Staphylea trifolia
Staphylea trifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Crossosomatales |
Family: | Staphyleaceae |
Genus: | Staphylea |
Species: | S. trifolia |
Binomial name | |
Staphylea trifolia L. | |
Staphylea trifolia (American bladdernut) is native to eastern North America, from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas, and south to Florida.
It is a medium sized shrub growing to 11 m (36 ft) tall. Its growth rate is medium to fast. The leaves are opposite and divided into three leaflets, each leaflet up to 10 cm (4 in) long and 5 cm (2 in) broad, with a serrated margin. The leaves are bright green in the spring, turning dark green in the summer. S. trifolia produces pendant white flowers in spring, which mature into bladder-like, teardrop-shaped fruits that contain several large black seeds.
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Natural range
References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Staphylea trifolia
- USDA Plants Profile: Staphylea trifolia
- Missouriplants: Staphylea trifolia photos
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