Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Gordonia lasianthus

loblolly-bay
  • Photo by: Dick Diener
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

loblolly-bay

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Gordonia lasianthus

Familia:

Theaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

40-65(80) ft, conical canopy narrower than the tree is tall.  Trunk up to 1.5 ft dbh.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

Evergreen. Blooms spring-summer. Often has some red leaves in fall. May live 100 yrs (Nelson 2003).

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Makes a good specimen tree or a cluster of in wet areas along margins of lakes and ponds.



This tree is columnar in form and can make a formal-looking plant near an entryway.

Consideraciones:

Sensitive to drying. Difficult to grow unless its moisture requirements are met.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider

Propagación:

Seed and cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Organic

pH del suelo:

acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Hummingbirds

Flowers attract a variety of insects including bees and flies. 

Attracts hummingbirds.

Hábitats nativos:

Moist-wet sites. Seepage swamps, bay swamps, edges of cypress domes, low flatwoods. This species is likely restricted to wetland edges both by its need for high soil moisture and due to lack of tolerance of fire.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

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FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Burns, Russell M., and Barbara H. Honkala [Technical coordinators]. (1990). Silvics of North America: Volume 2. Hardwoods. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook 654. ( https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/1548 ). Accessed 2025.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Loblolly bay. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Gordlasi ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Gilman, Edward F. and Dennis G. Watson. (1993). Fact Sheet: Gordonia lasianthus , Loblolly-Bay. ( https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/gorlasa.pdf ). Accessed 2026. USFWS as distributed by the Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of Florida, Gainesville.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


North Carolina State Extension. (Undated). North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. ( https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/ ). North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University, Greensboro, NC.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Watkins, John and Thomas Sheehan. (1975). Florida Landscape Plants, Native and Exotic. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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