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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 (1968) 167-03-002:
Catalpa speciosa
FAMILY
Bignoniaceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Catalpa, Indian Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_casp8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_casp8_013_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_speciosa_bc_11
January
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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.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_speciosa_bc_11106_7
January
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_catalpa_speciosa
April
Corolla 4-6cm wide, the lower lobe sparsely spotted with purple, notched, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_speciosa_northern
May Floyd County GA
Fresh foliage essentially odorless; leaves long-acuminate, per Weakley's Flora.
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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
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JK Marlow jkm090808_073
August Floyd County GA
Berry College
Leaves pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.