| This weedy small tree introduced from China grows along roadsides and in waste places. It's common in the Coastal Plain, occasional in the Piedmont, and rare in the Mountains. New Hanover Co., NC 8/26/06.
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| The large bipinnately compound leaves have a unique angular shape. Other common names include Chinese Umbrella Tree, Pride-of-India, and "Mahogany" (it is a relative of West Indian Mahogany). Washington Co., NC 6/21/06.
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| The small flowers have white petals, tinged with lavender. Greenville, NC 5/5/06.
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| Washington Co., NC 6/21/06.
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| The one-seeded drupes are tan colored when ripe. Pitt Co., NC 11/6/05.
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| Bark of a sapling. Washington Co., NC 6/21/06.
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| The smooth bark of a young tree is vertically streaked green and brown with scattered pale lenticels. New Hanover Co., NC 8/26/06.
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