Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
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
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.
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.
Sam Pratt sbp_20140509_143343
May Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers even as a young plant, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.
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.