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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Paulownia tomentosa
FAMILY
Paulowniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paulownia tomentosa
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 166-01-001:
Paulownia tomentosa
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
COMMON NAME:
Princess Tree, Royal Paulownia, Empress Tree
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JK Marlow jkm080204_007
February Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm080204_012
February Greenville County SC
Roadside
Densely tomentose tan flower buds are conspicuous thru the winter, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm090321_007
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Large woody ovoid capsules, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Gill Newberry gn04_p_tomentosa_branch
April
It's becoming a nuisance with the ability to invade pristine woodlands, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn04_p_tomentosa_flower
April
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Gill Newberry gn04_s_5_paulownia_flower
April
Flowers fragrant, appearing before the leaves, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0304u_07
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
The calyx is leathery, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0404m_03
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Lenticels large, pale, and numerous, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow jkm0404m_05
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0404x_12
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
Showy erect panicles of pale-violet flowers, tubular with 5 unequal lobes, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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Rob Hunnings rlh_10384
May Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm0406m_04
June Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Ovoid capsule, each containing up to 2000 small winged seeds, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.
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JK Marlow jkm0507m_29
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s050710_ab
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
Leaves larger on resprouts, with extra tips often extending at vein tips, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow s050710_cd
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
Leaf underside.
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JK Marlow s050710_f
July Fayette County WV
Roadside
Leaves heart-shaped and fuzzy-hairy on both surfaces, per Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests.
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JK Marlow jkm0308n_23
August Alamance County NC
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JK Marlow jkm0311f_29
November Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
A large tree may produce 20 million seeds in a year, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants.