Firmiana simplex

Classification	Dicots
Family	Sterculiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Malvaceae
Genus	Firmiana
Species:	Firmiana simplex W.F Wight
Common Name	Chinese Parasoltree
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Emerging Threat; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Follicle; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; TN[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Firmiana platanifolia	Firmiana platanifolia Schott & Endl.

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: Anderson (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
APSC0009851	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147977	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147975	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
MTSU014450	Rutherford	Tennessee	Oct. 14	Vickie Hillis 16	MTSU Firmiana platanifolia
TENN-V-0147979	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147976	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147987	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
UCHT019673		Tennessee			UCHT Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147980	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
MTSU014451	McNairy	Tennessee	02 Oct 2011	Jeff Bonner 9	MTSU Firmiana simplex
MTSU014449	Rutherford	Tennessee	20 Nov 1980	Becky Stevens 64	MTSU Firmiana simplex
TENN-V-0147978	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Firmiana simplex
MTSU014448	Rutherford	Tennessee		E. Rucker	MTSU Firmiana simplex

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