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Common Name:
Southern Catalpa, Fishbait Tree, Cigar Tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Catalpa bignonioides FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Catalpa bignonioides FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Catalpa bignonioides 167-03-001 FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
Habitat: Bottomlands and streambanks (as a native), escaped or persistent after cultivation
Uncommon
Native to Coastal Plain of SC & GA, early naturalized in a more widespread area
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Common Name:
Northern Catalpa, Indian Cigar Tree, Catawba Tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Catalpa speciosa FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Catalpa speciosa FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Catalpa speciosa 167-03-002 FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, stream banks, and mesic upland forests (as a native), also old fields, roadsides, moist disturbed areas, suburban woodlands, eastwards of its native range escaped or persistent after cultivation, and sometimes thoroughly naturalized
Uncommon in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native: west of Carolinas & Georgia, early naturalized in a more widespread area
Common Name:
Farges Catalpa
PLANTS National Database: Catalpa fargesii FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
Non-native
Common Name: Chinese Catalpa
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Catalpa ovata FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Catalpa ovata FAMILY: Bignoniaceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands
Non-native: China
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