Liriodendron tulipifera, Mori 27463--North Carolina. Stokes Co. 26 May 2010. 088 (10).jpg
Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Austria, Germany, Hawaii (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 6 occurrences across 3 countries.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Stokes (Westfield)
36.411917, -80.27625
Location Remarks
Hanging Rock State Park
Collectors
Location
Chile, Maule, Talca (Jardin Botanico de la Universidad de Talca.)
Location Remarks
Jardin Botanico de la Universidad de Talca. Av. Lircay s/n, Talca.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Canada, Ontario (Royal Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
680 Plains Rd. W, Hamilton/Burlington
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Madison (Hot Springs)
35.943333, -82.896111
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along French Broad River just E of the Tennessee state line and E of Paint Rock. 387 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Tree 25 m.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Haywood (Clyde)
35.6675, -82.9925
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along Pigeon River S of intersection with route I-40 at Fines Creek exit; along trail on SW side of river. 758 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Location
United States, North Carolina, Graham (Robbinsville)
35.358611, -83.930278
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest; Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest along Little Santeetlah Creek. 659 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Liriodendron
Specific Epithet
tulipifera
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 26.9
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.5
Global rank
#22,453 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
6%
