Magnolia grandiflora

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Species Distribution Map
Family:MAGNOLIACEAE
Species:Magnolia grandiflora L.
Common Name:Southern Magnolia; Bull Bay; Flowering Magnolia
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MAGR4
Plant Notes:Southern Magnolia is a large native evergreen tree in the Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). It is native to the Coastal Plain of Alabama, generally south of the Blackbelt region. Southern Magnolia can be found state wide in Alabama, but occurrences north of the Coastal Plain represent plants that have persisted or spread from cultivation. Southern Magnolia grows to a height of sixty to eighty feet. It has alternate, simple leaves that are oval to elliptic in outline. The margins are entire. The upper surface is waxy and dark green while the lower surface is a dull green in color and covered in varying amounts of rusty pubescence. Flowers are produced singly at the ends of branches. The large showy flowers are fragrant and have six to fifteen white tepals (sepals and petals that are similar in color and shape). The fruit is a cone-shaped aggregate of follicles. Each follicle splits to release a single large seed with a red aril (a seed appendage that is high in fat or oil content). The seed remain attached to the follicle by a silky thread. For many people Southern Magnolias, Live Oaks and Spanish Moss represent the South. Southern Magnolia is a popular ornamental that is readily available in nurseries. Many cultivars have been developed, including dwarf forms that remain under twenty feet in height. Southern Magnolia prefers an acidic, sandy soil that is rich in organic matter. Although very shade tolerant, the best shape and flowering occurs on plants grown in full sun.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC+ (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyMAGNOLIACEAE - Magnolia family
Genus Magnolia
Species Magnolia grandiflora L. - Southern Magnolia; Bull Bay; Flowering Magnolia

Citation

Citation Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1082. 1759.
Basionym: **
Type: "Magnolia, foliis lanceolatis persistentibus, caule erecto arboreo" in Miller, Fig. Pl. Gard. Dict., 2: 115, t. 172, 1757. Lectotypified by J.A. Vázquez, Brittonia 46: 5. 1994.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Magnolia ferruginea Magnolia ferruginea Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 78. 1840. ALABAMA
Magnolia grandiflora var. elliptica Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus, var. elliptica Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 251. 1789, nom. inadmiss.Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus 1759. 
Magnolia grandiflora var. ferruginea Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus, var. ferruginea Sims, Bot. Mag. 45: t. 1952. 1817.  
Magnolia grandiflora var. lanceolata Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus, var. lanceolata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 251. 1789. "Florida & Carolina",
Magnolia grandiflora var. obovata Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus, var. obovata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 251. 1789. "Florida & Carolina",
Magnolia lacunosa Magnolia lacunosa Rafinesque, Autik. Bot. 78. 1840. FLORIDA
Magnolia virginiana var. foetida Magnolia virginiana Linnaeus, var. foetida Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 536. 1753.  
Magnolia foetida Magnolia foetida (Linnaeus) Sargent, Gard. & Forest 2: 615. 1889.Magnolia virginiana Linnaeus, var. foetida Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1992

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_22886 Lee 4 Oct 1971 HARPER, DOUGLAS
4		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131306 Monroe 26 Aug 1972 McCool, Jeff
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_48241 Shelby 12 Oct 1980 WEBB, A.L.
87		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0010754 Conecuh 05 May 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23015		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UNA00059379 Chambers 15 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11381		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_43627 Butler 25 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2342		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
AUA000043930 Dale 15 Sep 1991 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
7736		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
USAM000016076 Mobile 20 Jun 1973 Moore, John Hayward
s.n.		 USAM
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131294 Etowah 2 Jul 1969 Edwards, D.A.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000006935 Dale 19 May 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
686		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131303 Marshall 27 Jun 1982 Minor, Donna K.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA000032704 Mobile 25 May 1970 BLANKINSHIP, B.P.
160		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131282 Baldwin 22 Aug 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000050713 Colbert 30 Jan 2016 England, J. Kevin
5822		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131289 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
316		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_41853 Calhoun 19 Oct 1973 SUTHERLAND, M.
91		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
AUA_ACC_70246 Escambia 28 Oct 2008 HANSEN, CURTIS J.
3600		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UNA00023767 Mobile 25 Jul 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D968		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_22375 Lee 26 Jun 1970 HOPSON, GEORGE R.
.0014		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131281 Bibb 1 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1635		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17415 Conecuh 3 Aug 1969 WEAVER, JIMMY
118		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UNA00045778 Houston 27 Nov 1992 MacDonald, John R.
5767		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
USAM000016075 Mobile 30 Oct 1976 Manning, Marcus
s.n.		 USAM
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131283 Blount 29 Apr 1993 Dasinger, Adam P.
59		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000034768 Conecuh 05 May 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23015		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
USAM000008407 Mobile 18 Sep 1967 LeLong, Michel G.
3798		 USAM
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_17416 Blount 6 Jul 1969 ELLIS, H.C.
28		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131280 Baldwin 22 Aug 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000035533 Bullock 10 May 2012 Dykes, Bailee
672		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0036926 Butler 25 Feb 2017 England, J. Kevin
7151		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43674 Conecuh 17 Aug 1985 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
1507		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131299 Lauderdale 20 May 1967 Porter, Charles A.
77		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131301 Lee 8 Aug 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
X-49-154		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44007 Conecuh 26 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2435		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0044213 Baldwin 27 Jun 1995 Newton, Troy
2		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_2319 Lee 15 May 1953 WALSH, C.S.
 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
ALNHS00000401 Dallas 16 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-159		 ALNHS
Magnolia grandiflora L.
UNA00069204 Marengo 27 Aug 2008 England, J. Kevin
968		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
USAM000016074 Mobile 02 Oct 1976 Brantley, Susan
s.n.		 USAM
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131291 Cleburne 9 Sep 1979 Crenshaw, Regina
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA000040167 Houston 21 Jan 2015 BARGER, T.WAYNE
DTP24		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
AUA_ACC_2318 Lee 12 Feb 1925 ANONYMOUS
 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0038044 Cleburne 25 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14900		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000006936 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18300		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0031434 Colbert 30 Jan 2016 England, J. Kevin
5822		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UNA00023769 Walker 26 May 1974 Brown
43		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000021354 DeKalb 19 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11299		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43630 Wilcox 26 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2402		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000006938 Pike 20 Apr 1991 McGee, Don E.
12		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0010867 Butler 29 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22999		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UNA00056702 Coffee 28 Aug 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11945		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000021428 Marengo 27 Aug 2008 England, J. Kevin
968		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0032114 Houston 07 May 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26290		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0047925 Macon 06 Mar 2020 England, J. Kevin
10743		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131285 Calhoun 10 May 1967 Butts, Albert
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_36052 Barbour 12 May 1973 GUYSE, KEITH D.
167		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131298 Jefferson 10 May 1969 Morello, Sandra
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000030082 Monroe 03 Oct 2009 Hooks, Ryanne
7		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0019461 Wilcox 06 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
82014		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_7394 Lee 21 May 1958 LOGAN, HERSCHELL J.
 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000006954 Coffee 09 May 2000 Martin, Brian H.
705		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131287 Choctaw 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19145		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000006932 Crenshaw 15 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16515		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UNA00023764 Mobile 22 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
968		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000042013 Houston 07 May 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26290		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0006693 Marengo 27 Aug 2008 England, J. Kevin
968		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000006939 Pike 02 Apr 1997 Holmes, Jeanese
s.n.		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43625 Butler 25 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2351		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000044803 Geneva 16 Mar 2017 Byrd, Cameron
822		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0006695 Sumter 23 May 1984 Green
5		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_17417 Lee 18 Jun 1969 HAYES, J.L.
67		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
USAM000008406 Mobile 13 May 1969 Scott, D.L.
306		 USAM
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131290 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19013		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000006934 Dale 20 Jun 1998 Prazinko, Brian F.
s.n.		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131309 Tallapoosa 14 Sep 1985 Moore, C.M.
021		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000039704 Montgomery 13 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25302		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131292 Colbert 5 Jul 1969 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000006931 Coffee 01 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
276		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131293 Etowah 27 May 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1316		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_58167 Tallapoosa 11 Apr 1998 TYLER, PATRICIA J.
TYLER 197		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
AUA_ACC_43629 Wilcox 26 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2416		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000006933 Dale 24 Apr 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
89		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0006692 Henry 19 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
96111		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_52271 Pike 2 Jan 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9001		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000041169 Elmore 19 Sep 2011 Pullen, Robert
278		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131300 Lee 12 Mar 1968 Brown, Dickie
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0036752 Lawrence 09 Dec 2017 England, J. Kevin
8663		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131308 Talladega 3 Jun 1980 Carlisle, N.J.
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_22194 Lee 25 May 1970 RUSH, LARRY
.167		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131284 Calhoun 1 Nov 1983 Nixon, Christopher F.
1022		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AMAL00026111 Elmore 03 Sep 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15648		 AMAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
UWAL0045840 Bibb 18 Mar 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15143		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_59481 Pike 1999 MARTIN, BRIAN
63		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
SAMF0000155 Jefferson 03 Aug 1948 Pannell, E.J.
s.n.		 SAMF
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0015755 Montgomery 13 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25302		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131305 Monroe 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19095		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000021427 Henry 19 Apr 2005 Kral, Robert
96111		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0018535 Lowndes 06 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
81976		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
SAMF0000154 Shelby 15 May 1969 Barclay, Lee
s.n.		 SAMF
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_44898 Conecuh 26 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2384		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000021429 Monroe 26 Aug 1972 McCool, J.
9325		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UNA00023768 Russell 24 Jun 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
1281		 UNA
Magnolia grandiflora L.
TROY000043927 Henry 26 May 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27427		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0006694 Monroe 03 Oct 2009 Hooks, Ryanne
7		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_47358 Chambers 4 Jul 1983 HAYES, SHERRAD
49		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0047944 Russell 06 Mar 2020 England, J. Kevin
10721		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131296 Jackson 5 Mar 1999 Whetstone, R. David
20004		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131297 Jefferson 10 May 1969 Morello, Sandra
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000034763 Butler 29 Apr 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22999		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0006691 Baldwin 13 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1117		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_53666 Pike 4 May 1994 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
9130		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000006937 Pike 05 May 1999 Martin, Brian H.
63		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131288 Choctaw 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19145		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA000038515 Lee 13 Mar 1952 PALACIO, ESTHER
 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0017762 Choctaw 28 Mar 1986 Kral, Robert
73177		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_36051 Baldwin 14 Apr 1973 PONDER, WILLIAM
124		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000006930 Coffee 17 Sep 2006 Roberts, Carla
41		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131286 Chilton 16 Mar 1968 O' Neal, Judy
s.n.		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0036929 Fayette 20 Oct 2017 England, J. Kevin
8600		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_43628 Monroe 26 Apr 1986 DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R.
2421		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
TROY000033683 Barbour 03 Sep 2011 Ryan, Lauren
81		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0038624 Barbour 25 Jul 2018 England, J. Kevin
9380		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131295 Houston 7 Mar 1992 Clearman, F.W., Jr.
034		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
AUA000041576 Bullock 20 Jun 2016 BARGER, T.WAYNE
WLE-31		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
JSU131307 Morgan 11 Mar 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
584		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
UWAL0045845 Tuscaloosa 24 Mar 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15148		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora L.
AUA_ACC_45382 Dale 21 Apr 1979 MERRILL, L.E.
76		 AUA
MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA L.
UWAL0036930 Tuscaloosa 20 Oct 2017 England, J. Kevin
8601		 UWAL
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
JSU131304 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18629		 JSU
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
TROY000021353 Chambers 15 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11381		 TROY
Magnolia grandiflora Linnaeus
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