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Loblolly bay

Gordonia lasianthus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 34, February 41, March 38, April 60, May 60, June 36, July 51, August 28, September 36, October 35, November 27, December 31.
United States2,839
North Carolina454
Georgia292
South Carolina227
Mississippi38
Louisiana27
Alabama26
Idaho6

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familycamellia family · Theaceae
GenusGordonia

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