Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia ashei
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia ashei
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei
SYNONYMOUS WITH The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)
Magnolia macrophylla ssp. ashei
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)
Magnolia ashei
COMMON NAME:
Ashe's Magnolia
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JK Marlow jkm160217_024
February Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Terminal buds with white to gray-silky hairs, often 25mm+, with pointed tip, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140428_122229
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Ron Lance rwl895_a
May
Looks similar to M. macrophylla, but w a shrublike habit & narrower fruit, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140509_143343
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers even as a young plant, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140509_143405
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers are 6-12" across, purple-stained at base, with a pleasing fragrance, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140509_143417
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia ashei
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia ashei
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2003)
Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)
Magnolia macrophylla ssp. ashei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Magnolia ashei
895
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to wet hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Florida
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, crowded at branch tips & appearing whorled ("umbrella-like")
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy-white
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!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p068
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p149
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p060
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p109
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p208
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