Philadelphus L.
Mock orange
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Mock orange (Philadelphus) · 5/1/2005 · Memphis, Tennessee · By Tim Chandler 
Species not yet identified 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Rosales | Rose family and eight others |
| Family | Hydrangeaceae | Hydrangea family |
| Genus | Philadelphus | A Greek-derived name after Ptolemy Philadelphus, Greek King of Egypt 309-247 BC |
Philadelphus description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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