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Platanus L. (Platanaceae)

A genus of about seven species of trees; North America south to Central America and w. Asia to se. Asia.

One species occurs in North Carolina: Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore). It is native to the state.

Bark of Platanus occidentalis
Bark of Platanus occidentalis (Copyright W. Cook)
expand/contract button Axillary bud and leaf scar of Platanus occidentalis
Axillary bud and leaf scar of Platanus occidentalis (Photo: A. Krings, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
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Leaf of Platanus occidentalis (Copyright W. Cook)
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Inflorescence of Platanus occidentalis (Copyright W. Cook)
expand/contract button Fruit (multiple of achenes) of Platanus occidentalis
Fruit (multiple of achenes) of Platanus occidentalis (Copyright W. Cook)
expand/contract button N.C. distribution of Platanus occidentalis
N.C. distribution of Platanus occidentalis
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Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore)
(Common [uncommon in CP]; riverbanks and alluvial forests, streambanks, sometimes weedy on rocky roadcuts; Mt, Pd, CP; Fl: Apr-May, Fr: Sep-Nov)