You may enjoy reading South Carolina's Native Magnolias by Richard B. Figlar.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 080-02-007?:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Magnolia cordata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Tulipastrum cordatum
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Cucumber-tree, Showy Cucumber Magnolia
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John B. Nelson jbn_3453389181_05535fd69e
April Lexington County SC
A smaller tree than var. acuminata, with generally brighter yellow flowers, per South Carolina's Native Magnolias. Journal of the SC Native Plant Society (Figlar, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm170408_513
April Laurens County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
Petals golden-yellow above, light-yellow below, per Weakley's Flora.
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140413_173047
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140413_173226
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Sam Pratt sbp_20140413_173306
April Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcordata_wl
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcordata_wl3
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Perianth segments light yellow on underside and golden yellow above, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmcordata_wl4
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