North Carolina Botanical Garden

Plant Index

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Catalpa speciosa

Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.

northern catalpa

Image ID: 8835
Image by: Ware, Richard & Teresa
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CASP8
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Catalpa speciosa
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CATAL
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Catalpa
GENUS AUTHORITY: Scop.
GENUS COMMON: Catalpa
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 10 species, trees, of e. North America (2 species), e. Asia (4 species), and the West Indies (4 species).
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Manning (2000)=Z; Paclt (1952)=Y; Li (2008); Fischer, Theisen, & Lohmann in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: BIGNON
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Bignoniaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Bignonia Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 110 genera and 800 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, mainly tropical and especially of South America. The monophyly of the Bignoniaceae (excluding Paulownia) has now been confirmed many times (Spangler & Olmstead 1999; Olmstead et al. 2009; etc.).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Olmstead et al. (2009); Manning (2000)=Z; Spangler & Olmstead (1999); Fischer, Theisen, & Lohmann in Kubitzki (2004). {add: Amphitecna latifolia; Spathodea campanulata; Tabebuia heterophylla; Tecomaria capensis; Tecoma stans}

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Tree

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LEAF RETENTION: Deciduous

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: May-Jul

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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BLOOM COLOR:

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Jul-Aug.

DISTRIBUTION
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NATIVE RANGE: central United States

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id	Project	Collection date	Collector	Action
1956	HORT	0000-00-00	MacIntyre	View

GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
805	1985-0464			View
7624	2000-0387	2000-12-19		View
7866	2002-0006	2002-02-01		View
9200	2020-0007	2020-04-21	1956	View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1532	805	155	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1533	805	157	NCBG staff	1996-01-01	View
1534	805	162	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
1535	805	174	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
10794	7624	157	NCBG staff	2000-01-01	View
11092	7866	157	NCBG staff	2001-01-01	View
12194	9200	157	MacIntyre	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CASP8
USDA Common Name: Northern Catalpa
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU		FAC		FAC	FACU		FACU	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Catalpa speciosa
COMMON NAME: Northern Catalpa
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, Il, K, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, Z]
PHENOLOGY: May-Jul; Jul-Aug.
HABITAT: Bottomlands and river banks (as a native), also escaped or persistent after cultivation, and sometimes thoroughly naturalized.
COMMENTS: Apparently native in the upper Mississippi River Embayment of s. IN and s. IL, south to w. TN and e. AR; early naturalized in a more widespread area.
RANGE MAP: Catalpa speciosa.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Bignoniaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Bignonia Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 110 genera and 800 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, mainly tropical and especially of South America. The monophyly of the Bignoniaceae (excluding Paulownia) has now been confirmed many times (Spangler & Olmstead 1999; Olmstead et al. 2009; etc.).
REFERENCE: Olmstead et al. (2009); Manning (2000)=Z; Spangler & Olmstead (1999); Fischer, Theisen, & Lohmann in Kubitzki (2004). {add: Amphitecna latifolia; Spathodea campanulata; Tabebuia heterophylla; Tecomaria capensis; Tecoma stans}

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Catalpa Scop. (Catalpa)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 10 species, trees, of e. North America (2 species), e. Asia (4 species), and the West Indies (4 species).
REFERENCE: Manning (2000)=Z; Paclt (1952)=Y; Li (2008); Fischer, Theisen, & Lohmann in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Catalpa speciosa in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Catalpa speciosa in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Catalpa speciosa in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Catalpa speciosa in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Catalpa speciosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Catalpa speciosa

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 8835 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 8835 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 8835 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)