common hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
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Flowering plantsIn Ohio

Common hoptree

Ptelea trifoliata L.

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Family
Rutaceae
Genus
Ptelea
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Range

Where it is recorded

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

  • No result yet (52)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (34)
  • Recorded, season not shown (1)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
common hoptree by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County43 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
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 County34 · Season shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

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

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Early May to mid-October, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

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

Records per week from 303 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 241 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of common hoptree in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of common hoptreeYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31334,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–141110,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42219,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–94352,952
May 10–169353,785
May 17–236457,698
May 24–3018654,651
May 31 – Jun 618553,099
Jun 7–1328753,700
Jun 14–2024756,625
Jun 21–2721755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 415658,477
Jul 5–1125861,336
Jul 12–186464,722
Jul 19–259569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18359,416
Aug 2–87659,712
Aug 9–158655,994
Aug 16–2210554,328
Aug 23–296551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 511657,167
Sep 6–1212659,075
Sep 13–1912454,543
Sep 20–265345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 35443,180
Oct 4–104437,841
Oct 11–175330,824
Oct 18–247421,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2118,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late May to mid-June, middle week Jun 7–13.

From 53 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

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 poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans69 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia63 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • box elder Acer negundo14 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica12 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
Developed39%49%
Forest35%31%
Farmland12%11%
Barren7%0.6%
Wetland5%5%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%
Open water1%3%

From 198 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

303 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.