Magnolia virginiana

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Magnolia virginiana
Magnolia virginiana BM.JPG
Photo by John B
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: M. virginiana
Binomial name
Magnolia virginiana
L.
MAGN VIRG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Magnolia virginiana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: M. virginiana ssp. australis (Sargent) A.E. Murray

Varieties: none

Description

M. virginiana is a perennial shrub/tree of the Magnoliaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

M. virginiana is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Texas to Massachusetts. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

M. virginiana proliferates in pocosins, bay forests, and swamps in the Coastal Plain, streamhead pocosins, swamps, and sandhill seeps in the Sandhills, bogs and peaty swamps in the Piedmont and Mountains. [2]

Phenology

M. virginiana flowers April-June. [3]

Fire ecology

M. virigniana is fire resistant but has no fire tolerance. [1]

Use by animals

M. virginiana is highly palatable to browsing animals. [1]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MAVI2
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18