Mountain Silverbell

Halesia tetraptera Ellis - Storax family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Mountain Silverbell: Callosamia promethea, Lambdina fervidaria, Schizura concinna

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.