Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera)
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Flowering plantsIn Butler County, Ohio

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera (Raf. ex Sarg.) C.K.Schneid.

Osage-orange in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Maclura

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

Near Butler County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (27)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (48)
  • Recorded, season not shown (12)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Osage-orange by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County88 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County73 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County111 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County115 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County100 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Butler County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 88 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 in all

Records per week from 88 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Osage-orange in Butler County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Osage-orangeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100059
Jan 11–1721104
Jan 18–2400111
Jan 25–310054
Feb 1–70062
Feb 8–140059
Feb 15–210070
Feb 22–2800117
Mar 1–700221
Mar 8–1400224
Mar 15–2100250
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 400464
Apr 5–1100681
Apr 12–1800911
Apr 19–25001,134
Apr 26 – May 2001,163
May 3–9001,117
May 10–1600724
May 17–2300681
May 24–3000518
May 31 – Jun 611531
Jun 7–1311605
Jun 14–2000566
Jun 21–2700545
Jun 28 – Jul 400622
Jul 5–1100580
Jul 12–1833658
Jul 19–2500618
Jul 26 – Aug 100664
Aug 2–811710
Aug 9–1511555
Aug 16–2200856
Aug 23–29111,185
Aug 30 – Sep 5332,105
Sep 6–12532,341
Sep 13–19441,284
Sep 20–26721,693
Sep 27 – Oct 31141,744
Oct 4–101371,330
Oct 11–17641,154
Oct 18–2474745
Oct 25–31144955
Nov 1–722261
Nov 8–1443265
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800187
Nov 29 – Dec 500103
Dec 6–1200173
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260089
Dec 27 – Jan 222106

Reported in flower

Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

Only 11 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late May to early January, middle week Oct 11–17

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,169 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 752 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Osage-orange in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Osage-orangeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102076,211
Jan 11–17745,146
Jan 18–24434,645
Jan 25–31424,698
Feb 1–71076,023
Feb 8–141145,888
Feb 15–21625,436
Feb 22–28546,846
Mar 1–7438,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–287313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 45319,661
Apr 5–113226,860
Apr 12–184339,925
Apr 19–255141,623
Apr 26 – May 27556,391
May 3–97452,952
May 10–163353,785
May 17–233357,698
May 24–307554,651
May 31 – Jun 614553,099
Jun 7–1310553,700
Jun 14–2012556,625
Jun 21–278655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 412758,477
Jul 5–119561,336
Jul 12–1816664,722
Jul 19–258469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 119759,416
Aug 2–810559,712
Aug 9–1522855,994
Aug 16–2220854,328
Aug 23–2919751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 525957,167
Sep 6–1235859,075
Sep 13–1935954,543
Sep 20–2649845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 355943,180
Oct 4–10971037,841
Oct 11–1773930,824
Oct 18–2467921,156
Oct 25–3180819,021
Nov 1–7701014,172
Nov 8–14711012,621
Nov 15–213687,965
Nov 22–284398,136
Nov 29 – Dec 52886,083
Dec 6–121986,004
Dec 13–192175,423
Dec 20–261575,661
Dec 27 – Jan 24588,459

Reported in flower

Only 5 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • eastern black walnut Juglans nigraOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American sycamore Platanus occidentalis32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • common hackberry Celtis occidentalis17 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii16 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Forest34%31%
Farmland10%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water1%3%

From 819 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,169 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.