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Hydrangea macrophylla

Known in Brazil by the name of "Hortênsia", is a shrub-like phanerogama belonging to the genus Hydrangea, native to Japan and China, but currently cultivated as an ornamental plant in all temperate and subtropical regions. The species, of which there are multiple cultivars, presents pink or blue flowers depending on the pH of the soil: in acid soils the flowers are blue, while in alkaline soils they are pink.The hydrangea is rich in active principles, including the glycoside cyanogenic hydrangea, which makes them poisonous.

 

São Francisco Xavier, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Uploaded on April 1, 2018
Taken on March 30, 2018