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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catalpa bignonioides
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Southern Catalpa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa bignonioides
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa bignonioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 167-03-001:
Catalpa bignonioides FAMILY Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catalpa catalpa
COMMON NAME:
Southern Catalpa, Fishbait Tree, Cigar Tree
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Steve Marlow snm140530_049
March Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Corolla 2-4cm wide, the lower lobe densely spotted with purple, entire, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm140528_227
May Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Fresh foliage with a fetid odor; leaves abruptly acuminate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
JK Marlow jkm060809_003
August Greenville County SC
Roadside
Capsules 15-40cm long, 6-10mm diameter, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
COMPARE fruit of Catalpa species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catalpa bignonioides
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa bignonioides
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa bignonioides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 167-03-001:
Catalpa bignonioides
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catalpa catalpa
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