trumpetflower
(Tecoma stans)
This species is Native to certain parts of the United States but may be invasive to others
In the US, it is native to Texas, New Mexico, Arizon, and possibly California. It has been introduced to Florida and can be weedy to invasive.
The plant is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to about 30 ft (10 m) tall. It has an odd-pinnate compound leaf with 3-13 serrate leaflets that are 3-4 in (8-10 cm) long. It has large and showy yellow, trumpet shaped flowers that are in clusters at the ends of branches. They flower in the Spring through Autumn. The fruit are narrow capsules that are up to 10 in (25 cm) long.
The plant is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to about 30 ft (10 m) tall. It has an odd-pinnate compound leaf with 3-13 serrate leaflets that are 3-4 in (8-10 cm) long. It has large and showy yellow, trumpet shaped flowers that are in clusters at the ends of branches. They flower in the Spring through Autumn. The fruit are narrow capsules that are up to 10 in (25 cm) long.
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Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Asteranae |
| Order: Lamiales |
| Family: Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: Tecoma |
| Tecoma stans |
References
Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.