Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata L. - Rue family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 25.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Common Hoptree: Agonopterix argillacea, Agonopterix nigrinotella, Agonopterix pteleae, Apache barberella, Dichomeris citrifoliella, Fomoria pteliaeella, Papilio cresphontes, Papilio glaucus, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio multicaudatus, Papilio rutulus, Samia cynthia
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: Ontario, Québec
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.