Bignoniaceae

Northern catalpa

Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Engelm.

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catalpa

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Northern catalpa: Catalpa speciosa (Northern Catalpa), photographed at the University of Idaho Arboreturm and Botanical Garden — Photo: Mark Wagner, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Chinese: 白花梓树, 黄金树
English: Northern catalpa
Finnish: Loistotrumpettipuu
French: Bois chavanon
Serbian: Северна каталпа
Swedish: Praktkatalpa

Synonyms

Catalpa bignonioides var. speciosa Meehan
Catalpa cordifolia J.St.-Hil.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Mark Wagner, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Liné1, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: МаратД, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zerocool.marko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zerocool.marko, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.