29 April 2015.
Monroe County, Alabama, United States
Locality: Haines Island Park dirt road 0.8 miles northwest from Monroe County Road 17.
Coordinates: 31.7179, -87.4642
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Elevation: 90m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Mixed, mostly deciduous woodlands on rich mesic soils above the Alabama River. Slope: 15 percent. Aspect: Northwest.
Associated species: Acer saccharum subsp. leucoderme; Ostrya virginiana; Callicarpa americana; Liquidambar styraciflua; Quercus nigra; Magnolia grandiflora; Carpinus caroliniana; Fraxinus sp.; Ilex opaca; Carya tomentosa; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Hypericum sp.; Vitis rotundifolia; Quercus falcata; Acer rubrum; Diospyros virginiana; Vaccinium arboreum; Chasmanthium sessiliflorum; Prunus serotina var. alabamensis; Pinus glabra; Ruellia humilis; Magnolia acuminata; Quercus alba; Chionanthus virginicus; Viburnum acerifolium; Tradescantia sp.; Nyssa sylvatica; Prunus serotina; Collinsonia anisata; Viola sp.; Smilax pumila; Quercus hemisphaerica; Aesculus parviflora; Hamamelis ovalis; Ditrysinia fruticosa; Asimina parviflora; Toxicodendron radicans; Cercis canadensis; Asclepias variegata; Quercus alba; Vaccinium stamineum; Passiflora lutea; Sassafras albidum; Quercus marilandica; Viburnum rufidulum; Gonolobus suberosus; Celtis laevigata; Carya cordiformis; Smilax sp.; Hexastylis arifolia; Iris cristata; Amianthium muscitoxicum; Crataegus mollis; Polystichum acrostichoides; Illicium floridanum; Juniperus virginiana; Cartrema americana; Oxalis sp.; Oxydendrum arboreum; Mitchella repens; Fagus grandifolia; Hamamelis virginiana; Cornus florida; Magnolia pyramidata; Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum; Kalmia latifolia; Rhododendron colemanii; Sanguinaria canadensis; Erythrina herbacea; Gelsemium sempervirens; Gaylussacia dumosa; Tilia americana; Hydrangea quercifolia; Chionanthus virginicus; Rhapidophyllum hystrix; Campsis radicans; Bignonia capreolata; Aesculus pavia; Styrax grandifolius; Carex sp.; Acer rubrum; Decumaria barbara
Comment: Deciduous single and multi-stemmed trees to 20 meters tall and 8 meters wide. Bark of the trees is smooth gray and the leaves are very large, reaching 0.5 to 1 meter long; leaves are glaucous white beneath. Flowers are large and white, up to 20 cm across and slightly fragrant. Seedlings collected; several plants sampled.
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