Flower ID: IMG_2107.JPG-07-02-2019 Flower name (scientific): Catalpa speciosa E. Y. Teas PY: 1875. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) kah-TAL-pah speh-see-OH-sah Flower name (common): Northern Catalpa Family name (common): Trumpet-Creeper Family name (scientific): Bignoniaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Derived from the vernacular name kutuhlpa, a North American Indian word for the tree, with the meaning winged head. First used by the English naturalist Mark Catesby. Specific epithet: From Latin for showy or handsome, refers to the large and numerous flowers. Common name origin: Northern is used to distingush this species from the slightly more southern species, Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides. For Catalpa, see under Genus above. Flower description: Size: 1.0 to 2.0 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white with purple streaks and some patches of yellow. Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 360 to 960 inches (9 to 24 m) Stem hairy: na Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite and/or whorl, type is simple. Size: Leaves are 15 to 30 cm long and 10 to 20 cm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: upper surface glabrous, lower surface pubescent. Other: Shape: leaf, cordate to cordate-ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to July Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Mesic woodlands, forests, roadsides, sun, moist. Fruit: Capsule 25 to 50 cm long, dark brown colored. Seed: About 1 to 1.5 cm long, with tufts of hair at each end. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): No close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.796392 Longitude: -91.501327 Altitude: 245.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Waukesha) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): na Heterotypic Synonym: POWO lists 2 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU