Magnolia macrophylla

Family:MAGNOLIACEAE
Species:Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
Common Name:Bigleaf Magnolia; Oowah Tree
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Tree
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MAMA2
Plant Notes:Bigleaf Magnolia is a native deciduous tree in the Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). It is found throughout the state, but concentrated primarily in the western half. It has the largest simple leaves and largest single flower of any native plant species north of Mexico. Bigleaf Magnolia is typically found in rich hardwood forests, most often on slopes and in ravines where it is protected from strong winds. The trees often have multiple trunks, and can reach a height of 60 feet. The leaves are clustered near the ends of the branches and are green above and silvery white below. The leaves can be upwards of a yard long! The trees are easy to spot when the wind moves the leaves and the underside flashes. Flowers are cup-shaped and fragrant. They are up to twelve inches wide with white petals that sometimes have a purple spot at the base. The spherical cone-like fruits are woody and about the size of a baseball. Each section of the fruit releases a single seed that remains attached to the fruit by a silken thread. The seed swing and bounce in the wind, and have a red outer coating that is rich in fats. Birds are attracted by movement and the color red. The outer seed coat provides them with an energy rich food source during fall migration. The inner seed coat is hard and passes through the bird’s digestive tract un-harmed. Bigleaf Magnolia is available from many native plant nurseries. It can also be grown from seed. The seed should be collected as soon as possible after they are released from the cones. The fleshy red outer seed coat should be removed. You can soak the seed in warm water and then use a knife or sandpaper to remove the seed coat. Seed should be planted immediately out doors and will germinate in the spring. Bigleaf Magnolia grows best in rich soils high in organic matter. It needs bright light, but protection from strong winds. Plants grow well at the edge of a wood line or beneath larger trees.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**

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Classification

FamilyMAGNOLIACEAE - Magnolia family
Genus Magnolia
Species Magnolia macrophylla Michx. - Bigleaf Magnolia; Oowah Tree

Citation

Citation Magnolia macrophylla Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 327. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, Henry, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marengo, Marion, Mobile, Monroe, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 2005

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AUA_ACC_12798 Tallapoosa 7 May 1966 Woodruff, John R.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131573 Randolph 22 Aug 1987 Nixon, Christopher F.
3335
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001453 Colbert 30 Apr 1970 Morris, Janice
02417
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_69689 Marion 8 Apr 2007 Howell, B.W.
13
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
TROY000046983 Bibb 29 Sep 2017 Odom, Haley
4
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
ALNHS00003848 Colbert 23 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2282
ALNHS
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA000038585 Walker 18 Apr 1954 Guin, James K.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131319 Chilton 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14010
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00058151 Blount 16 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
801
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0032625 Franklin 12 Jun 2016 England, J. Kevin
6567
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000049207 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3803
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001459 Marion 00 Mar 1986 Hamby, Debby
02416
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_36053 Butler 13 May 1973 Lynn, David
164
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131567 Cleburne 15 Jul 1969 Ballard, Sarah
s.n.
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0032662 Marion 28 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6463
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023794 Washington 16 Apr 1950 Segars, Charles B.
211
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0038079 Chilton 10 Sep 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15003
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_43977 Monroe 2 Sep 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2793
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131314 Calhoun 5 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17509
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0006021 Tuscaloosa 09 Apr 1983 Kral, Robert
69857
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
TROY000021179 Winston 02 Jul 2008 England, J. Kevin
839
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001456 Franklin 12 Sep 1989 Pounders, Jeff
06145
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_32836 Lawrence 29 May 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
83B
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UNA00073769 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3803
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0006699 Winston 02 Jul 2008 England, J. Kevin
839
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131576 Tuscaloosa 19 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6808
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
SAMF0000153 Jefferson 14 May 2007 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3712
SAMF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131563 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
338
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001461 Winston 17 Sep 1984 Henderson, Taffy
02415
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA000040051 Cullman 1 Jun 1941 Morgan, M.
23
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131578 Winston 17 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3844
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_35815 Bibb 16 Aug 1979 Beckett, Scott W.
256
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131315 Calhoun 4 May 1995 Hruska, Susan E.
723
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000037351 Conecuh 15 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24255
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0052130 Sumter 03 Nov 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11692
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UNA00050054 Henry 12 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11183
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_37377 Monroe 29 Apr 1981 Henderson, T.
17
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131574 Randolph 22 Aug 1987 Nixon, Christopher F.
3335
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_11621 Butler 25 Apr 1965 Hillestad, H.O.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
TROY000021357 Randolph 22 Aug 1987 Nixon, Christopher F.
3335
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
ALNHS00002909 Colbert 23 Jun 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-358
ALNHS
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_43537 Butler 16 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1470
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131320 Chilton 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14010
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000021356 Blount 16 May 1998 Keener, Brian R.
801
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0006697 Lamar 13 Aug 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2402
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
TROY000043066 Colbert 26 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4994
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001457 Lawrence 19 Jun 1992 Collier, Sadonna
s.n.
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_60894 Butler 13 May 1973 Lynn, David
164
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131579 Winston 6 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3123
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0036949 Fayette 18 May 2017 England, J. Kevin
7785
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00029554 Winston 28 May 1970 Kral, Robert
39300
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0015417 Lamar 14 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4958
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
SAMF0000147 Winston 04 May 1957 McCullough, Herbert A.
s.n.
SAMF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131566 Cleburne 4 Oct 1972 Washington, Connie
s.n.
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0036696 Hale 31 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7334
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023799 Marion 11 Jul 1969 Kral, Robert
35431
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
USAM000008409 Baldwin 05 May 1973 Crowther, Sara
11
USAM
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0043369 Baldwin 04 Aug 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
451
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UNA00023697 Shelby 09 May 1981 Horn, Charles N.
310
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
SAMF0000152 Cullman 08 May 1965 Myers, Martha Crystal
s.n.
SAMF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0006696 Hale 15 Jul 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3769
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
TROY000021430 Butler 12 May 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19235
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_43539 Conecuh 18 Aug 1985 Koelling, Alfred C.
1575
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131565 Cleburne 14 Apr 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9666a
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001462 Winston 01 Jul 1990 Lawrence, Terry
08067
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0031635 Lawrence 13 May 2011 England, J. Kevin
2881
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00054050 Blount 26 Jul 1997 Keener, Brian R.
309
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_46848 Monroe 2 May 1981 Floyd, Ed
79
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
TROY000034077 Dale 15 Jun 2011 Chesser, Jason
s.n.
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_10763 Tallapoosa 5 May 1963 Coats, Euel
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UNA00068709 Lamar 13 Aug 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2402
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131316 Calhoun 20 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
534
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131310 Bibb 7 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1990
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00064183 Randolph 22 Aug 1987 Nixon, Christopher F.
3335
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
USAM000008411 Baldwin 05 May 1973 Crowther, Sara
11
USAM
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131568 Cullman 4 Jul 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9691
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023698 Shelby 09 May 1981 Horn, Charles N.
310
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
USAM000008408 Baldwin 20 Oct 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10589
USAM
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131318 Chilton 1 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1593
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000026734 Marengo 08 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1384
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_12284 Conecuh 2 May 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2261
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131571 Lawrence 18 Sep 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6447
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001458 Marion 01 Jul 1990 Beasley, James
010514
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001460 Marion 10 Sep 1989 Markham, Todd
s.n.
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0031636 Lawrence 13 May 2011 England, J. Kevin
2881
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA000030324 Franklin 23 Sep 2014 Carstens, Jeffrey D.
88
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UNA00023796 Tuscaloosa 09 May 1935 Harper, Roland M.
3365
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_35346 Butler 12 Sep 1979 Crawford, Lloyd C.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UNA00023676 24 Apr _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131317 Calhoun 20 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
534
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA000037485 Marion 20 Jun 2018 Thibault, Tim
1701
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
TROY000006943 Wilcox 26 Apr 1995 Curry, Jamie
1
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001464 Winston 23 Sep 1991 Parrish, Dana
s.n.
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_32922 Lawrence 29 May 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
83A
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UNA00073731 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3803
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA000038586 Walker 18 Apr 1954 Guin, James K.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131561 Chilton 18 May 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14010
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
ALNHS00000692 Monroe 05 Oct 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-407
ALNHS
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UNA00045960 Chilton 9 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14035
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UNA00023797 Tuscaloosa 12 May 1962 Deramus, Rebecca
121
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UNAF0001454 Colbert 31 Apr 1970 Hamby, Debby
s.n.
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_17418 Butler 25 Jul 1969 Miller, L.C.
148
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131569 Cullman 17 Apr 1980 Whetstone, R. David
9551
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
SAMF0000150 Jefferson 22 Aug 1985 Davenport, Lawrence J.
2402
SAMF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131564 Cleburne 15 Oct 1996 Hruska, Susan E.
1498
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023793 Winston 03 Jul 1949 Segars, Charles B.
36
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131311 Bibb 16 Aug 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
3218
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA000043361 Cullman 16 Oct 1927 Knapke, Bede
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131562 Chilton 9 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14035
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0032661 Marion 28 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6463
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000006942 Henry 27 May 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12885
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001463 Winston 07 Jul 1990 Riechenberg, Chris
010516
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0014005 Conecuh 15 Jun 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24255
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00065377 Winston 17 Apr 2005 England, J. Kevin
336
UNA
Magnolia macrophyllaáMichx.
UWAL0017071 Washington 13 Jun 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8477
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131572 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18226
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
USAM000008413 Mobile 01 May 1969 LeLong, Michel G.
5084
USAM
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131312 Calhoun 12 May 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
5299
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001455 Franklin 08 Jul 1990 Hyde, Paula
010515
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0014730 Washington 27 Jul 2012 England, J. Kevin
3803
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000043034 Lamar 14 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4958
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_44584 Autauga 27 Sep 1975 Dupree, W.G.
12
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU146190 Cleburne 14 Sep 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
2008
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
USAM000008412 Mobile 11 Nov 1971 LeLong, Michel G.
6469
USAM
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000046559 Autauga 08 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
917
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131570 Jefferson 22 Aug 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1698
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023795 Hale 05 Aug 1966 Williams, Norris H.
355
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
JSU131575 Randolph 19 Aug 1986 Nixon, Christopher F.
2788
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_62964 Cleburne 15 Oct 1956 Adams, W.H.
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
TROY000006941 Crenshaw 14 May 1991 Nichols, Grant
17
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00023699 Shelby 09 May 1981 Horn, Charles N.
310
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
AUA_ACC_43538 Butler 16 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1465
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
JSU131577 Walker 24 May 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
745
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
TROY000044391 Washington 13 Jun 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8477
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0006698 Marengo 08 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1384
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
TROY000006940 Crenshaw 25 Jun 2000 Diamond, Alvin R.
11731
TROY
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNAF0001465 Winston 02 Jul 1992 Blanton, Laura
s.n.
UNAF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
AUA_ACC_43621 Wilcox 3 Sep 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1785
AUA
Magnolia Macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0046953 Autauga 08 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
917
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UWAL0017146 Colbert 26 Jun 2014 England, J. Kevin
4994
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
UNA00029559 Winston 28 May 1970 Kral, Robert
39300
UNA
Magnolia macrophylla Michx.
UWAL0012844 Cullman 10 Sep 2011 England, J. Kevin
3151
UWAL
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
SAMF0000151 Tuscaloosa 16 Apr 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
s.n.
SAMF
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
JSU131313 Calhoun 20 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
534
JSU
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
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