Halesia carolina

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Halesia carolina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Styracaceae
Genus: Halesia
Species:
H. carolina
Binomial name
Halesia carolina
L.
Synonyms [2]
  • Carlomohria carolina(L.) Greene
  • Carlomohria parviflora(Michx.) Greene
  • Halesia parvifloraMichx.

Halesia carolina, commonly called Carolina silverbells or little silverbells, is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae, native to the southeastern United States.

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Description

It is a vigorous, fast-growing deciduous shrub or tree growing to 8 m (26 ft) tall by 10 m (33 ft) broad, bearing masses of pendent, bell-shaped white flowers which appear in spring before the leaves. The flowers are followed by green, four-winged fruit. The leaves turn yellow in autumn. [3] [4]

Range

The range of little silverbells is very restricted. It is principally in the panhandle of Florida, with isolated smaller outlier populations in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. In the cited reference, this species is referred to as Halesia parviflora. [5] The "champion" Halesia carolina on the 2015 American Forests' National Register of Champion Trees is quite removed from its natural range, being situated in Roxbury, New Hampshire. [6]

Taxonomy

There is a great deal of confusion in the four-winged American silverbells. Four principal species names have been used: H. carolina, H. parviflora, H. monticola , and H. tetraptera . The taxon being described here is the one that has also been described as H. parviflora. [7] Some botanists have discarded the name H. carolina because the original material is viewed as ambiguous; others maintain that the original material is this species, so carolina is here being used instead of parviflora, since H. carolinaL. has clear precedence. [8]

Cultivation

In cultivation in the United Kingdom, H. carolina Vestita Group has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [9] [10] It requires an acid or neutral soil, in a partially shaded position.

The fruits may be collected in late fall and early winter. [11]

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References

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  2. "Halesia carolina L." The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  4. "Halesia carolina". Missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  5. Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 58, Halesia carolina". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 4 (Minor Eastern Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN   79-653298. OCLC   3703736.
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  11. Bonner, Franklin (2008). Woody Plant Seed Manual. USDA Forest Service's Research and Development. pp. 103–113.