Catalpa speciosa

(Warder ex Barney) Warder ex Engelm.

Northern Catalpa

G4Apparently Secure (G4?) Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145196
Element CodePDBIG06040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusCatalpa
Other Common Names
Catalpa à feuilles cordées (FR) northern catalpa (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Native range not well determined, in central U.S., now widely naturalized in northern and eastern USA as well. According to Weakley (1996), the native range was apparently from southern Indiana and southern Illinois, south to southern Tennessee and eastern Arkansas.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-10-09
Change Date2002-10-09
Edition Date2002-10-09
Edition AuthorsMorse, Larry E. (1994, rev. 1998, 2002)
Rank Reasons
Difficult to determine native range in central United States, and hence difficult to rank, nevertheless locally frequent in portions of presumed original range. More characteristically in backwater swamps, rather than along riverbanks (L. Stritch, pers. comm., 1998).
Range Extent Comments
Native range not well determined, in central U.S., now widely naturalized in northern and eastern U.S. as well. According to Weakley (1996), the native range was apparently from southern Indiana and southern Illinois south to southern Tennessee and eastern Arkansas. There is also a record for catalpa wood from an archaeological site in West Virginia (Strausbaugh & Core, addenda), but that could have been a trade item.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
ConnecticutSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MississippiSNANo
VermontSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
TennesseeSNRYes
KentuckyS3Yes
North CarolinaSNANo
LouisianaSNRYes
MarylandSNANo
MissouriSNRYes
IowaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
UtahSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
New YorkSNANo
TexasSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
KansasSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
IllinoisSNRYes
New JerseySNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
MaineSNANo
IndianaS4Yes
AlabamaSNANo
ArkansasSNRYes
OhioSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
MichiganSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
References (4)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Little, E.L., Jr. 1971. Atlas of the United States trees. Vol. I. Conifers and important hardwoods. Miscellaneous Publication No. 1146. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 200 pp.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Strausbaugh, P.D., and E.L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia. Seneca Books, Inc., Grantsville, WV. 1079 pp.