Staphyleaceae
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
- Family
- Staphyleaceae
- Genus
- Staphylea
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Common names
By language (6)
- Bulgarian
- Трилистна клокочка
- Chinese
- 美国省沽油
- English
- American bladdernut
- French
- Staphylier à trois folioles
- Polish
- Kłokoczka trójlistkowa
- Swedish
- Amerikansk pimpernöt
Synonyms
- Staphylea brighamii J.F.Macbr.
- Staphylea trifolia f. pyriformis Dore
- Staphylea trifolia f. trifolia
- Staphylea trifolia var. pauciflora (Zabel) Rehder
- Staphylea trifolia var. typica C.K.Schneid.
- Staphylea trifoliata (Crantz) Weston
- Staphylea trifoliata var. pauciflora Zabel
- Staphylodendron trifoliatum Crantz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Randy A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cephas, 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.