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sweetbay magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

The sweetbay magnolia is a lovely tree with big, shiny leaves and beautiful white flowers. It grows near water and smells sweet, making it a favorite for many people and animals.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The sweetbay magnolia is a graceful tree with glossy, dark green leaves that are striking silvery-white underneath. Its creamy white, cup-shaped flowers release a sweet, lemony fragrance. Unlike many magnolias, its leaves often persist through winter, providing year-round visual interest.

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sweetbay magnolia

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Its bright red seeds dangle from cone-like fruits, looking like tiny ornaments!

Magnolias are ancient flowers, evolving even before bees appeared on Earth!

Many birds love to snack on the sweetbay's shiny red seeds in late summer!

The sweetbay magnolia can be either a big shrub or a small tree!

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Fähigkeit

Scented Beacon

Sweetbay magnolia has fragrant, lemony flowers that act as a powerful beacon, guiding beetles to pollinate them.

Fähigkeit

Silver Shimmer Shield

Its leaves are silvery underneath, which helps reflect sunlight, keeping the leaves cooler on hot days.

Fähigkeit

Wet Feet Wonder

Sweetbay magnolia can grow in wet, swampy soils where many other trees struggle, thanks to its specialized roots.

Maße und Details

Höhe
300-900 cm
Ausbreitung
200-600 cm
Blütengröße
5-8 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Northern Masked Chafer

Cyclocephala borealis

This beetle helps the magnolia make its seeds.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Feasts on its bright red seeds, helping to spread them.

eaten by

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Eats the juicy red seeds in late summer.

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Deer sometimes browse on young sweetbay magnolia leaves.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Swamp MagnoliaSweetbay

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay on paths when exploring near trees and don't climb without an adult.

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

300-900 cm

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

200-600 cm

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

5-8 cm

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

Late spring to summer

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

Nein

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

Keine

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

Mehrjährig

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

Insekten

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