Northern Catalpa
Scientific Name:Catalpa speciosa


NOTES: Showy flowers and long bean pods. Leaves occur in whorls of three.

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Northern Catalpa
Genus species: Catalpa speciosa
Common Name: Northern Catalpa
Family Name: Bignoniaceae  
Deciduous vines or trees; leaves opposite or whorled, simple or compound; flowers bisexual, irregular; fruit a capsule with winged seeds.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Introduced Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:White
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Identified by:A. Swanson
Months in Bloom:  
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