montane chaparral and woodlands

Deserts & Xeric Shrublands

  • Snake-Columbia shrub steppe

Other Philadelphus in the catalogue

3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.

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