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Magnolia liliiflora is a small tree native to southwest China (in Sichuan and Yunnan), but cultivated for centuries elsewhere in China and also Japan.Variously known by many names, including Mulan magnolia, purple magnolia, red magnolia, lily magnolia, tulip magnolia and woody-orchid, it was first introduced to English-speaking countries from cultivated Japanese origins, and is thus also ...
Magnolia × soulangeana (Magnolia denudata × Magnolia liliiflora), the saucer magnolia or sometimes the tulip tree, [1] [2] [a] is a hybrid flowering plant in the genus Magnolia and family Magnoliaceae. It is a deciduous tree with large, early-blooming flowers in various shades of white, pink, and purple.
The tulip tree is a plot element in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Gold-Bug" (1843). [43] Walt Whitman observed in 1876-77 a 70 foot tall tulip tree and how "from top to bottom, seeking the sweet juice in the blossoms, it swarms with myriads of these wild bees, whose loud and steady humming makes an undertone to the whole." He referred to ...
The original Tulip Tree Trace trail eventually followed the Scarce O’Fat Ridge. During my explorations I was only able to get glimpses of the old trail. Still no luck finding new pieces of it.
Liriodendron (/ ˌ l aɪ r i ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ən, ˌ l ɪr-,-i oʊ-/ [2] [3]) is a genus of two species of characteristically large trees, deciduous over most of their populations, in the magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). These trees are widely known by the common name tulip tree or tuliptree for their large flowers superficially resembling tulips.
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340 [a] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.The natural range of Magnolia species is disjunct, with a main center in east, south and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.
Liriodendron: tulip-trees; Liriodendron chinense: Chinese tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Liriodendron tulipifera: American tulip-tree Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 621 Magnolia: magnolias; Magnolia × soulangeana: saucer magnolia; tulip magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia acuminata: cucumber tree; cucumber magnolia
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