OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Magnoliids: Magnoliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Magnoliaceae hardy in cooler temperatures (Spongberg, 1998)

Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)

Magnolia fraseri ssp. pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3 (1997)

Magnolia pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-005:

Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Magnolia pyramidata

 

COMMON NAME:
Pyramid Magnolia


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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_383

        

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JK Marlow    jkm180505_1736

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

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JK Marlow    jkm180505_1739

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

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JK Marlow    jkm180505_1741

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

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JK Marlow    jkm180505_1743

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

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JK Marlow    jkm180505_1748

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpyrimidata_arb10

May        

Closely related to M. fraseri, but leaves generally shorter (5.5-8.5" long), per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).


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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpyrimidata_barkarb

May        

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpyrimidata_habitarb

May        

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpyramidalis_wl1

Month Unknown        

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Patrick D. McMillan    pdmmpyramidata_wl2

Month Unknown        

Flowers only 3.5-4" across when fully expanded, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Magnoliaceae hardy in cooler temperatures (Spongberg, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH The phylogeny of Magnolia in eastern North America (Tobe, 1998)
Magnolia fraseri ssp. pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 3
Magnolia pyramidata

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 080-02-005:
Magnolia pyramidata   FAMILY Magnoliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Magnolia pyramidata

 

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2575

Tree
Perennial

Habitat: Mesic hammocks, mesic forests, especially of bluffs and ravines, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare in GA & SC

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LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate, crowded at branch tips & appearing whorled ("umbrella-like")

FLOWER:
Spring
Creamy-white
Usually radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6-12 petals
Numerous stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer
Aggregate of follicles

 

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