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bigleaf magnolia

Magnolia macrophylla

The bigleaf magnolia is a tall tree with huge leaves and beautiful white flowers. It grows in warm, moist places and can be a lovely sight in the forest!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The bigleaf magnolia is a deciduous tree renowned for its exceptionally large, oblong leaves, which can reach up to 30 inches long. Its enormous, fragrant white flowers have a purplish stain at their base, making them distinctively showy.

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bigleaf magnolia

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

After flowering, cone-like fruits burst open, revealing bright red seeds hanging by thin threads!

Its leaves are the largest simple leaves of any tree native to North America!

Magnolia flowers are pollinated by ancient beetles, as they evolved before bees existed!

The huge, fragrant white flowers can be over a foot wide, as big as a dinner plate!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Giant Solar Panels

Bigleaf magnolia has massive leaves that help it capture maximum sunlight, even in shaded forest understories.

Fähigkeit

Ancient Allure

It produces huge, bowl-shaped flowers with strong scents to attract beetles, its primary, ancient pollinators.

Fähigkeit

Dangling Delights

The tree develops cone-like fruits that open to reveal bright red seeds, which hang by threads to attract birds.

Maße und Details

Höhe
1500-3000 cm
Ausbreitung
600-1200 cm
Blütengröße
25-30 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

magnolia flower scarab

Cyclocephala borealis

Beetles are primary pollinators

eats

American robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds consume the bright red seeds

eats

American crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Crows disperse the seeds

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Stay on paths when exploring forests and don't touch unknown plants.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von bigleaf magnolia?

1500-3000 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von bigleaf magnolia?

600-1200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von bigleaf magnolia?

25-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von bigleaf magnolia?

Late spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von bigleaf magnolia?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von bigleaf magnolia?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von bigleaf magnolia?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von bigleaf magnolia?

Insekten

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