PLANTS Profile for Styrax americanus (American snowbell)

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PLANTS Profile

Styrax americanus Lam.
American snowbell

Symbol:

STAM4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Styracaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Styrax americanus Lam.

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Synonyms:
Styrax americanus Lam.

	STAMP2	Styrax americanus Lam. var. pulverulentus (Michx.) Perkins ex Rehder
	STPU6	Styrax pulverulentus Michx.

Distribution:
Styrax americanus Lam.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Styrax americanus Lam.

View 3 genera in Styracaceae, 10 species in Styrax

Classification:
Styrax americanus Lam.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ebenales
Family	Styracaceae – Storax family
Genus	Styrax L. – snowbell
Species	Styrax americanus Lam. – American snowbell

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Styrax americanus Lam.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
storax		Threatened
Ohio:
snowbell		Presumed Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Styrax americanus Lam.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW-,OBL

OBL

FACW

OBL

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Styrax americanus Lam.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505398.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 03:04 AM MDT