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Characteristics
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Magnoliaceae--The Magnolia Family
- Origin
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Native NC
- Plant Description
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Evergreen tree
- Coastal Ecology
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Magnolia virginiana is the Sweetbay magnolia. The Sweetbay is a medium sized evergreen tree seen in coastal fresh water wetland areas, along the edges of marshes and in the moist interior maritime forests. A Bay is a name given to trees with a similar outward appearance by the early botanists that explored the coastal plain. Bays are broadleaf evergreens, with simple, elliptical-shaped leaves with entire, not toothed margins, and often bearing foliage which is aromatic when crushed. There are a number of trees which fit this description and all share the common name, Bay. Sweetbay magnolia is known by its 2 to 3 inch in diameter, intensely lemony-fragrant flowers, and yellowish green leaves. The leaves of Sweetbay are silvery on their undersides, and are smaller than those of Bull bay. The cone-like fruits of Sweetbay are often reddish, and are smooth on the outer surface, not fuzzy like those of Bull bay.
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