Styrax americanus, the American snowbell[3] or mock-orange, is a plant species native to the southeastern United States and the
Ohio Valley. It has been reported from
Texas and
Florida to
Virginia and
Missouri. It generally grows in swamps and on floodplains and in other wet locations.[2][4]
Styrax americanus is native to the eastern United States
Styrax americanus is a shrub or small tree up to 5 m (17 feet) tall. Leaves are elliptic to ovate, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. Flowers are borne in the
axils of some of the leaves.[5][6][7]
Styrax americanus var. americanus (American snowbell) common to swamp forests and wet habitats ranging from West Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.
Styrax americanus var. pulverulentus (downy American snowbell) common to wet pine flatwoods ranging from South Carolina south to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.).
"Styrax americanus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
^Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States Dicotyledons. 1–944. University of Georgia Press, Athens.