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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. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Clark, R. C. 1971. The woody plants of Alabama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:227.
  3. Clewell, A. F. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. 1985
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  5. Fritsch, P. W. & S. D. Lucas. 2000. Clinal variation in the Halesia carolina complex (Styracaceae). Syst. Bot. 25:197-210.
  6. Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
  7. Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979
  8. Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978
  9. Reveal, J. L. & M. J. Selden. 1975. On the identity of Halesia carolina (Styracaceae). Taxon 25:123-140.
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 StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahoma 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
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 StatesVirginia 
2Cultivated     
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
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Oklahoma]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Krüssmann, G. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976). 1984
Environmentalshade/shelter Little, E. L., Jr. Important forest trees of the United States. 1978
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18215. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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