# Lily Magnolia

*Magnolia liliiflora*

Because they evolved before bees existed, their flowers are built tough to withstand the crawling and chewing of beetle pollinators.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Magnoliales › Magnoliaceae › Magnolia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Temperate forest edges, wooded hillsides, and cultivated gardens.
- **Diet:** Autotrophic; performs photosynthesis using sunlight, water, and soil minerals.
- **Range:** China, Japan, North America, Europe
- **Size:** Deciduous shrub reaching 3-4 meters in height and width.
- **Lifespan:** 50 to 100 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Habitat fragmentation in native regions; susceptibility to scale insects and fungal leaf spot.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This plant is safe to touch and observe closely. Avoid ingesting any part of the plant and do not damage the delicate branches or flower buds.

## About

Magnolia liliiflora (variously known by many names, including Mulan magnolia , purple magnolia , red magnolia , lily magnolia , tulip magnolia , Jane magnolia and woody-orchid ) is a small tree native to southwest China (in Sichuan and Yunnan), but cultivated for centuries elsewhere in China and also Japan. It was first introduced to English-speaking countries from cultivated Japanese origins, and is thus also sometimes called Japanese magnolia , though it is not native to Japan. It is now also planted as...

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/76bb36e1-2097-4191-b1d0-c99e0770241b
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125761
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia liliiflora
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/628831937/medium.jpg (m. m. v., CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

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