PLANTS Profile for Paulownia tomentosa (princesstree)

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Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.
princesstree

Symbol:

PATO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Paulownia imperialis

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Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

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Synonyms:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

PAIM7

Paulownia imperialis Siebold & Zucc.

Distribution:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 1 species in Paulownia

Classification:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Paulownia Siebold & Zucc. – paulownia
Species	Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud. – princesstree

Noxious Weed Information:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
princess tree		Potentially invasive, banned

U.S. Weed Information:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

princess tree

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.

Introduced Information:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

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UPL,FACU

UPL

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UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33460.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image

Silvics of North America

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