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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Bignoniaceae
Catalpa speciosa (Warder ex Barney) Warder ex Engelm.
northern catalpa
Catalpa: abroiginal name
speciosa: showy
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | perennial tree to 100' tall |
| Flower: | white with 2 yellow stripes and light purple spots, 2" wide, 2-lipped with 5 spreading lobes; inflorescence a terminal panicle; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | elongated pod 8"-20" long; 1" oblong seeds with 2 wings ending with hairs |
| Leaf: | widely heart-shaped to rounded to 12" with a sharp tip, underside hairy |
| Habitat: | alluvial forests |
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