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Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim.                       Ocean-spray

Shrub 2-5 m tall; leaves ovate, alternate, truncate or cuneate at base, glabrous above, hairy beneath, 5-10 cm long, margins shallowly-lobed, each lobe usually coarsely dentate or entire; panicles diffuse and long, 10-17 cm, pyramidal; flowers small and white becoming yellowish; in open woods, abundant.

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