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Also called ☔︎ umbrella-tree.
Part of magnolia genus Magnolia (whose ❀ flower is the ❀ state flower of Louisiana and Mississippi) in magnolia / 🌷︎ tulip tree family Magnoliaceae.
Native to ⛰ Appalachia and southeastern 🇺🇸 USA. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key), 🗺 map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ___ smooth magnolia branches genus Magnolia