Styrax americanus Lamarck var. pulverulentus (Michaux) Perkins ex Rehder. Common name: Downy American Snowbell. Phenology: Apr-May; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods. Distribution: ‘Good’ var. pulverulentus ranges from SC south to s. FL and west to e. TX and se. MO; some plants in NC and SC are transitional between the two varieties and will not be easily assigned.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Gonsoulin (1974); = Styrax americana var. americana — Gonsoulin (1974); = Styrax pulverulenta Michx. — S, S13; < Styrax americana — Ar, G, GW2, RAB, Tx, W; < Styrax americanus Lam. — Fl5, FNA8, K4, WH3; Styrax pulverulentus Michaux. Basionym: Styrax pulverulentus Michx. 1803
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)
- 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 ⓘ: 6
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