Native and naturalized plants
Native and naturalized plants of the Carolinas and Georgia, eastern Tennessee and northern Florida

901
Weakley's Flora ( 4/7/08 ): Magnoliaceae
Magnolia virginiana +

LESS THAN
PLANTS National Database: Magnoliaceae
Magnolia virginiana

LESS THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968): Magnoliaceae
080-02-001
Magnolia virginiana

Common Name:
Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Swampbay

Shrub Tree
Perennial
Evergreen or Semi-evergreen
Hermaphroditic

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Piedmont & Mountains)
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Look for it in pocosins, bay forests, & swamps in Coastal Plain, streamhead pocosins, swamps, & sandhill seeps in the Sandhills, bogs & peaty swamps in Piedmont (& Mountains, in the case of var. australis), per Weakley's Flora



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Leaves:
Simple
Alternate

Flower:
Spring/Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
6-12 petals
Numerous stamens

Fruit:
Summer/Fall
Aggregate of follicl

To learn more about this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p308
Gardening with Native Plants of the South p046
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p035
Landscaping with Native Trees p152
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p060
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p396
Trees of the Southeastern US p106
Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p070
Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p084
Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p117
Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge p32
Woody Plants of the Southeastern US, A Winter Guide p206




You may enjoy reading South Carolina's Native Magnolias by Richard B. Figlar.

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May
Williamsburg County SC

 

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May
Williamsburg County SC

 

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May
Williamsburg County SC

 

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May

 

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May

 

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May
Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest

 

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May
Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest

 

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July
Barnwell County SC

 

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September
Greenville County SC
SCNPS Plant Sale

Leaves whitened below, 4-6" long, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.

 

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September?

Leaf undersides are glaucous. Stipule scars encircle twigs. — Clemson Extension Click here to read more.

 

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Month Unknown

 

"Our natural vegetation has been here longer than any one of us, yet we often take this natural splendor for granted. We have carelessly littered the roadsides and have destroyed vegetation through carelessness and deliberate acts." — John M. Barry