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Laurel Magnolia
The Magnolia Virginiana is commonly known as Laurel Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swamp Magnolia, Swampbay, Sweet Magnolia, Sweetbay, White-bay, as well as White-laurel< Go BackGrowing Regions
The range of sweetbay extends chiefly along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from Long Island south through New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylavania to southern Florida, west to eastern Texas, and north into southern Arkansas and southwest Tennessee. Sweetbay is most abundant in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina [27].
General Information
The currently accepted scientific name for sweetbay is Magnolia virginiana L. [21]. Sweetbay is often confused with loblolly-bay (Gordonia lasianthus) and redbay (Persea borbonia) but is readily distinguished from them by the white pubescence of its lower leaf surface [33].Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
< Go BackColadonato, Milo. 1991. Magnolia virginiana. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.