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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Koelreuteria paniculata
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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Read more about Golden Rain-tree at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Koelreuteria paniculata
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Koelreuteria paniculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 117-02-001:
Koelreuteria paniculata FAMILY Sapindaceae
COMMON NAME:
Golden Rain-tree
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JK Marlow jkm200505_4652
May Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200602_5602
June Spartanburg County SC
Apparently a neighbor has a Golden Raintree: over 40 seedlings have been pulled up...
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_k_paniculata_7275
June Catawba County NC
Dense tree of regular rounded outline, sparingly branched, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_k_paniculata_7278
June Catawba County NC
Half-inch yellow flowers borne in a 12-15" wide and loose panicle, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_k_paniculata_7278b
June Catawba County NC
Lvs pinnate (rarely bipinnate in part), leaflets coarsely crenate to lobulate, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
pinnately compound leaves of trees
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_k_paniculata_7279
June Catawba County NC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Koelreuteria paniculata
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Koelreuteria paniculata
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Koelreuteria paniculata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 117-02-001:
Koelreuteria paniculata
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
782
Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, frequently cultivated as an ornamental tree, rarely escaped, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: northern China
Rare
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Deciduous
1- or 2-pinnately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
Superior ovary
Functionally unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
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