| Magnolia stellata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Subgenus: | Magnolia subg. Yulania |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Yulania |
| Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Yulania |
| Species: | M. stellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.
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Magnolia stellata, the star magnolia,[1] is a slow-growing deciduous shrub or small tree native to Japan. It bears large, showy white or pink flowers in early spring, before its leaves open. This species is closely related to the Kobushi magnolia (Magnolia kobus), and is treated by many botanists as a variety or even a cultivar of that.[citation needed] However, Magnolia stellata was accepted as a distinct species in the 1998 monograph by Hunt.[2]
- ^ "Magnolia stellata". RHS. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Hunt, D. (ed). 1998. Magnolias and their allies. International Dendrology Society & Magnolia Society. ISBN 0-9517234-8-0