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.
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)
Links to other floras: < Styrax americanus - FNA8
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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