Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay
- Family: Magnoliaceae
- Form: Evergreen tree, reaching 25-50 ft.
- Leaves: Simple, elliptic, alternate, entire, silvery leaf undersides
- Stem/Bark: Gray, smooth bark
- Flower: White, fragrant, solitary with up to 12 petals
- Fruit: Cone-like aggregate of follicles holding red seeds
- Comments: One of 6 Magnolia species native to Florida ; A related ornamental species, Magnolia grandiflora, has similar but larger flowers and leathery leaves with rusty-brown tomentose below
- Additional Resources:
The Institute for Regional Conservation Link
Wikipedia Link
Florida Native Plant Society
