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Staphyleaceae
Staphylea

not marked as a favorite taxon Staphylea trifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Bladdernut. Phenology: Apr-May; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Nutrient-rich bottomland forests, extending upslope over calcareous or mafic rocks. Distribution: Québec west to Minnesota, south to sw. Georgia, Panhandle Florida, n. Alabama, n. Mississippi, and Oklahoma.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, Fl4, FNA9, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K1, K4, Mi, Mo3, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV, Spongberg (1971); = Staphylea trifoliata L. — S13, orthographic error. Basionym: Staphylea trifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Staphylea trifolia - FNA9

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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image #1 of Staphylea trifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Staphylea trifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Staphylea trifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #5 of Staphylea trifolia© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Staphylea trifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Staphylea trifolia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Staphylea trifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #13 of Staphylea trifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Staphylea trifolia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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Height: 10-15 ft.

plant sale text: American bladdernut has small, bell-shaped greenish-white flowers in late spring that are followed by inflated dry balloon-like fruits. Its foliage is handsome throughout the growing season. It is an upright shrub that usually has greater height than width when it reaches maturity. Though if allowed to sucker it may form a colony. Easy to grow although not often offered for sale. It grows relatively quickly, especially in moist soils, and has few disease or insect problems.

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native range: eastern North America