Southern Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Native to Florida

At a glance

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Catalpa
Status: Native to Florida
Sightings: 39 verified in Florida
Also called: Caterpillar Tree, Indian Bean Tree, Bean Tree, Cigar Tree, Eastern Catalpa, Later Blooming Catalpa, Petalfra, Catawbaw Tree, Common Catalpa, Catalpa, Katalpa, American Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean, Indian Cigar Tree, Lady Cigar, Shawnee Wood, Worm Tree, Fish Bait Tree, Fisherman’s Tree, Smoking Bean

About

Catalpa bignonioides is a short-lived species of Catalpa that is native to the southeastern United States in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Common names include southern catalpa, cigartree, and Indian bean tree It is commonly used as a garden and street tree.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Catalpa bignonioides”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

Panhandle North CentralSouthKeys

Panhandle: Escambia, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Wakulla
North: Alachua, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Nassau, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor
Central: Citrus, Hernando, Polk

19 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.

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