Introductory
SPECIES: Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay 



ABBREVIATION : 
MAGVIR

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   MAVI2


COMMON NAMES : 
   sweetbay
   southern sweetbay
   laurel magnolia
   swampbay
   swamp magnolia
   white-bay
   white-laurel
   sweet magnolia


TAXONOMY : 
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].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Milo Coladonato, November 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Coladonato, Milo. 1991. Magnolia virginiana. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay