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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
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You may also want to check Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of North Carolina
Read more about Bigleaf Snowbell at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Styrax grandifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-02-001:
Styrax grandifolia FAMILY Styracaceae
COMMON NAME:
Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax, Large-leaved Storax
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_862
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_stgr4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0505e_14
May Oconee County SC
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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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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JK Marlow jkm210508_0201
May Oconee County SC
Ramsey Creek Preserve
Leaves suborbicular to widely elliptic or obovate, the longest ~ 5-14cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
leaves of Silverbell, Spicebush and Storax
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JK Marlow jkm210508_0205
May Oconee County SC
Ramsey Creek Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210508_0210
May Oconee County SC
Ramsey Creek Preserve
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_styrax_grandifolius_4
May
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_grandifolius_berry2
September
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Ron Lance rwl_styraxgrandifolia
September Oconee County SC
Fruit 8-10mm in diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Styrax grandifolius
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Styrax grandifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-02-001:
Styrax grandifolia
FAMILY
Styracaceae
1475
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic to dry upland forests, bluffs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
5-merous
Synsepalous calyx, lobes minute
5-lobed campanulate corolla
10 stamens
Bisexual
Flowers in racemes of 5-20 flowers
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p086
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p262
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p251
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p119
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p322
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p131
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p245
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p146
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p35
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p342
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