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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis L.
American plane-tree, sycamore
Platanus: from the Greek name platanos for the long-lived oriental plane tree
occidentalis: Latin for "western"
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | perennial tree to 125' tall, smooth bark peeling with age exposing the white to greenish new bark |
| Flower: | blooms in the spring |
| Fruit: | stalked "ball" of achenes |
| Leaf: | light green often with 3-5 shallow lobes, edges smooth to coarsely toothed |
| Habitat: | moist; streambanks, lakes, ravines |
| (Glossary) |
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