Bigleaf Magnolia - Bigleaf Magnolia

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Common Name
Bigleaf Magnolia
Scientific Name (Species)
Magnolia macrophylla
Collector
Contributing Repository
Date Created
1976 - 1989
Publisher
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Libraries
Place Collected
Description
"Bigleaf magnolia, an uncommon tree of the moist, rich woods of certain stream drainage systems in central and southeastern Louisiana, is spectacular in having leaves as long as three feet supported in umbrella-like clusters at the branch tips. Its deciduous leaves are distinctive not only in size but also by their auriculately lobed bases and silvery undersides. Creamy white flowers one foot long open in late spring and would hold the undisputed title of our largest native flower, if there were such a designation. Typical conelike magnolia fruits develop from the numerous pistils of the flower and mature in the fall. Although they may attain heights of about seventy feet and trunk diameters of approximately two fee, most individuals typically remain much smaller trees. Bigleaf magnolia grows in the understory on rich but well-drained soils of riparian and slope forests of the southeaster United States. This species is not widely adaptable in cultivation, preferring conditions similar to those found in nature." -- Lowell Urbatsch, in the Flora of Louisiana (Baton Rouge, LSU Press, 1991), p. 128
Family Name (Latin)
Magnoliaceae
Family Name (English)
Magnolia
Date(s) Collected
May 1, 1978
Type of Resource
still image
Medium
watercolor drawing
Media Type
image/jp2
Size
Approx. 38 x 57 cm
Language Code
en
Digital Collection
Native Flora of Louisiana - Watercolor drawings by Margaret Stones
Physical Location
LSU Libraries
Hill Memorial Library: Special Collections
Contact Information
Please submit an LSU Special Collections reference ticket at https://askus.lib.lsu.edu/special for any questions or comments about this digital object.
Rights
Image copyright Louisiana State University. 'Description' reprinted by permission of Louisiana State University Press from Flora of Louisiana: Watercolor Drawings by Margaret Stones with Botanical Descriptions by Lowell Urbatsch. Copyright 1991 by Louisiana State University Press.
Cite As
Native Flora of Louisiana: Watercolor Drawings by Margaret Stones, Louisiana Digital Library, Baton Rouge, La.
Object File Name
ms000123
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