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C. speciosa. Binomial name. Catalpa speciosa. (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Natural range of Catalpa speciosa. Catalpa speciosa, commonly known as the northern catalpa, hardy catalpa, western catalpa, cigar tree or catawba, [1][2] is a species of Catalpa native to the midwestern United States. The Latin specific epithet speciosa means "showy".
Most Catalpa are deciduous trees; they typically grow to 12–18 metres (40–60 ft) tall, with branches spreading to a diameter of about 6–12 metres (20–40 ft). They are fast growers and a 10-year-old sapling may stand about 6 metres (20 ft) tall. They have characteristic large, heart-shaped leaves, which in some species are three-lobed.
Description. Catalpa bignonioides is a deciduous tree growing to 25–40 feet (7.6–12.2 m) tall with an equal or greater spread, [8] with a trunk up to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) diameter, with brown to gray bark, maturing into hard plates or ridges. The short thick trunk supports long and straggling branches which form a broad and irregular head.
Cigar tree. Cigar tree is a common name for species in the genus Catalpa that are native to North America, and may refer to: Catalpa bignonioides, native to the southeastern United States. Catalpa speciosa, native to the midwestern United States. Category: Set index articles on plant common names.
Calathea lutea, called the bijao, cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Mexican cigar plant, Habana cigar, and pampano, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae. [2] It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, southern Caribbean islands, and tropical South America. [1] A rhizomatous perennial reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is typically ...
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American storax, [3] hazel pine, [4] bilsted, [5] redgum, [3] satin-walnut, [3] star-leaved gum, [5] alligatorwood, [3] gumball tree [6], or simply sweetgum, [3] [7] is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America.
Nicotiana tabacum, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. tabacum is the most commonly grown species in the genus Nicotiana, as the plant's leaves are commercially harvested to be processed into tobacco for human use. The plant is tropical in origin, is commonly grown throughout the world, and is ...
Chorioactis geaster (Peck) Kupfer (1902)[3] Chorioactis is a genus of fungi that contains the single species Chorioactis geaster. [4] The mushroom is commonly known as the devil's cigar or the Texas star in the United States, while in Japan it is called kirinomitake (キリノミタケ). This extremely rare mushroom is notable for its unusual ...