Staphylea trifolia

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Staphylea trifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Staphylea
Species:
S. trifolia
Binomial name
Staphylea trifolia
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Staphylea trifolia, the American bladdernut, [2] is native to eastern North America, from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas, and south to Florida. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.

It is a medium-sized shrub growing to 3.5 m (11 ft) tall. [3] Its growth rate is medium to fast.[ citation needed ] The leaves are opposite and divided into three leaflets, each leaflet 4.5–13 cm (2–5 in) long [4] and 5 cm (2 in) broad, with a serrated margin. [3] The leaves are bright green in the spring, turning dark green in the summer. S. trifolia produces pendant white flowers in spring, which mature into bladder-like, teardrop-shaped fruits that contain 1-3 brown popcorn-like seeds. [3] Some sources consider these "nuts" to be edible. [5]

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References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Staphylea trifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T135957125A135957127. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135957125A135957127.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Staphylea trifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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  4. Brouillet, Luc (2014). "Staphylea trifolia". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 9. New York and Oxford via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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