Chinese parasoltree USDA PLANTS Symbol: FISI2
U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Shrub or Subshrub Hardwood Trees
Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight

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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Malvales: Sterculiaceae
Native Range: China, Japan (REHD); East Asia from Ryukyus to Vietnam (BAIL);


EDDMapS Distribution:
This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
 


State(s) Where Reported invasive.
Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.

Native Alternatives:
Cupressus arizonica (Arizona cypress)
Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore)
Taxodium distichum (bald cypress)


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U.S. National Parks where reported invasive:
Vicksburg National Military Park (Mississippi)



Invasive Listing Sources:
Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council
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