Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Ebenales>Styracaceae>Styrax americanus Lamarck
| American Snowbell is an uncommon shrub of the Coastal Plain of North Carolina, very rare in the Piedmont. The leaves may be entire or may have a few shallow teeth. They are much smaller and narrower than those of Bigleaf Snowbell (Styrax grandifolius). Hoke Co., NC 9/12/04. |
| Flowers are produced in late April — these are just about to open. Scotland Co., NC 4/18/10. |
| Scotland Co., NC 4/18/10. |
| Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
| Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
| Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
| Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
| Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
| Bark detail. Robeson Co., NC 5/29/08. |
More information:
NC State
USDA PLANTS database
Virginia Tech Dendrology
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