Staphylea pinnata
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Staphylea pinnata, the European bladdernut, is a species of bladdernut native to Europe and naturalized in Britain.[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Staphylea+pinnata Plants for a Future—Staphylea pinnata]
Description
It is a deciduous shrub growing up to {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.[http://www.plantdatabase.ie/Staphylea_pinnata Plant Database—Staphylea pinnata] The species name pinnata refers to the pinnate leaves.{{cite journal |last1=Heiss |first1=Andreas G. |last2=Filipovic |first2=Dragana |last3=Nedelcheva |first3=Anely |last4=Ruß-Popa |first4=Gabriela |last5=Wanninger |first5=Klaus |last6=Schramayr |first6=Georg |last7=Perego |first7=Renata |last8=Jacomet |first8=Stefanie |date=October 2014 |title=A Fistful of Bladdernuts: The Shifting Uses of Staphylea pinnata L. as Documented by Archaeology, History, and Ethnology |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266200113 |journal=Folk Life |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=95–136 |doi=10.1179/0430877814Z.00000000031 |s2cid=163022862 |access-date=17 August 2015 |format=pdf}} Small, white, bell-shaped, fragrant flowers[http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d259 Missouri Botanical Garden—Staphylea pinnata] bloom from May to June, on panicles up to {{convert|13|cm|inch|abbr=on}} long. The flowers are bisexual and pollinated by flies. The fruits are inflated papery capsules, 2-3 lobed, up to {{convert|4|cm|inch|abbr=on}} long, ripening from September to November. The seeds are edible, and are said to taste like pistachios.
Cultivation
References
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Category:Edible nuts and seeds
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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