Two-wing Silverbell
Halesia diptera
Summary 2
Halesia diptera, the two-wing silverbell or two-winged snowdrop tree, is a species in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States from South Carolina and Florida west to eastern Texas. It is cultivated as an ornamental tree.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Laura Clark, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Laura Clark
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halesia_diptera
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Form | shrub, tree |
|---|---|
| Fruit type | Drupe |
| Fruit season | Summer |
| Leaf arrangement | Alternate |
| Simple/compound | Simple |
| Leaf shape | Ovate |
| Leaf margin | Serrated |
| Leaf margin | Toothed |
| Leaf texture | Hairy Below, Paler below |
| Bark color | Brown, Red |
| Bark texture | Plate-like, Scaly, White striped |
| Flower color | white |
