OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 2 taxa in the family Platanaceae, Sycamore family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Sycamore, Planetree

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis   FAMILY: Platanaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Platanus occidentalis   FAMILY: Platanaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Platanus occidentalis 096-01-001   FAMILY: Platanaceae

 

Habitat: Riverbanks and alluvial forests, streambanks, sometimes weedy on rocky roadcuts

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Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: London Planetree

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Platanus ×hispanica   FAMILY: Platanaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Platanus ×hispanica [occidentalis × orientalis]   FAMILY: Platanaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Hybrid of native and non-native

 


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"And what is to be our vision for these old rugged hills? What is our answer to them when they ask us to care, to respect, and to preserve? Where do we place them on our list of concerns? How do we prioritize them, these places that have existed since just after the first moments of time?" — Don McGowan