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Scientific Name

Paulownia tomentosa

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Steud.

Park

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

princess tree

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Plantae
Subkingdom	Viridiplantae
Infrakingdom	Streptophyta
Superdivision	Embryophyta
Division	Tracheophyta
Subdivision	Spermatophytina
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Paulowniaceae
Genus	Paulownia
Species	Paulownia tomentosa

Occurrence

Present

Occurrence Notes

Data Source: White and Pyne 2003

Nativeness

Non-native

Nativeness Notes

Native Range: China, Japan, Korea (IPANE 2004).; Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007 Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: Roadsides, disturbed areas, roadcuts, forests; common. (Weakley 2007) In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Natureserve I-Rank: Medium/Low. I-Rank Reasons Summary: An aggressive invader of many types of disturbed areas in the eastern U.S. that is apparently able to infest some some high-quality native species habitats.

Abundance

Unknown

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

0

References

3

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

trl-MACA;MAW - I&M Office

Created Date

9/18/2001 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

cbledsoe@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

6/26/2014 2:36:14 PM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: Locket; White and Pyne 2003

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