Staphylea trifolia

Characteristics
Staphylea trifolia L.
bladdernut
Rocky forests, rock outcrops, thin soils on exposed calcareous bedrock, banks of forested streams, and mesic forests (particularly floodplain forests) and thickets. Prefers dry to mesic highly calcareous sites but when in rocky forested sites it may not be as strong of a calciphile.
Tree, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC (NWPL) FAC (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Crossosomatales
Staphylea trifolia L. - bladdernut
Citation
Staphylea trifolia L.
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Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 21 July 2020 -
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Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 21 July 2020 -
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Photo By: Julie A. Lundgren. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 21 July 2020 -
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Albany, NY on 2023-11-24 - 20
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Albany, NY on 2023-11-24 - 20
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Onondaga, NY: 3 May 2014 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Saratoga, NY: 26 September 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Saratoga, NY: 26 September 2017 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 14 May 2021 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Wayne Co., NY: 23 Jun 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Wayne Co., NY: 23 Jun 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 27 Feb 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 27 Feb 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 27 Feb 2012 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 16 May 2014 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Onondaga Co., NY: 16 May 2014 - 1
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 30 April 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 30 April 2021 -
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