Hydrangea vs Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla compared with Hydrangea quercifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hydrangea	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Cornales (Cornales)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family same	Hydrangeaceae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus same	Hydrangea	Hydrangea
Species	Hydrangea macrophylla	Hydrangea quercifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Hydrangea and Oak-Leaf Hydrangea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydrangea.

Conservation Status

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hydrangea	Oak-Leaf Hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hydrangea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Italy, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇳🇴 Norway