Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera L. - Magnolia family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Tuliptree: Actias luna luna, Automeris io io, Callosamia angulifera, Callosamia promethea, Callosamia securifera, Endopiza liriodendrana, Epimecis hortaria, Euzophera ostricolorella, Halysidota tessellaris, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyblaea puera, Hyphantria cunae, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio troilus, Perimede erransella, Phyllocnistis liriodendronella, Samia cynthia cynthia, Zeuzera pyrina
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
- CAN: Ontario
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.