Scientific Name:	Camellia japonica ssp. quercifolia 'White Mermaid'
Pronunciation:	kuh-MEEL-yuh juh-PON-ih-kuh subspecies kwer-sih-FOE-lee-uh
Common Name:	White Mermaid camellia
Family Name:	Theaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Leaves with fishtail-like apices.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Irregular Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 2 - 3m Spread: 3 - 4m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage, Small garden/space, Spring interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Lustrous Colour in Fall: Dark-green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Other Bases: Attenuate Margins: Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 11+ Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): White Flower Time at Peak: Apr

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Dark-red Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul, Sep Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Location(s): (PPL) Pine PLanting : 246 Location Map

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