PLANTS Profile for Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay)

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PLANTS Profile

Magnolia virginiana L.
sweetbay

Symbol:

MAVI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Magnoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, MO, Saint Louis, Missouri Botanical Garden. October 14, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Magnolia virginiana L.

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Synonyms:
Magnolia virginiana L.

	MAVIA2	Magnolia virginiana L. var. australis Sarg.
	MAVIP	Magnolia virginiana L. var. parva Ashe

Distribution:
Magnolia virginiana L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA)

Related Taxa:
Magnolia virginiana L.

View 4 genera in Magnoliaceae, 16 species in Magnolia

Classification:
Magnolia virginiana L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Order	Magnoliales
Family	Magnoliaceae – Magnolia family
Genus	Magnolia L. – magnolia
Species	Magnolia virginiana L. – sweetbay

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Magnolia virginiana L.

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.

Massachusetts:
sweetbay magnolia		Endangered
New York:
sweetbay magnolia		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
sweet bay magnolia		Threatened
Tennessee:
sweetbay magnolia		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Magnolia virginiana L.

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

FACW+

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Magnolia virginiana L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow	Low		Low				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Magnolia virginiana L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

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 18070.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Magnolia virginiana L.

Silvics of North America

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 05:22 AM MDT