| Sweetbay is a more petite version of the familiar Magnolia grandiflora, distinguished by its glaucous leaf undersides, smaller flowers, and smaller, thinner leaver. Bladen Co., NC 8/12/07.
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| The flowers have an intoxicating rich, sweet scent. Common in the Coastal Plain, occasional in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina. Carteret Co., NC 5/31/03.
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| Carteret Co., NC 6/23/04.
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| The undersides are normally quite white. Carteret Co., NC 5/31/03.
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| The cone-like fruit (an aggregate of follicles) pops open in late summer to expose bright red seeds. Carteret Co., NC 8/24/03.
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| Carteret Co., NC 8/29/04.
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| Bark of a small tree. Moore Co., NC 3/14/07.
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