




Magnolia grandiflora
The Southern Magnolia is known for its large, glossy leaves and big white flowers. It’s a popular tree in the southern United States!
Habitat: Southern gardens
The Southern Magnolia is a majestic tree with large, fragrant, creamy-white flowers up to 12 inches across. Its glossy, dark green leaves have a distinctive rusty-brown, felt-like underside, making it easy to identify.





Category
TreesRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
18
Fossil magnolias prove these trees grew when dinosaurs roamed the Earth!
Its huge flowers evolved before bees, so they are pollinated by beetles!
Magnolia flowers close at night to save their sweet perfume for daytime visitors.
The sturdy wood of this tree is surprisingly often used to make furniture!
Southern Magnolia has tough, leathery evergreen leaves that help it survive cold winters and resist damage.
Its enormous, sweet-smelling white flowers attract many beetles and other pollinators, ensuring the tree can reproduce.
The bright red seeds inside its cone-like fruit attract birds, who help carry and plant new magnolias.

Popillia japonica
Visits flowers, helping spread pollen.

Turdus migratorius
Feeds on the bright red seeds.

Sciurus carolinensis
Often builds nests in its branches.

Odocoileus virginianus
Browses on young leaves and shoots.
Shade tolerant plants are adapted to grow and thrive in areas with low light levels, requiring less direct sunlight.
Broadleaf trees are angiosperms characterized by flat, wide leaves that are typically shed annually in temperate climates.
Evergreen plants retain their foliage throughout the year, never shedding all their leaves at once.
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Do not pick or eat anything you find. Some plants and mushrooms can be harmful.
18-30 m
9-15 m
No
60-120 cm
80-150 years
Southern gardens
Aggregate of follicles
Medium
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Alabama, US
You might spot Baja California Rat Snake and Blue-Faced Honeyeater.
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District of Columbia, US
You might spot Duck, Eastern Gray Squirrel, and European Starling.
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Georgia, US
You might spot African Lion, Giraffes, and Common Ostrich.
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Louisiana, US
You might spot Aurelia Aurita, Sea Turtle, and African Penguin.
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Delaware, US
You might spot Garden Pansy, Southern Magnolia, and Low Pricklypear.
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Maryland, US
You might spot Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Duck.
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