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Magnoliaceae

The Magnoliaceae are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: Magnolia and Liriodendron.

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Genera in this family

Also here, with one plant each: Liriodendron (American Tuliptree).

Research on Magnoliaceae

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What science is finding about Magnoliaceae

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American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) observed in Tolland County, US-CT, US

Tuliptree flowers open high in the canopy where most people never see them — a fallen bloom at your feet is one of the few...

American Tuliptree native-plants / phenology

Large flowers enhance pollination success and nutrient resorption in Yulania species.

Next spring when saucer magnolias explode into bloom, those outsized flowers are running a sophisticated resource economy —...

Lily Magnolia pollinators / plant-signaling

American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) observed in Bentley Ct, Cincinnati, OH, US

American tuliptrees are some of the tallest native trees in eastern North America and provide critical habitat for pollinators...

American Tuliptree urban-ecology / citizen-science

sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) observed in Knoxville

Sweetbay magnolia is a beautiful native tree you can actually grow in your own yard — it tolerates wet, boggy soil where...

Sweetbay Magnolia urban-ecology / phenology