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Recent drafts of Weakley's Flora don't recognize the two varieties but do discuss them: "monticola," a large tree, restricted to the Southern Appalachians (and especially the Great Smoky Mountains), the corolla (18-) 20-30mm long, the style included, the anthers well inside the mouth of the corolla tube, and "tetraptera," a smaller tree more widely distributed, the corolla (12-) 15-20mm long, the style slightly exserted, the anthers just within the mouth of the corolla tube. Read more by downloading Weakley's Flora (2022).

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera   FAMILY Styracaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-01-001:

Halesia carolina   FAMILY Styracaceae

COMMON NAME:
Common Silverbell

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/7/08):
Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera   FAMILY Styracaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Halesia tetraptera var. tetraptera   FAMILY Styracaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-01-001:
Halesia carolina   FAMILY Styracaceae