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Magnoliaceae

 6-Big leaves

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The leaves of the big-leaf magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla) are the largest of any native flowering plant in the temperate regions of North America. The leaves in this photo are about 18 inches long, but they can be nearly 3 feet long!
Photo by K. R. Robertson at the Coker Arboretum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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