Flora of the Southeastern United States

Liriodendron tulipifera Linnaeus var. tulipifera. Common name: Tulip-tree, Yellow Poplar, Whitewood. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Mesic forests, cove forests in the Mountains to at least 1500m in elevation, bottomland forests and swamps. Distribution: MA, VT, NY, ON, MI, and n. IL south to Panhandle FL and w. LA; also spread elsewhere from cultivation.

ID notes: Fall color light yellow, sometimes turning orange.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = NSProv, Fetter, Weakley, & Poindexter () (in prep); < Liriodendron tulipifera L. — Ar, C, Can, F, Fl2, FNA3, G, GW2, Il, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, WV, Hardin & Jones (1989); > Liriodendron tulipifera L. var. obtusiloba Michx. — K4; > Liriodendron tulipifera L. var. tulipifera — K4. Basionym: Liriodendron tulipifera L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Liriodendron tulipifera - FNA3

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
• Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 5