Bigleaf Magnolia

Magnolia macrophylla ssp. macrophylla

Family

Magnoliaceae

Genus

Magnolia

About Our Collection

Fun Facts

  • The floral secretions of bigleaf magnolia are known to be lethal to bees, which are not major pollinators of plants in this family. Read more about killer magnolias here.

  • Bigleaf magnolia is threatened in North Carolina and endangered in Arkansas and Ohio due to its limited range and pressure from illegal collection.

  • Magnolias are an ancient group of plants, having evolved around 95 million years ago, and offer insights into the evolutionary development of floral structure.

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7 Living Specimens

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