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Taxon

Halesia carolina L.

Protologue Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1044. 1759 [7 Jun 1759]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 036.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 038.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 035.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Halesia tatraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 034.jpg

Halesia tatraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 037.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (32).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (8).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (30).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (17).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (9).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (20).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (12).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (4).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (7).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (15).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (13).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (29).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (25).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (3).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (16).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (34).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (24).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (6).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (10).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (22).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (18).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (27).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (2).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (23).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (28).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (5).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (11).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (26).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (19).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (14).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (31).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (33).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (21).JPG

Halesia carolina, Davidson, C 12962--North Carolina. Trans. Co. NC 215 and BRP. 12 May 2015. DSC04292 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 013.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 013.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 011.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 011.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 010.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 010.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 009.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 009.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 012.jpg

Halesia tetraptera--CT. Hamden. Broken Arrow Nursery. 27 Jun 03. 012.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia; introduced into Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

June 27, 2003

Location

United States, Connecticut (Broken Arrow Nursery)

Location Remarks

13 Broken Arrow Rd., Hamden, Ct

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 12962

May 12, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Transylvania (Soperton)

32.383889, -82.699722

Location Remarks

Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Notes

Tree c. 18 m.

No collection number

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Styracaceae

Genus

Halesia

Specific Epithet

carolina

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#204,990 of 335,497

Top 62%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →