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American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

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Common names

59 names · 36 languages
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Other languages (35)
Dutch
French
Basque
  • Tuliparbola[2]
Catalan
  • tuliper de Virgínia[2]
Cherokee
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 北美鹅掌楸[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 北美鵝掌楸[2]
  • 馬褂樹[2]
Czech
  • liliovník tulipánokvětý[2]
Danish
  • Almindelig Tulipantræ[2]
Estonian
  • harilik tulbipuu[2]
Finnish
  • lännentulppaanipuu[2]
Galician
Georgian
  • ლირიოდენდრონი[2]
German
Hungarian
  • amerikai tulipánfa[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • チューリップノキ[2]
  • ユリノキ[2]
Kannada
  • ಲಿರಿಯೊಡೆಂಡ್ರಾನ್[2]
Korean
  • 백합나무[2]
Laadan
  • hodoyáanin[2]
Lithuanian
  • Gelsvažiedis tulpmedis[2]
Luxembourgish
Norwegian
  • Tulipantreslekten[2]
Polish
  • Tulipanowiec amerykański[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Лириодендрон тюльпановый[2]
  • Тюльпанное дерево[2]
Seneca
Serbian
  • Lalino drvo[2]
  • Лалино дрво[2]
Slovak
  • ľaliovník tulipánokvetý[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • tulpanträd[2]
  • Tulpanträdssläktet[2]
Thai
  • ทิวลิปทรีอเมริกัน[2]
Turkish
  • Lale Ağacı[2]
Ukrainian
  • Тюльпанне дерево[2]
Uzbek
  • Loladaraxt[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Liriodendron tulipifera — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • American tuliptree — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulpenbaum — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • fiddletree — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulip poplar — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulip tree — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tuliptree — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipwood — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • whitewood — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • yellow poplar — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulipífero de Virginia — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulípero de Virginia — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Árbol de las Tulipas — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • arbre aux lis — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipier de virginie — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Albero dei tulipani — results[0].names[49]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Amerikaanse tulpenboom — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulpenboom — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipeiro — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipeiro-da-virgínia — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
[2] Liriodendron tulipifera — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • American tuliptree — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Amerikanischer Tulpenbaum — results[5].names[17]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulpenbaum — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • fiddletree — results[5].names[37]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulip poplar — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulip tree — results[5].names[2]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tuliptree — results[5].names[14]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipwood — results[5].names[35]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • whitewood — results[5].names[36]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • yellow poplar — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulipífero de Virginia — results[5].names[23]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulípero de Virginia — results[5].names[22]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Árbol de las Tulipas — results[5].names[24]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • arbre aux lis — results[5].names[8]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipier de virginie — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Albero dei tulipani — results[5].names[49]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Amerikaanse tulpenboom — results[5].names[16]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulpenboom — results[5].names[15]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipeiro — results[5].names[9]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulipeiro-da-virgínia — results[5].names[33]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ユリノキ — results[5].names[10]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • liliovník tulipánokvětý — results[5].names[11]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • 北美鵝掌楸 — results[5].names[12]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • 馬褂樹 — results[5].names[13]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Almindelig Tulipantræ — results[5].names[18]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • 백합나무 — results[5].names[19]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulipanowiec amerykański — results[5].names[20]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Лириодендрон тюльпановый — results[5].names[21]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • 北美鹅掌楸 — results[5].names[25]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • チューリップノキ — results[5].names[26]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • harilik tulbipuu — results[5].names[27]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Sga:ok — results[5].names[28]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Gelsvažiedis tulpmedis — results[5].names[29]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tulpanträd — results[5].names[30]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • tuliper de Virgínia — results[5].names[31]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • hodoyáanin — results[5].names[32]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulpebam — results[5].names[34]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Лалино дрво — results[5].names[38]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Lalino drvo — results[5].names[39]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • amerikai tulipánfa — results[5].names[40]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ლირიოდენდრონი — results[5].names[41]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Тюльпанне дерево — results[5].names[42]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulpanträdssläktet — results[5].names[43]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Loladaraxt — results[5].names[44]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulipantreslekten — results[5].names[45]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ಲಿರಿಯೊಡೆಂಡ್ರಾನ್ — results[5].names[46]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulipeiro — results[5].names[47]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ᏥᏳ — results[5].names[48]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ทิวลิปทรีอเมริกัน — results[5].names[50]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • lännentulppaanipuu — results[5].names[51]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • ľaliovník tulipánokvetý — results[5].names[52]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tuliparbola — results[5].names[53]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Тюльпанное дерево — results[5].names[54]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Lale Ağacı — results[5].names[55]; taxon id 53582; Liriodendron tulipifera.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Liriodendron tulipifera ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Tuliptree (EN); Tulpenbaum (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 160468; taxon 3VCGS.
[4] Liriodendron tulipifera — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Canary Whitehood — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Canoewood — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • North American Whitewood — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulip Poplar — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Tulip Tree — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Western Poplar — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Whitewood — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Yellow Poplar — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(8); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
  • Yellow-Poplar — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(9); heading: Common Name(s):; Liriodendron tulipifera.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Liriodendron tulipifera is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Magnoliaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
24.38–36.58 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
9.14–18.29 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Oval; Pyramidal; Rounded

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist; Occasionally Dry

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Loam (Silt)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring; Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Native range
S. Ontario to NC. & E. U.S.A.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a tree. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Liriodendron tulipifera — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 539360; ID 3VCGS; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 539360; ID 3VCGS; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Liriodendron tulipifera — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Liriodendron tulipifera — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1043147; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 154551, 154552, 154553, 154554, 154555, 154556, 154557, 154558, 154559, 154560, 154561, 154562, 154563, 154564, 154565, 154566, 154567, 154568, 154569, 154570, 154571, 154572, 154573, 154574, 154575, 154576, 154577, 154578

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.