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 a shrub or small tree up to 5 m (17 feet) tall.

Leaves are elliptic to ovate, up to 10 cm (4 inches) long.