Catalpa speciosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyBignoniaceae
Family (Traditional)Bignoniaceae
GenusCatalpa
Species:Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.
Common NameNorthern Catalpa
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 1
C value 2
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3S4] (State Rank); G4? (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bell (KY), Boyd (KY), Bracken (KY), Butler (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Floyd (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Harrison (KY), Hickman (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Rowan (KY), Shelby (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Benton (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Crockett (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Grainger (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0070103 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Catalpa speciosa
BEREA010091 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Catalpa speciosa
SWMT03805 Benton Tennessee 03 Jul 1984 Brent Hedges
109
SWMT
Catalpa speciosa
TENN-V-0199341 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Catalpa speciosa
TENN-V-0199342 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Catalpa speciosa
APSC0022023 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Catalpa speciosa
MDKY00008333 Boyd Kentucky
MDKY
Catalpa speciosa
MDKY00008325 Boyd Kentucky
MDKY
Catalpa speciosa
31973000006636 Bracken Kentucky 20 Jun 1983 Buddell, George
2191
KNK
Catalpa speciosa
UCHT034875 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Catalpa speciosa
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Catalpa speciosa - Alaina Krakowiak
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Catalpa speciosa - Joey Shaw
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Catalpa speciosa - Milo Pyne
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Catalpa speciosa - Theo Witsell
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Catalpa speciosa - Joey Shaw
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Catalpa speciosa - Janet James
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