Resources
- Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Selected Images
![]() 0001068 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) James R. Allison |
![]() 0001069 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) James R. Allison |
![]() 0016015 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 0016227 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Feature(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 1119326 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Stand Chris Evans |
![]() 1237040 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Tree(s) Chuck Bargeron |
![]() 1380268 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Bark Chris Evans |
![]() 2130024 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Plant(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2130026 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Tree(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2189058 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Seedling(s) Chris Evans |
![]() 2307020 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage James H. Miller |
![]() 2307023 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 2307025 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Twig(s)/Shoot(s) James H. Miller |
![]() 2308096 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Seed(s) David J. Moorhead |
![]() 2651027 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Seedling(s) David J. Moorhead |
![]() 5022020 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Tree(s) Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
![]() 5022021 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
![]() 5022022 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
![]() 5022025 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive |
![]() 5273051 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5308044 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5308046 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5344056 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Control Nancy Fraley |
![]() 5396616 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Robert Vidéki |
![]() 5403435 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Annemarie Smith |
![]() 5403436 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Foliage Annemarie Smith |
![]() 5453538 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453544 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453547 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453551 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453554 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453563 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453589 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Bark Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453616 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453643 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Bark Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453646 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453647 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453650 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5453665 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 9005083 princesstree Paulownia tomentosa Fruit(s) James H. Miller |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Significant Threat
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- Reichard, Sarah. 1994. Assessing the potential of invasiveness in woody plants introduced in North America. University of Washington Ph.D. dissertation.
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Asteridae |
| Order: Scrophulariales |
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: Paulownia |
Other System Links
Plants: PATO2Bayer: PAZTO
GRIN: 27045
ITIS: 33460
NPDN Pest: PAQAFBA
NPDN Host: 35552
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
princess tree, royal paulownia, royal empresstree
Related Scientific Names:
| Paulownia imperialis (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |











































