Plants Profile for Halesia tetraptera monticola (mountain silverbell)

General Information
Symbol:	HATEM
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Styracaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, NC, Blue Ridge Parkway, S.W. of Mount Pisgah. Usage Requirements.

©G.A. Cooper. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Botany. United States, NC, Newfound Gap, to Smokemont on US 441. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
HACAM2	Halesia carolina L. var. monticola Rehder
HAMO3	Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg.
HAMOV	Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg. var. vestita Sarg.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ebenales
Family	Styracaceae – Storax family
Genus	Halesia Ellis ex L. – silverbell
Species	Halesia tetraptera Ellis – mountain silverbell
Variety	Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehder) Reveal & Seldin – mountain silverbell

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Kentucky common silverbell Threatened

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status