Staphylea trifolia

Taxobox
name = "Staphylea trifolia"


image_width = 240px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Crossosomatales
familia = Staphyleaceae
genus = "Staphylea"
species = "S. trifolia"
binomial = "Staphylea trifolia"
binomial_authority = L.

"Staphylea trifolia" (American Bladdernut) is native to eastern North America, from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas, and south to Florida.

It is a medium sized shrub growing to 11 m tall. The leaves are opposite, compound with three leaflets, each leaflet up to 10 cm long and 5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. In spring, they produce pendant white flowers, followed by the bladder-like, teardrop-shaped fruits that contain several large black seeds.

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?105715 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Staphylea trifolia"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STTR USDA Plants Profile: "Staphylea trifolia"]
* [http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Staphylea_trifolia_page.html Missouriplants: "Staphylea trifolia" photos]