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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Magnolias, Nutmegs, and Allies
  6. Magnolia Family
  7. Magnolioideae

subfamily

Magnolioideae

Magnolioideae

Includes
7 native 6 introduced 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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  • Magnolias 7 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Magnolioideae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Sweetbay Magnolia Magnolia virginiana caterpillars 13 food 4 flowers 11
  • Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora caterpillars 11 food 34 flowers 19
  • Bigleaf Magnolia Magnolia macrophylla caterpillars 11 food 4 flowers 6
  • Cucumber-tree Magnolia acuminata caterpillars 10 food 4 flowers 6
  • Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala caterpillars 10 food 2 flowers 11
  • Fraser Magnolia Magnolia fraseri caterpillars 10 food 1 flowers 6
  • Ashe's Magnolia Magnolia ashei caterpillars 9 food 1 flowers 6

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