Magnolia virginiana

Classification	Dicots
Family	Magnoliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Magnoliaceae
Genus	Magnolia
Species:	Magnolia virginiana L.
Common Name	Sweetbay
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Rank: spiral; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Multiple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 13+; Placentation Type: Marginal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+; Tepal Number: 13+
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Jefferson (KY), Madison (KY), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2007

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000016153	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101979	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101980	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101983	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101976	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101987	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101981	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101984	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101985	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101978	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101986	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101989	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101982	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101988	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
TENN-V-0101977	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Magnolia virginiana
UCHT012727	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Magnolia virginiana
APSC0009979	McNairy	Tennessee	08 Jul 1988	Milo Guthrie 2044	APSC Magnolia virginiana
APSC0081595	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Magnolia virginiana
APSC0077603	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Magnolia virginiana
APSC0009983	McNairy	Tennessee	05 Jul 2007	David and Brenda Webb 6654	APSC Magnolia virginiana
APSC0098136	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Magnolia virginiana
UCHT031522	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Magnolia virginiana
UCHT031521	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Magnolia virginiana
UCHT031518	Sevier	Tennessee			UCHT Magnolia virginiana
SWMT05025	Shelby	Tennessee		K. Clark	SWMT Magnolia virginiana
31234100540069	Madison	Kentucky	18 Jul 1965	B. S. Blakenship	EKY Magnolia virginiana
31234100540051	Madison	Kentucky	15 Jun 1973	J. Stuart Lassetter 1976	EKY Magnolia virginiana
31234100540077	Madison	Kentucky	07 May 1968	Ronald Bates	EKY Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016575	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016582	McMinn	Tennessee			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016576	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016579	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016577	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
BEREA016578	Madison	Kentucky			BEREA Magnolia virginiana
HTTU029491	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Magnolia virginiana
UOS03792	Franklin	Tennessee		Edmund Rhett	UOS Magnolia virginiana
UCHT031519		Tennessee			UCHT Magnolia virginiana
MEM017280	McNairy	Tennessee		Vernon Bates	MEM Magnolia virginiana

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