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umbrella magnolia

Magnolia tripetala

The umbrella magnolia is a beautiful tree with big, umbrella-like leaves. It blooms with lovely white flowers that smell sweet and attract butterflies and bees.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The umbrella magnolia has strikingly large, bright green leaves, up to two feet long, clustered at branch tips, creating an umbrella-like canopy. Its creamy-white flowers are cup-shaped and can grow up to ten inches wide, often displaying purple stamens. Distinctive cone-like fruits turn bright pinkish-red in autumn.

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umbrella magnolia

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

After flowering, it produces an amazing pinkish-red fruit that looks like a knobby cone.

Its huge leaves, up to two feet long, make the whole tree look like a giant umbrella!

Magnolias are an ancient plant family; they bloomed for dinosaurs before bees even existed!

The large, creamy-white flowers have a unique, sometimes musky scent, attracting beetles.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Giant Leaf Sun Shield

Umbrella magnolia has enormous leaves that gather sunlight efficiently and provide deep shade, protecting it from intense sun.

Fähigkeit

Ancient Beetle Beacon

Its large, fragrant, creamy flowers attract beetles for pollination, a method used by magnolias since dinosaur times.

Fähigkeit

Vibrant Seed Disperser

This tree grows bright red, fleshy seeds inside a cone-like fruit, tempting birds to eat them and spread them far and wide.

Maße und Details

Höhe
600-1500 cm
Ausbreitung
400-900 cm
Blütengröße
15-25 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to early summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

eats its bright red, fleshy seeds

eats

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

browses young leaves and twigs

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

feeds on its nutritious red seeds

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Umbrella Tree

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Stay on paths when exploring and don't touch any plants without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

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

600-1500 cm

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

400-900 cm

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

15-25 cm

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

Late spring to early summer

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

Nein

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

Keine

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

Mehrjährig

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

Insekten

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