Identify the Magnolias

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subclass Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.

The Common North American Magnolias

• Cucumber tree
• Southern magnolia

Leaves: alternate, simple, persistent or deciduous, unlobed
Twigs: aromatic, bundle scars conspicuous.
Fruit: a conelike aggregate of seed.

ash | beech | basswood | birch | black cherry | black walnut/butternut | cottonwood | elm | hackberry | hickory | holly | locust | magnolia | maple | oak | poplar | red alder | royal paulownia | sassafras | sweetgum | sycamore | tupelo | willow | yellow-poplar

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