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Taxon:  Halesia carolina L.



Summary
Genus:
Halesia
Family:
Styracaceae
Nomen number:
18215
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:1044. 1759
Comment:
non Halesia carolina auct. (= H. tetraptera J. Ellis)
Verified:
03/12/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Halesia carolina L. var. monticola Rehder
Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg.
Halesia monticola (Rehder) Sarg. var. vestita Sarg.
Halesia parviflora Michx.
Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis
Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis var. monticola (Rehder) Reveal & Seldin
Halesia tetraptera J. Ellis var. tetraptera
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:227.
  3. Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  5. Fritsch, P. W. & S. D. Lucas. 2000. Clinal variation in the Halesia carolina complex (Styracaceae). Syst. Bot. 25:197-210. DOI: 10.2307/2666639. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  6. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  7. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
  8. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  9. Reveal, J. L. & M. J. Selden. 1975. On the identity of Halesia carolina (Styracaceae). Taxon 25:123-140.
  10. Weakley, A. S. 2011. Flora of the southern and middle Atlantic states.
  11. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
  12. 2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database
Common names
English
Carolina silverbell –
Florida silverbell –
little silverbell –
mountain silverbell –
silverbell-tree –
snowdroptree –
Swedish
snödroppsträd –
storblommigt snödroppsträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinoiss.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhios.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginias.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginias.w.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio (s.), West Virginia (s.)]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois (s.), Oklahoma]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (n.), Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia (s.w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Environmentalshade/shelter Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18215. Accessed 22 May 2025.