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Halesia carolina

little silverbell, Carolina silverbell
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

little silverbell, Carolina silverbell

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Halesia carolina

Familia:

Styracaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

tree

Tamaño:

30-40 (40) ft

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

Fenología:

deciduous

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Bark

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Grow as an understory tree in a mixed or deciduous woodland. It blooms in early spring as the leaves appear and is more dainty than H. diptera. Does well when planted in association with Ericacious plants such as azaleas.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Seed, Friends

Propagación:

Cuttings or seed. Said to be best transplanted with its roots balled.

Luz:

Part Sun, Shade

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short very dry periods

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, Loam, 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, Caterpillars

Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth ( Callosamia promethea ),  Canadian Melanolophia ( Melanolophia canadaria ), and Stinging Rose Caterpillar ( Parasa indetermina ). 





Attracts primarily honeybees, bumblebees, and probably other long-tongued bees.

Larval host for various moths including the Promethea Moth (Callosamia promethea),  Canadian Melanolophia (Melanolophia canadaria), and Stinging Rose Caterpillar (Parasa indetermina).  Among vertebrate animals, tree squirrels occasionally eat the immature fruits and possibly  seeds.

Hábitats nativos:

Bluffs, hammocks, floodplain forests.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Grown less frequently than H. diptera but worthy of planting.
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.


Hilty, John. (2002-2018). Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Illinois: Carolina Silverbell. ( https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/car_silverbell.html ). Accessed 2026.

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


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2026. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


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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