Plants by Common Name
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Creation Date
2011
Family
Theaceae
Genus Species
Franklinia alatamaha
Common Name
Franklin Tree
Habit
Tree
Description
Noted botanists John and William Bartram were the first to come across Franklinia on October 1, 1765 along the Altamaha (formerly Alatamaha) River near Fort Barrington, Georgia (Fry 2000, Tredici 2005). It was last observed growing in nature in 1803, and has long been extinct in the wild.
Keywords
Franklin Tree, flower
