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Magnolia macrophylla (bigleaf magnolia)

Synonyms: Metamagnolia macrophylla (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Magnolia macrophylla, the bigleaf magnolia, is a deciduous magnolia native to the southeastern United States and eastern Mexico. This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America.
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Infraspecies

Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei (Ashe's magnolia) (Attributes)
Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata (cloudforest magnolia)
Magnolia macrophylla var. macrophylla

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-Low
Shade Percentage [1]  90 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-High
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Beetles
Scent [2]  The flowers are sweetly scented;
Specific Gravity [4]  0.47
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Wood - soft, light, not strong, close-grained. Used for flooring, cabinet making etc; The wood is hard but weak according to another reports, which say that it is not used commercially; The wood weighs 33lb per cubic foot;
Height [2]  33 feet (10 m)
Width [2]  33 feet (10 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 5 Low Temperature: -20 F° (-28.9 C°) → -10 F° (-23.3 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Water Use [1]  High to Moderate
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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0