Rhodotypos scandens

Scientific Name: Rhodotypos scandens

Common Name: jetbead

4-petaled white flowers (about 1 inch/2 cm across), and pleated, jagged-edged leaves help identify this non-native invasive shrub.
Photographer: Lisa Brown, CC BY-NC

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A non-native, invasive shrub in the U.S. Not to be confused with another garden escapee with 4 white petals, sweet mock orange (whose leaves have 3 main veins).