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Styracaceae
Styrax

not marked as a favorite taxon Styrax americanus Lamarck var. americanus. Common name: American Snowbell, American Storax. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Swamp forests, pocosin edges, depression wetlands, other moist to wet habitats. Distribution: Var. americanus ranges from ne. WV, OH, s. IN, s. IL, s. MO, south to s. FL and e. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See discussion under var. pulverulentus on the existence of transitional plants.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Va; = n/a — Pa; = Styrax americana — S, S13; = Styrax americana var. americana — Gonsoulin (1974); < Styrax americana — Ar, G, GW2, RAB, Tx, W; > Styrax americana var. americana — F; > Styrax americana var. pulverulenta — F, misapplied; < Styrax americanum — Il; < Styrax americanus Lam. — Fl5, FNA8, K4, Mo3, Tn, WH3. Basionym: Styrax americanus Lam. 1783

Links to other floras: < Styrax americanus - FNA8

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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