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Magnolia macrophylla


 

Magnolia macrophylla
Bigleaf magnolia

The very coarse young stems are pubescent and yellow-green to light green when young, becoming glabrous and light gray with maturity. The stems bear prominent stipular scars circling the stem and large V-shaped or shield-shaped leaf scars.

 
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