Theaceae
Loblolly bay
Gordonia lasianthus
- Family
- Theaceae
- Genus
- Gordonia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Loblolly bay
- Finnish
- Kiiltolaakerikamelia
Synonyms
- Gordonia pyramidalis Salisb.
- Hypericum lasianthus L.
- Lasianthus pyramidalis Kuntze
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eric Polk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jrcagle, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.