| Liriodendron tulipifera L. |
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| Herbarium: | Rhodes College Herbarium (SWMT)Herbarium's Specimen Details Page |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Currently Accepted Name: | Liriodendron tulipifera L. |
| Herbarium Name Used: | Liriodendron tulipifera |
| Locality: | United States. Tennessee. Shelby: Memphis, Overton Park, along main trail. |
| Description: | Large deciduous tree that typically grows 60-90' (less frequently to 150') tall with a pyramidal to broad conical habit. Trunks of mature trees may reach 4-6' in diameter, usually rising column-like with an absence of lower branching. Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal. The flowers are 2 in length. Sometimes the flowers are first noticed when the attractive petals begin to fall below the tree. Flowers are followed by dry, scaly, oblong, cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds. Four-lobed bright green leaves (to 8 across) turn golden yellow in fall. |
| Habitat: | Large deciduous tree that typically grows 60-90' (less frequently to 150') tall with a pyramidal to broad conical habit. Trunks of mature trees may reach 4-6' in diameter, usually rising column-like with an absence of lower branching. Flowers are yellow with an orange band at the base of each petal. The flowers are 2 in length. Sometimes the flowers are first noticed when the attractive petals begin to fall below the tree. Flowers are followed by dry, scaly, oblong, cone-shaped brown fruits, each bearing numerous winged seeds. Four-lobed bright green leaves (to 8 across) turn golden yellow in fall. |
| Collector: | A. DeGenova &R. Jabaily &E. Johnson 79 |
| Date: | 14 May 2013 |
| Accession No: | SWMT05024 |
| Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation |