Magnoliaceae
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Genus
- Magnolia
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- مانوليا, مغنوليا كبيرة, مغنولية كبيرة الزهر
- Asturian
- Magnolia
- Bangla
- হিমচাঁপা
- Cantonese
- 洋玉蘭
- Chinese
- 广玉兰, 洋玉兰, 荷花木兰, 荷花玉兰, 荷花玉蘭
- English
- Southern magnolia, Big-laurel, Bull-bay, Evergreen magnolia, Bull bay, Magnolia
- French
- Laurier tulipier, Laurier-tulipier, Magnolier à grandes fleurs
- Galician
- Magnolio común
- Hungarian
- Örökzöld liliomfa
- Japanese
- タイサンボク, タイザンボク, 大山木, 広玉蘭, 泰山木
- Portuguese
- Magnólia branca, Magnólia-sempre-verde
- Russian
- Магнолия крупноцветковая
- Slovenian
- Velecvetna magnolija
- Ukrainian
- Магнолія великоквіткова
Synonyms
- Magnolia angustifolia Millais
- Magnolia elliptica (W.T.Aiton) Link
- Magnolia exoniensis Millais
- Magnolia ferruginea hort. ex W.Watson
- Magnolia ferruginea W.Watson
- Magnolia foetida (L.) Sarg.
- Magnolia foetida f. margarettae Ashe
- Magnolia foetida f. parvifolia Ashe
- Magnolia galissoniensis Millais
- Magnolia glabra P.Parm.
- Magnolia gloriosa Millais
- Magnolia grandiflora f. galissoniensis K.Koch
- Magnolia grandiflora f. lanceolata (Aiton) Rehder
- Magnolia grandiflora var. angustifolia Loudon
- Magnolia grandiflora var. elliptica Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. elliptica W.T.Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. exoniensis Loudon
- Magnolia grandiflora var. ferruginea Sims
- Magnolia grandiflora var. lanceolata Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. lanceolata W.T.Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. obovata Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. obovata W.T.Aiton
- Magnolia grandiflora var. praecox Loudon
- Magnolia grandiflora var. rotundifolia Sweet ex Loudon
- Magnolia hartwegii G.Nicholson
- Magnolia hartwicus G.Nicholson
- Magnolia lacunosa Raf.
- Magnolia lanceolata (Aiton) Link
- Magnolia longifolia Sweet
- Magnolia maxima Lodd. ex G.Don
- Magnolia microphylla Ser.
- Magnolia obovata (W.T.Aiton) Link
- Magnolia obtusifolia Ser.
- Magnolia praecox Millais
- Magnolia pravertiana Millais
- Magnolia rotundifolia Millais
- Magnolia stricta G.Nicholson
- Magnolia tardiflora Ser.
- Magnolia tomentosa Ser.
- Magnolia umbrella var. maxima (Lodd. ex G.Don) P.Parm.
and 2 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 370 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Bob, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mike Tilley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DavetheMage, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joseph McPhail, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: janetmacklin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tekela Johnson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: cgmayers, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.