American bladdernut

Staphylea trifolia

''Staphylea trifolia'', the American bladdernut, is native to eastern North America, from southern Ontario and southwestern Quebec west to Nebraska and Arkansas, and south to Florida.
American Bladdernut - Staphylea trifolia Called American Bladdernut because of its inflated, three-lobed fruits, this species is the only member of the bladdernut family (Staphyleaceae) in New England.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

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Appearance

It is a medium-sized shrub growing to 11 m tall. Its growth rate is medium to fast. The leaves are opposite and divided into three leaflets, each leaflet 4.5–13 cm long and 5 cm broad, with a serrated margin. The leaves are bright green in the spring, turning dark green in the summer. ''S. trifolia'' produces pendant white flowers in spring, which mature into bladder-like, teardrop-shaped fruits that contain several large black seeds.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCrossosomatales
FamilyStaphyleaceae
GenusStaphylea
SpeciesS. trifolia