Biology:Magnolia salicifolia

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Short description: Species of tree

Magnolia salicifolia
Magnolia salicifolia flower 2.jpg
Magnolia salicifolia Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University accession #1004-61*A
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section: Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:
M. salicifolia
Binomial name
Magnolia salicifolia
Maxim.

Magnolia salicifolia, also known as willow-leafed magnolia or anise magnolia, originates from Japan . It is a small deciduous tree 7.5 m (25 ft) tall, with narrow lanceolate leaves with whitened undersides. The leaves are not as narrow as true willows (Salix), but is narrow compared to other magnolias, giving this tree a finer texture. The 10 cm-wide scented flowers emerge in early spring before the leaves.[1] Flowers have six petals.[1] The leaves and bark are fragrant when crushed. It grows in rocky, granite soil along stream banks.[2]

The cultivar 'Wada's Memory', with double white scented flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q546069 entry