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Liquidambar styraciflua L.
sweetgum

       
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Liquidambar styraciflua L.

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Distribution:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

View 5 genera in Hamamelidaceae, 2 species in Liquidambar
 

Classification:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Hamamelidales
Family Hamamelidaceae – Witch-hazel family
Genus Liquidambar L. – sweetgum
Species Liquidambar styraciflua L. – sweetgum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
sweet gum              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW FAC FAC+ FACW NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin     Moderate   Minor   Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19027.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Liquidambar styraciflua L.

AR-University of Arkansas Horticulture

Arboles Ornamentale

CA-Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

CA-Friends of the Urban Forest

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-USFS Fact Sheet

Forestry Images

IL-UI Plants

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Mexico-Los Arboles de la UNAM

NC-Duke University

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheet

OH-Ohio State University

OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

OR-Oregon State University Horticulture: Landscape Plants

Silvics of North America

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

 
 
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