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Halesia carolina
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Common name:
Carolina silverbell, opossum-wood
Family:
Rubiaceae (madder family)
Synonym:
Halesia monticola, Halesia monticola var. vestita, Halesia parviflora, Halesia tetraptera, Halesia tetraptera var. monticola
Distribution:
e. United States
Habitat:
Moist, often slightly acidic and sandy soils, wooded floodplains, stream banks, borders of swamps, hammocks, roadsides
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Deciduous tree
Comments:
A deciduous, low-branching tree forming a broad rounded crown, 30-40' tall and 20-30' wide. This tree shows high variability in growth habit, some more shrubby than tree form. Dark yellowish green leaves change to yellow or yellow-green in fall. Flowers are usually white in April to early May (some trees produce flowers of a pale rose color). Very pest resistant. Great used as a specimen with a dark background or in a partially shaded border.
Links:
•
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)
•
USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture
•
World Flora Online
Locations
1:
ADG: AT13
(AT13)
• Accession: D1986-0271.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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ADG: AT13
(AT13)
• Accession: D1986-0271.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
APC: BL23
(BL23)
• Accession: D1996-0914.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
4:
APC: BL23
(BL23)
• Accession: D1996-0914.002 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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APC: BL23
(BL23)
• Accession: D2009-0409.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
6:
DWD: AG09
(AG09)
• Accession: D1927-0020.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
7:
DWD: AG09
(AG09)
• Accession: D1927-0020.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
8:
HOL: BL24
(BL24)
• Accession: D1996-0914.003 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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HOL: BL25
(BL25)
• Accession: D1988-0873.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
10:
STU: AU08
(AU08)
• Accession: D1986-0271.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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