Staphylea trifolia

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 270. 1753.

Common names: American bladdernut staphylier à trois folioles
EndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 8. Mentioned on page 7.

Plants suckering, 2–4 (–5) m. Leaves: leaflet blades elliptic to widely obovate, 4.5–13 cm, margins serrulate to serrate, apex acuminate, abaxial surfaces ± villous, densely when young, adaxial glabrous or sparsely hairy. Flowers campanulate; sepals pale greenish, greenish pink to pale-pink to whitish, 4–7 mm; petals spatulate, 6–8 mm, apex recurved; filaments not or barely exserted, 6–8 mm, equal to or slightly longer than petals, basally villous; pistils villous, styles ± equal to stamens. Capsules obovoid, 3–5 cm. 2n = 72.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Deciduous forests, often humid, often at bases of rocky slopes, floodplain woods, thickets, stream banks
Elevation: 0–1000 m

Distribution

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Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.

Discussion

Leaves of Staphylea trifolia are sometimes 5-foliolate.

The relationship of Staphylea trifolia with the northern Mexican S. pringlei S. Watson remains to be determined.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Staphylea trifolia"
hairy +  and glabrous +
sagittate +  and x--shaped +
villous +  and glabrous +
acuminate +
Luc Brouillet +
Linnaeus +
cuneate +, rounded +  and oblique +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
American bladdernut +  and staphylier à trois folioles +
Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +  and Wis. +
0–1000 m +
slightly longer +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
campanulate +
3-lobed +  and inflated +
Deciduous forests, often humid, often at bases of rocky slopes, floodplain woods, thickets, stream banks +
unicellular +
short-campanulate +
sessile +  and short-petiolulate +
3(-5)-foliolate +
deciduous +
cylindro-campanulate +  and campanulate +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
crenulate-serrulate;serrulate;serrate +
serrulate to serrate +
axile-basal +
2-bracteolate +
distinct +
spatulate +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
short-stalked +
swollen +
not arillate +
light-brown +
2 +  and 1 +
spheric +
greenish pink;pale-pink +
persistent +
connate +  and distinct +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Endemic +  and Illustrated +
(2-)3(-4)-lobed +
expanded +
extrapetiolar +
persistent +
Staphylea trifolia +
Staphylea +
species +
bracteate +, pedunculate +  and 5-15[-25+]-flowered +
400 cm4,000 mm <br />4 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
plant +  and suckering +