Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia)

7/3/2010 · Celebrations at the Reservoir, Mosely, Virginia ID is uncertain

9/1/2013 · Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia · ≈ 2 × 1′ (59 × 39 cm)

7/3/2010 · Celebrations at the Reservoir, Mosely, Virginia · ≈ 6 × 6″ (15 × 15 cm) ID is uncertain

8/31/2013 · Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, Virginia

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Magnoliidae	Includes magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, and many others
Order	Magnoliales	Includes the custard apple family, magnolia family, nutmeg family, and others
Family	Magnoliaceae	Magnolia family
Genus	Magnolia	Named for French botanist Pierre Magnol
Species	grandiflora	“Large-flowered”