Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia pyramidata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia pyramidata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Magnoliaceae hardy in cooler temperatures (Spongberg, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri ssp. pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Magnolia pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-005:
Magnolia pyramidata FAMILY Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Magnolia pyramidata
COMMON NAME:
Pyramid Magnolia
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_383
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1736
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1739
May Pike County GA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1741
May Pike County GA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1743
May Pike County GA
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May Pike County GA
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmpyrimidata_arb10
May
Closely related to M. fraseri, but leaves generally shorter (5.5-8.5" long), per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
COMPARE
leaves of Magnolia species
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmpyrimidata_barkarb
May
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmpyrimidata_habitarb
May
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmpyramidalis_wl1
Month Unknown
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmpyramidata_wl2
Month Unknown
Flowers only 3.5-4" across when fully expanded, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia pyramidata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia pyramidata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Magnoliaceae hardy in cooler temperatures (Spongberg, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri ssp. pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Magnolia pyramidata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-005:
Magnolia pyramidata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Magnolia pyramidata
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Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic hammocks, mesic forests, especially of bluffs and ravines, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare in GA & SC
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, crowded at branch tips & appearing whorled ("umbrella-like")
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy-white
Usually radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6-12 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer
Aggregate of follicles
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p240
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p109
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p210
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