Editing Magnolia (section)

===Symbols===
* White or [[Yulan magnolia]] (subgenus ''Yulania'') is the official flower of [[Shanghai]].
* According to Paul Standley's Trees and Shrubs of Mexico<ref>{{Cite book |last=Standley |first=Paul Carpenter |url=https://archive.org/details/treesshrubsofmex01stan/page/274/mode/2up |title=Trees and shrubs of Mexico |date=1920 |publisher=Washington, Govt. Print. Off. |others=Smithsonian Libraries}}</ref>, a Magnolia is also called a Semiramis Tree. Semiramis was the famed Queen of Babylon known for her beauty and penchant for conquest. The Bible refers to Queen Semiramis using the phrase "Goddess of Fortresses" which is found in Daniel 11. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel 11 :: King James Version (KJV) |url=https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/dan/11/1/s_861001 |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Blue Letter Bible |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Magnolia grandiflora]]'' is the [[List of U.S. state flowers|state flower]] of both [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]]. The flower's abundance in Mississippi is reflected in its [[state nickname|nickname]] of "Magnolia State" and the state [[Flag of Mississippi|flag]]. The magnolia is also the [[List of U.S. state trees|state tree]] of Mississippi. One of the many nicknames for [[Houston]] is "Magnolia City". Historically, magnolias have been associated with the [[Southern United States]].
* ''[[Magnolia sieboldii]]'' is the national flower of [[North Korea]] and the [[Gangnam District]] of [[Seoul]].