Staphyleaceae
Muttonwood
Turpinia occidentalis
- Family
- Staphyleaceae
- Genus
- Turpinia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Muttonwood
- Estonian
- Lääne-häbipostipuu
Synonyms
- Lacepedea paniculata Schlecht
- Maurocenia heterophylla (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
- Maurocenia occidentalis (Sw.) Kuntze
- Maurocenia occidentalis var. leucosperma Kuntze
- Maurocenia pinnata (Schltdl.) Kuntze
- Staphylea occidentalis Sw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Johan Eras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Jiménez Randall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Jiménez Randall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.