Styrax grandifolius
bigleaf snowbell, bigleaf storax, coast snowbell
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Photo credit: Kelby Ouchley, Bayou-Diversity
Family
Styracaceae
Leaf Margin
entire, denticulate, toothed
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, obovate, ovate, suborbicular
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
white, yellow
Flower Petals
5
Flower Month
April, May, August, September
Height (meters)
9.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACU
Habitat
Moist or wet soils of valleys and uplands; in understory of hardwood forests. Mixed or deciduous forests and upland woods.