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Staphylea bolanderi

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Staphylea bolanderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Crossosomatales
Family: Staphyleaceae
Genus: Staphylea
Species:
S. bolanderi
Binomial name
Staphylea bolanderi

Staphylea bolanderi, common name Sierra bladdernut,[1] is an uncommon species of bladdernut endemic to California. It ranges from the southern Sierra Nevada to the southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range and the Klamath Mountains. It is a shrub or small tree growing 2–6 m tall. The deciduous leaves are each made up of three round or oval leaflets with toothed edges, each leaflet measuring up to 6 cm long. The inflorescence is a panicle of flowers drooping on long pedicels. Each flower has five white petals within five snow white sepals, and a cluster of five stamens protruding from the mouth. The fruit is an inflated, bladderlike capsule up to 5 cm long containing smooth brown seeds.[2]

Natural range

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Staphylea bolanderi". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Jepson Manual treatment". Retrieved 2013-11-27.