Taxon

Styrax americanus

Styrax americanus - American snowbell
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Common name: American snowbell
Family: Styracaceae (storax family)
Distribution: e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A slender-stemmed, upright-rounded large deciduous shrub that grows 8-10' high and nearly as wide. White bell-shaped flowers occur in late May in great abundance from the leaf axils. No significant fall color. Does best in moist, organic, acid to neutral soil in full sun to part shade. A lovely shrub for the border or in a mass.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: PER: CE20 (CE20) • Accession: D1995-0006.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Known wild Origin
  • 2: PER: CE20 (CE20) • Accession: D1995-0006.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Known wild Origin
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