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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading South Carolina's Native Magnolias by Richard B. Figlar.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Magnolia virginiana +
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia virginiana
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 080-02-001:
Magnolia virginiana
FAMILY
Magnoliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Swampbay
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JK Marlow jkm191222_2370_m_virginia
Clay County AL
Cheaha State Park
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_mavi2_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_mavi2_010_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm110417_028
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Sweetbay Magnolia on the left, Bayberry on the right
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JK Marlow jkm110417_948
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Blades thin, leathery, narrowing toward both ends, silvery pubescent below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Keith Bradley kab_m_virginiana_0384
April Richland County SC
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Gill Newberry gn05_m_virginiana_flower
May
The creamy white, fragrant bloom is about 3-6" across. Spring, early summer, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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Gill Newberry gn05_magnolia_virginiana
May
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JK Marlow jkm0505t_37
May Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505u_01
May Williamsburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0505u_22
May Williamsburg County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginiana_fb1
May
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginiana_steed
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmmvirginiana_fruitcp3
July Barnwell County SC
Fruit a cone-like aggregate of dark red, ellipsoid follicles, about 2" long, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
fruits that are an aggregate of follicles
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Will Stuart wil_9473216572_e9e55b2ea9
August Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow s060909_de
September Greenville County SC
SC Native Plant Society Plant Sale
Leaves whitened below, 4-6" long, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
COMPARE
leaves of Magnolia species
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Paul Thompson pstmagnolia_virginiana
September?
Leaf undersides are glaucous. Stipule scars encircle twigs. — Clemson Extension
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmm_virginiana
Month Unknown