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Magnolia tripetala
Umbrella-tree
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Magnolia tripetala (L.) L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Umbrella-tree
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Magnoliales, Family Magnoliaceae, Genus Magnolia, Species Magnolia tripetala


Park Tags:
Elevation Range - Low to Mid
Life form - Large Tree
Park Rank - Park uncommon
Taxa Group - Vascular-plant
Taxa Subcategory - Dicot
Evidence Sensitivity - Not Sensitive
Wetland Status - Facultative Upland
Bloom Time - April
Bloom Time - May


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		220 Observations, 13 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Buffalo National River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fort Circle Parks	Gauley River National Recreation Area
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Morristown National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Piscataway Park
Rock Creek Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	10/30/2019

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 8/30/2026 9:53:14 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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