Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Mountain Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)

Description

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 10 m tall. The leaves are ovate to lanceolate, 5-16 cm long and 4-7 cm broad. The flowers are 1-2.5 cm long, with a four-lobed white corolla. The fruit is a dry drupe 4 cm long, with four wings running along its length.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Styracaceae

              • Genus: Halesia