NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Styrax grandifolius [= Styrax grandifolia]
Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax
Scientific Name: |
Styrax grandifolius [= Styrax grandifolia] |
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Genus: |
Styrax |
Species Epithet: |
grandifolius |
Common Name: |
Bigleaf Snowbell, Bigleaf Storax |
Plant Type |
Tree/Shrub |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Styracaceae (Storax Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
6-12 ft., 12-36 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry, Moist |
Bloom Time: |
April, May |
Growing Area: |
Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Mesic to dry upland forests, bluffs. Fairly common in the NC Piedmont and Coastal Plain, rare in NC Mountains. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Flowers white with yellow stamens. Forms thickets. Bigger leaves than Styrax amaericanus. |
Lisa Lofland Gould |
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Judy West |
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Links: |
https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/styrax-grandifolius/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=STGR4 |
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