Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriodendron tulipifera var. 1
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriodendron tulipifera
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriodendron tulipifera var. obtusiloba
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liriodendron tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Liriodendron tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-01-001?:
Liriodendron tulipifera FAMILY Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Liriodendron tulipifera
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Tulip-tree, Southern Yellow Poplar
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Alan S. Weakley asw_157799463923280
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
Mature leaves of fertile branches small, 0-4-lobed (sun leaves), per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_3313245958950389
May Cumberland County NC
Carvers Creek State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Liriodendron tulipifera var. 1
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Liriodendron tulipifera
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriodendron tulipifera var. obtusiloba
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Liriodendron tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Liriodendron tulipifera
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-01-001?:
Liriodendron tulipifera
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Liriodendron tulipifera
4791
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Streamhead pocosins, pineland seepage swamps, small blackwater stream swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-yellow with orange blotch
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Samara
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p191?
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p396?
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p142?
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p232?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p105?
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p138?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p195?
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