Magnolia fraseri
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe2352c4ce391722275 |
| Scientific name | Magnolia fraseri |
| Authority | Walter |
| First published in | Fl. Carol. : 159 (1788) |
General Uses Top
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Magnolia fraseri is primarily cultivated as an ornamental tree. It is sold by commercial nurseries and landscape firms for use in public parks, private gardens, and streetscapes. The species is valued for its large, fragrant, cream‑white flowers that appear in early spring, its glossy, dark green foliage, and its capacity to provide moderate shade. Trees typically reach 15–20 m in height with a broadly rounded crown, making them suitable as specimen trees, background plantings, or small shade trees in residential and municipal settings. Propagation is by seed or cuttings, and cultivars are marketed for hardiness in USDA zones 5–8.
Properties relevant to use:
The species exhibits a moderate growth rate (about 0.5–1 m per year under optimal conditions) and tolerates a range of well‑drained soils, including loams and moist slopes. Its leaves are large (up to 30 cm long) and provide visual interest throughout the growing season. The flowers contain a sweet, citrus‑like fragrance that enhances its ornamental appeal and attracts pollinators. The wood is lightweight (≈0.4 g cm⁻³) and fine‑grained, with a low strength‑to‑weight ratio that makes it unsuitable for structural timber or large‑scale industrial use.
Sustainability and sourcing:
M. fraseri is native to the southern Appalachian Mountains and is assessed as a species of least concern in regional conservation databases. Wild populations are not subjected to commercial timber extraction, and the horticultural trade relies on cultivated stock obtained from managed seed orchards or propagation programs. Nurseries typically collect seed from locally sourced, non‑threatened parent trees, ensuring that the trade does not pressure wild populations. There are no species‑specific timber or plant‑material regulations, as the plant is not harvested for commercial wood, pulp, or other industrial products.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Magnolia auricularis | Salisb. | Parad. Lond. 1: t. 43 (1806) |
| Magnolia auriculata | Desr. | Encycl. 3: 673 (1792) |
| Paramagnolia fraseri | (Walter) Sima & S.G.Lu | Proc. Int. Symp. Magnoliac. 2: 65 (2012) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | ear-leaf umbrella tree |
| English | fraser's magnolia |
| English | mountain magnolia |
| Spanish | magnolia auriculata |
| Spanish | magnolia auricularis |
| Arabic | ماغنوليا فريزرية |
| Czech | magnólie fraserova |
| Czech | šácholan fraserův |
| German | berg-magnolie |
| Persian | مگنولیا فریزر |
| koi | Фразер магнолия |
| Swedish | fiskstjärtsmagnolia |
| udm | Фразер магнолия |
| Chinese | 傳拉氏木兰 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Magnolia fraseri var. fraseri | Unknown | |
| Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata | (W.Bartram) Pamp. | Bull. Soc. Tosc. Ortic. 40: 230 (1915) |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000233140 |
| Flora of Alabama | 2596 |
| USDA Plants | MAFR |
| Tropicos | 19300031 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30302949-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-117583 |
| PaleoBotany | 101579 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 881611 |
| Observations.org | 460916 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 85857 |
| Nature Serve | 2.148823 |
| IUCN Red List | 193941 |
| IPNI | 30302949-2 |
| iNaturalist | 165074 |
| GBIF | 3153619 |
| Freebase | /m/04fw5c |
| EPPO | MAGFR |
| EOL | 1154998 |
| Elurikkus | 366334 |
| USDA GRIN | 400272 |
| Wikipedia | Magnolia_fraseri |
| CMAUP | NPO6030 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Modeled Vegetation Community Trajectories: Effects from Climate Change, Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition, and Soil Acidification Recovery | McDonnell TC, Clark CM, Reinds GJ, Sullivan TJ, Knees B | Environ Adv | 28-Jul-2022 |
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| The Fire and Tree Mortality Database, for empirical modeling of individual tree mortality after fire | Cansler CA, Hood SM, Varner JM, van Mantgem PJ, Agne MC, Andrus RA, Ayres MP, Ayres BD, Bakker JD, Battaglia MA, Bentz BJ, Breece CR, Brown JK, Cluck DR, Coleman TW, Corace RG III, Covington WW, Cram DS, Cronan JB, Crouse JE, Das AJ, Davis RS, Dickinson DM, Fitzgerald SA, Fulé PZ, Ganio LM, Grayson LM, Halpern CB, Hanula JL, Harvey BJ, Kevin Hiers J, Huffman DW, Keifer M, Keyser TL, Kobziar LN, Kolb TE, Kolden CA, Kopper KE, Kreitler JR, Kreye JK, Latimer AM, Lerch AP, Lombardero MJ, McDaniel VL, McHugh CW, McMillin JD, Moghaddas JJ, O’Brien JJ, Perrakis DD, Peterson DW, Prichard SJ, Progar RA, Raffa KF, Reinhardt ED, Restaino JC, Roccaforte JP, Rogers BM, Ryan KC, Safford HD, Santoro AE, Shearman TM, Shumate AM, Sieg CH, Smith SL, Smith RJ, Stephenson NL, Stuever M, Stevens JT, Stoddard MT, Thies WG, Vaillant NM, Weiss SA, Westlind DJ, Woolley TJ, Wright MC | Sci Data | 22-Jun-2020 |
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| Taxonomic similarity does not predict necessary sample size for ex situ conservation: a comparison among five genera | Hoban S, Callicrate T, Clark J, Deans S, Dosmann M, Fant J, Gailing O, Havens K, Hipp AL, Kadav P, Kramer AT, Lobdell M, Magellan T, Meerow AW, Meyer A, Pooler M, Sanchez V, Spence E, Thompson P, Toppila R, Walsh S, Westwood M, Wood J, Griffith MP | Proc Biol Sci | 29-Apr-2020 |
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| Utilizing the density of inventory samples to define a hybrid lattice for species distribution models: DISTRIB‐II for 135 eastern U.S. trees | Peters MP, Iverson LR, Prasad AM, Matthews SN | Ecol Evol | 17-Jul-2019 |
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| Warmer temperatures reduce net carbon uptake, but do not affect water use, in a mature southern Appalachian forest | ChristopherOishi A, Miniat CF, Novick KA, Brantley ST, Vose JM, Walker JT | Agric For Meteorol | 01-Jan-2018 |
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| The genus Cladosporium | Bensch K, Braun U, Groenewald JZ, Crous PW | Stud Mycol | 06-Jun-2012 |
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| Evidence from Individual Inference for High-Dimensional Coexistence: Long-Term Experiments on Recruitment Response | Clark JS, Soltoff BD, Powell AS, Read QD | PLoS One | 29-Feb-2012 |
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| An overview of the taxonomy, phylogeny, and typification of nectriaceous fungi in Cosmospora, Acremonium, Fusarium, Stilbella, and Volutella | Gräfenhan T, Schroers HJ, Nirenberg HI, Seifert KA | Stud Mycol | 01-Jan-2011 |
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| Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans from Magnolia and Talauma (Magnoliaceae): their absolute configuration ascertained by circular dichroism and X-ray crystallography and re-evaluation of previously published pyramidatin structures. | Schühly W, Gröblacher B, Neyer J, Fabian WM, Fronczek FR, Kunert O | Phytochemistry | 01-Oct-2010 |
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