Magnolia macrophylla

Bigleaf magnolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Macrophylla
Species:
M. macrophylla
Binomial name
Magnolia macrophylla
Natural range

Magnolia macrophylla, the bigleaf magnolia, is a deciduous magnolia native to the southeastern United States and eastern Mexico. This species boasts the largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America.

  1. ^ Global Tree Specialist Group (2014). "Magnolia macrophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T62595A3116514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T62595A3116514.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.