Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Ericales > Styracaceae > Halesia > Halesia diptera

Halesia diptera (two-wing silverbell; twowing silverbell)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Halesia diptera (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.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [2]  Porous
Bloom Period [2]  Spring
Drought Tolerance [2]  Low
Frost Free Days [2]  8 months 7 days
Growth Form [2]  Single Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring
Growth Rate [2]  Moderate
Leaf Type [3]  Deciduous
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Cutting
Root Depth [2]  36 inches (91 cm)
Seeds Per [2]  1500 / lb (3307 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Specific Gravity [4]  0.45
Structure [3]  Tree
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fall Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [2]  15.088 feet (4.6 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [2]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Mixed Sun/Shade
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve 40530 United States  
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park V 1926 Alabama, United States

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External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Forest Inventory and Analysis DB version 5.1, May 4, 2013, U.S. Forest Service
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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