Editing Magnolia macrophylla (section)

==Classification==
[[Image:M.macrophylla var. ashei 200706.jpg|thumb|left|''M. macrophylla'' var. ''ashei'' flower in female phase.]]
''Magnolia macrophylla'' has three subspecies; some botanists treat these plants as three separate [[species]]:

*''Magnolia macrophylla'' subsp. ''macrophylla''. '''Bigleaf magnolia'''. Southeastern United States. Secure. Tree to 65-foot; leaves 20-35&nbsp;inch long, fruit 1.5–4&nbsp;inch long with more than 50 carpels.
*''Magnolia macrophylla'' subsp. ''ashei'' (Wetherby) Spongberg. '''Ashe magnolia'''. Northwest [[Florida]]. Shrub or small tree to 40-foot; leaves 10–23&nbsp;inch long, fruit 1.5–2.3&nbsp;inch long with less than 50 carpels. Considered by some botanists to be a distinct species, ''Magnolia ashei.''
*''Magnolia macrophylla'' subsp. ''dealbata'' (Zuccarini) J. D. Tobe. '''Mexican bigleaf magnolia''', '''Cloudforest magnolia,''' or '''''eloxochitl.'''''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pattison |first=Graham |date=18 October 2022 |title=Magnolia Dealbata |url=https://magnoliasociety.org/resources/Journal/Images/1973-1985_VOL_09-21/VOLUME%2021%20No.%202_19-20_MAGNOLIA%20DEALBATA_GRAHAM%20PATTISON.pdf |website=Magnolia Society}}</ref> Mexico ([[Hidalgo (state)|Hidalgo]] to [[Oaxaca]] and [[Veracruz]], in [[cloud forest]]s). Tree to 65-foot; leaves 11–24&nbsp;inch long, fruit 3–6&nbsp;inch long with more than 70 carpels. Considered by some botanists to be a distinct species, ''[[Magnolia dealbata]].''