Specific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Dublin Core
Title
Specific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Subject
Common Name: Tulip tree, a species of Tulip
trees(Liriodendron)
Also known as: Tulip poplar, Yellow poplar, Whitewood, Fiddle tree, American Tulip Tree, Tulipwood, Tuliptree, Fiddletree, Yellow-Poplar
Popular cultivars: 'Aureomarginatum', 'Fastigiatum'
trees(Liriodendron)
Also known as: Tulip poplar, Yellow poplar, Whitewood, Fiddle tree, American Tulip Tree, Tulipwood, Tuliptree, Fiddletree, Yellow-Poplar
Popular cultivars: 'Aureomarginatum', 'Fastigiatum'
Description
DESCRIPTION
Detailed Location: Latitude: 34° 8’ 5.61” N Longitude: 84° 42’ 16.14” W
Altitude: 253.37 m (831.27 ft) Altitude Reference: above sea level
Habitat: Mountain slopes, streams, rich woodlands, bluffs, low mountains, hills
Frequency: Common, native
Plant Description (Picture This App): The tulip tree is not a poplar at all but is a member of the magnolia family. It gets its name from the tulip-shaped flowers that are green and yellow. It is the tallest Eastern hardwood and was prized by Native Americans as a favorite tree to use to make dugout
canoes.
Occurrence Notes: Red Top Mountain State Park, bloom had fallen from tree. “Tulip trees can be planted as a shelter forest, and they have strong resistance to harmful gases.”
Detailed Location: Latitude: 34° 8’ 5.61” N Longitude: 84° 42’ 16.14” W
Altitude: 253.37 m (831.27 ft) Altitude Reference: above sea level
Habitat: Mountain slopes, streams, rich woodlands, bluffs, low mountains, hills
Frequency: Common, native
Plant Description (Picture This App): The tulip tree is not a poplar at all but is a member of the magnolia family. It gets its name from the tulip-shaped flowers that are green and yellow. It is the tallest Eastern hardwood and was prized by Native Americans as a favorite tree to use to make dugout
canoes.
Occurrence Notes: Red Top Mountain State Park, bloom had fallen from tree. “Tulip trees can be planted as a shelter forest, and they have strong resistance to harmful gases.”
Creator
Determiner: Ariana Mraz
Source
Origin of Materials: Wild
Publisher
Name of the Herbarium or Institution: GHC DIGITAL HERBARIUM – CARTERSVILLE STEM
Date
Date of Collection: Apr 16, 2024 at 5:16:42 PM
Contributor
Collector Name: Ariana Mraz
Identifier
Collection number: 2024.04.16.001, 2024.04.16.002, 2024.04.16.003, 2024.04.16.004
Collection
Citation
Determiner: Ariana Mraz, “Specific Name: Liriodendron tulipifera,” GHC Archives, accessed May 18, 2024, https://ghcarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1062.
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