Summary ⁷

Magnolia fraseri (Fraser magnolia, mountain magnolia, earleaf cucumbertree, or mountain-oread), is a species of Magnolia native to the southeastern United States in the southern Appalachian Mountains and adjacent Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain from West Virginia south to northern Florida and west to eastern Texas. The Appalachian plants are classified as Magnolia fraseri var. fraseri, and the more coastal plants as M. fraseri var. pyramidata. These two kinds of magnolia are often recognized as distinct species,...

Taxon biology ⁸

Magnoliaceae -- Magnolia family

    Lino Delia-Bianca

    Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri), also called mountain  magnolia, earleaf cucumbertree, umbrellatree, or mountain-oread,  is a fast-growing small tree scattered in the hardwood forests of  the lower Appalachian slopes. It grows best on rich, moist,  well-drained soils. The very large showy white flowers and large  coarse foliage make this an attractive ornamental; otherwise it  has little commercial value. The lumber is mixed with associated  hardwoods for sawtimber and pulpwood, and the fruit is eaten by  wildlife (9,16).

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• 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

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