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Read more about Northern Catalpa at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 167-03-002:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Catalpa, Indian Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree
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January
Bark ridged or deeply fissured; not as scaly as in C. bignonioides, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
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.
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.
COMPARE
fruit of Catalpa species