NameThatPlant.net: Magnolia ashei

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia ashei FAMILY Magnoliaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia ashei FAMILY Magnoliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Ashe's Magnolia

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia ashei FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia ashei FAMILY Magnoliaceae

895

Shrub; Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Moist to wet hammocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native: Florida

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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

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