Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Magnolia ashei
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140509_143417
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
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
895
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Native: Florida
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare, endemic to the FL Panhandle
Look for it in moist to wet hammocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, crowded at branch tips & appearing whorled ("umbrella-like")
FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy-white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6-12 petals
Numerous stamens
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 p068
- Landscaping with Native Trees p149
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p060
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p109
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p208