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Ptelea trifoliata
Also called Stinking ash, Wafer ash, Hoptree, Shrub Trefoil, Three Leaved Hop Tree, American Hop Tree, Common Hop Tree
Common hoptree is a deciduous North American shrub or small tree with trifoliate leaves, grown as an ornamental and valued for its winged fruits. It tolerates a wide range of soils, but it needs reasonable moisture and sun to do well.
Ptelea trifoliata, commonly known as common hoptree, wafer ash, stinking ash, and skunk bush, is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family (Rutaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a deciduous shrub or tree, with alternate, trifoliate leaves.
Ptelea trifoliata is native to North America, where its northern limits are in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is native through much of the eastern and southwestern United States, although it is absent from some areas of the Upper Midwest and is rare in much of New England. Its southern limits are in Mexico.
It has several Native American uses as a seasoning and as an herbal medicine for different ailments.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptelea trifoliata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
