Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
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You may enjoy reading South Carolina's Native Magnolias by Richard B. Figlar.
Learn more about Cucumber Magnolia and Piedmont Cucumber Magnolia from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-007?:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tulipastrum cordatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Magnolia cordata
COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Cucumber Magnolia, 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 (2015).
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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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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-007?:
Magnolia acuminata
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Tulipastrum cordatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Magnolia cordata
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Tree
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Moist to dry slopes and bottomlands over mafic or calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
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!
- Trees of the Southeastern United States p107
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p208