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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/7/08):
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
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Read more about Silverbell at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Recent drafts of Weakley's Flora don't recognize the two varieties but do discuss them: "monticola," a large tree, restricted to the Southern Appalachians (and especially the Great Smoky Mountains), the corolla (18-) 20-30mm long, the style included, the anthers well inside the mouth of the corolla tube, and "tetraptera," a smaller tree more widely distributed, the corolla (12-) 15-20mm long, the style slightly exserted, the anthers just within the mouth of the corolla tube. Read more by downloading Weakley's Flora (2022).
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-01-001?:
Halesia carolina FAMILY Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Halesia monticola
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Silverbell
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JK Marlow jkm090412_117
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Anthers well inside the mouth of the corolla tube, per Weakley's Flora (2008).
Sam Pratt sbp_20140418_155347
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Young bark [as on right] thin, with an orange-striped pattern, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm080504_104
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Large tree to 40m tall (vs. var. tetraptera, a shrub or small tree to 10m), per Weakley's Flora (2008).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/7/08):
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
FAMILY
Styracaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 152-01-001?:
Halesia carolina
FAMILY
Styracaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Halesia monticola
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