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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
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Read more about Northern Catalpa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 167-03-002:
Catalpa speciosa FAMILY Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catalpa speciosa
COMMON NAME:
Northern Catalpa, Indian Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_speciosa_bc_11106_1
January
Bark ridged or deeply fissured; not as scaly as in C. bignonioides, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
JK Marlow jkm190509_8281
May Spartanburg County SC
Corolla 4-6cm wide, the lower lobe sparsely spotted with purple, notched, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm190509_8282
May Spartanburg County SC
Fresh foliage essentially odorless; leaves long-acuminate, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm190509_8284
May Spartanburg County SC
Leaves pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm090808_052
August Floyd County GA
Berry College
Capsules 23-60cm long, 10-20mm 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 speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Catalpa speciosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 167-03-002:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Catalpa speciosa
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