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MAGNOLIACEAE - - Magnolia Family
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Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella-tree (Magnolia tripetala) - Tree with a maximum trunk-diameter of 4 dm., the twigs glabrous; leaf-blades elliptic-oblanceolate to obovate-oblanceolate, 2—7 dm. long, acute, sometimes abruptly pointed, pubescent beneath at least when young; flowers scently, but not pleasantly so; petals elliptic-oblanceolate, 11—16 cm. long; fruit-cone ellipsoid, 8—12 cm. long, pink.
Mesic forests, ravines. Centered in the Southern Appalachians, but avoiding higher elevations, and therefore occurring primarily "around" the Blue Ridge. Most closely related to several e. Asian species.
Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.
The range of Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella Magnolia, 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 tripetala (Umbrella Magnolia, 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/.
Guide to the Trees of North Georgia and Adjacent States
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