Flower ID: IMG_1608.JPG-05-26-2019 Flower name (scientific): Staphylea trifolia Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) staf-FY-lee-a try-FOH-lee-a Flower name (common): American bladdernut Family name (common): Bladdernut Family name (scientific): Staphyleaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: For cluster, referring to the arrangement of the flowers. Specific epithet: Having three leaflets. Common name origin: From the native habitat and the bladder-like fruit capsule. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.4 inches (0.5 to 1.0 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 72 to 192 inches (1.8 to 4.9 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is compound Size: Leaflets up to 10 to 13 cm long and up to 2.5 to 6 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, trifoliate (IL), leaflet, elliptic to widely obovate (FNA), ovate (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, thickets, streambanks, semi-shade, mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): When in bloom, or when seed capsules are present, no close lookalikes. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki utilized the twigs to make pipe stems. They also used the seeds in their gourd rattles that were employed during the dream and medicine dances (Smith, p. 248, 1928). Latitude: 44.796090 Longitude: -91.501707 Altitude: 271.70 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Barron, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Washington, Waukesha, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC