OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styrax grandifolius   FAMILY Styracaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styrax grandifolius   FAMILY Styracaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Styrax grandifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-02-001:

Styrax grandifolia   FAMILY Styracaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax


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image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_862

        

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_stgr4_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm0505e_14

May    Oconee County    SC

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

JK Marlow    jkm0505e_16

May    Oconee County    SC

Foliage quite similar to Halesia diptera, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

JK Marlow    jkm210508_0201

May    Oconee County    SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve

Leaves suborbicular to widely elliptic or obovate, the longest ~ 5-14cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE leaves of Silverbell, Spicebush and Storax

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

JK Marlow    jkm210508_0205

May    Oconee County    SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

JK Marlow    jkm210508_0210

May    Oconee County    SC

Ramsey Creek Preserve

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_styrax_grandifolius_4

May        

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_styrax_grandifolius_6

May        

Cymes racemose, usually 5-20 flowered; corolla lobes 10-20mm long, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

JK Marlow    jkm120728_022

July    Abbeville County    SC

Parson's Mountain Recreation Area

Leaves densely and finely pubescent beneath, giving the underside a pale color, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_s_grandifolius_berry2

September        

image of Styrax grandifolius, Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax

Ron Lance    rwl_styraxgrandifolia

September    Oconee County    SC

Fruit 8-10mm in diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styrax grandifolius   FAMILY Styracaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styrax grandifolius   FAMILY Styracaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Styrax grandifolius

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-02-001:
Styrax grandifolia   FAMILY Styracaceae

 

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1475

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, bluffs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-merous
Synsepalous calyx, lobes minute
5-lobed campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Bisexual

Flowers in racemes of 5-20 flowers

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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