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Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. (ITIS)
Princess tree, empress tree, royal paulownia
China (Longbrake and McCarthy 2001)
1840s (Longbrake and McCarthy 2001)
Introduced as an ornamental (Innes 2009)
Grows and produces seeds rapidly, and displaces native species in disturbed areas (Innes 2009)
Princess tree, foliage in June
Photo by James H. Miller; USDA, Forest Service
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Paulownia tomentosa. [Accessed Sep 10, 2014].
Innes, R.J. 2009. Paulownia tomentosa. In: Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Longbrake, A.C., and B.C. McCarthy. 2001. Biomass allocation and resprouting ability of princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa: Scrophulariaceae) across a light gradient. American Midland Naturalist 146(2):388-403.