MAGNOLIACEAE - - Magnolia Family

Magnolia fraseri Walter — Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree

Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree (Magnolia fraseri) - Tree with a maximum trunk diameter of 5 dm., the twigs glaucous; leaf-blades elongate-obovate to obovate-spatulate, 2—4 dm. long, the basal auricles mostly directed backward; flowers pleasantly scented; petals elliptic to narrowly ovate, 6—14 cm. long; fruit-cone ellipsoid-conic, 7—12 cm. long, deep pink.

Habitat:

Mesic forests. A Southern Appalachian endemic

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Magnolia fraseri (Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

The Georgia range of Magnolia fraseri (Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree)

Zomlefer, W.B., J.R. Carter, & D.E. Giannasi. 2014 (and ongoing). The Atlas of Georgia Plants. University of Georgia Herbarium (Athens, Georgia) and Valdosta State University Herbarium (Valdosta, Georgia). Available at: http://www.georgiaherbaria.org/.