**Magnolia tripetala
**Magnolia tripetala
UMBRELLA MAGNOLIA
Magnoliaceae
S.E. North America
Location: map coordinates M-11 (near southeast side of parking lot #6B), N 39°11'11'' W 75°32'44''
Planting history: planted 5/6/10. Source: Redbud Native Plant Nursery, PA. (Dr. S. Yost, USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant funds).
Description:
**Adventive species (not native to Delaware, but native to N. America and now growing wild in DE); in piedmont of New Castle County of Delaware. Now on Invasive Watchlist for Delaware
UMBRELLA MAGNOLIA
Magnoliaceae
S.E. North America
Location: map coordinates M-11 (near southeast side of parking lot #6B), N 39°11'11'' W 75°32'44''
Planting history: planted 5/6/10. Source: Redbud Native Plant Nursery, PA. (Dr. S. Yost, USDA NIFA Capacity Building Grant funds).
Description:
- deciduous tree
- etymology: Magnolia after Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), French botanist; tripetala = 3-petaled
- leaves very large (12”-20” long), leathery; in umbrella-like clusters on the ends of the branches (hence the common name)
- flowers creamy-white, large (7”-10”); ill-scented
- fruit cone-shaped, 3”-4”; aggregate (of follicles)
- native to southeastern USA; moist mountainous woods
**Adventive species (not native to Delaware, but native to N. America and now growing wild in DE); in piedmont of New Castle County of Delaware. Now on Invasive Watchlist for Delaware
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