Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 152-02-001:
Styrax grandifolia
FAMILY
Styracaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bigleaf Snowbell, Large-leaved Storax
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JK Marlow jkm0505e_16
May Oconee County SC
Foliage quite similar to Halesia diptera, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_styrax_grandifolius_6
May
Cymes racemose, usually 5-20 flowered; corolla lobes 10-20mm long, pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
JK Marlow jkm120728_019
July Abbeville County SC
Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
Leaves suborbicular to widely elliptic or obovate, the longest ~ 5-14cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
leaves of Silverbell, Spicebush and Storax
JK Marlow jkm120728_022
July Abbeville County SC
Parson's Mountain Recreation Area
Leaves densely and finely pubescent beneath, giving the underside a pale color, per Weakley's Flora.
Ron Lance rwl_styraxgrandifolia
September Oconee County SC
Fruit 8-10mm in diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.