Catalpa speciosa
(Warder ex Barney) Warder ex Engelm.
Northern Catalpa
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 NamesCatalpa à feuilles cordées (FR) northern catalpa (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, 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 CommentsNative 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 ReasonsDifficult 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 CommentsNative 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.
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| New York | SNA | No |
| Georgia | SNA | No |
| New Jersey | SNA | No |
| Colorado | SNA | No |
| Pennsylvania | SNA | No |
| Iowa | SNA | No |
| District of Columbia | SNA | No |
| New Hampshire | SNA | No |
| West Virginia | SNA | No |
| Michigan | SNA | No |
| North Dakota | SNA | No |
| Maine | SNA | No |
| Connecticut | SNA | No |
| Nebraska | SNA | No |
| Alabama | SNA | No |
| Tennessee | SNR | Yes |
| Texas | SNA | No |
| Mississippi | SNA | No |
| Kansas | SNA | No |
| Arkansas | SNR | Yes |
| North Carolina | SNA | No |
| South Carolina | SNA | No |
| Minnesota | SNA | No |
| Utah | SNA | No |
| Kentucky | S3 | Yes |
| South Dakota | SNA | No |
| Virginia | SNA | No |
| Louisiana | SNR | Yes |
| Oklahoma | SNA | No |
| Ohio | SNA | No |
| Massachusetts | SNA | No |
| Maryland | SNA | No |
| Vermont | SNA | No |
| Rhode Island | SNA | No |
| Wisconsin | SNA | No |
| Illinois | SNR | Yes |
| Missouri | SNR | Yes |
| Indiana | S4 | Yes |
CanadaNNA
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Ontario | SNA | No |
Roadless Areas (5)
Arkansas (1)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Clifty Canyon | Ozark-St. Francis National Forest | 1,963 |
References (4)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Strausbaugh, P.D., and E.L. Core. 1978. Flora of West Virginia. Seneca Books, Inc., Grantsville, WV. 1079 pp.