Difference between revisions of "Liquidambar styraciflua"
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''L. styraciflua'' has medium palatability for browsing animals <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/>, and the bark is a favorite food of beavers. Additionally, the sap used to be gathered as chewing gum. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"/> | ''L. styraciflua'' has medium palatability for browsing animals <ref name= "USDA Plant Database"/>, and the bark is a favorite food of beavers. Additionally, the sap used to be gathered as chewing gum. <ref name= "Weakley 2015"/> | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 14 June 2018
Common name: sweetgum [1], red gum [2]
| Liquidambar styraciflua | |
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| Photo by the Southeastern Flora Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Hamamelidales |
| Family: | Hamamelidaceae |
| Genus: | Liquidambar |
| Species: | L. styraciflua |
| Binomial name | |
| Liquidambar styraciflua L. | |
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| Natural range of Liquidambar styraciflua from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none
Varieties: none
Description
L. styraciflua is a perennial tree of the Hamamelidaceae family native to North America. [1]
Distribution
L. styraciflua is found in the southeastern corner of the United States from Texas to Massachusetts, as well as California. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
L. styraciflua is found in swamp forests, floodplains, moist forests, depressional wetlands, old fields, and disturbed areas. [2]
Phenology
L. styraciflua flowers February, March, and May. [3]
Fire ecology
L. styraciflua is quite fire resistant. [4]
Use by animals
L. styraciflua has medium palatability for browsing animals [1], and the bark is a favorite food of beavers. Additionally, the sap used to be gathered as chewing gum. [2]
Conservation and Management
L. styraciflua is listed as a species of special concern by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LIST2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18
- ↑ Brockway, D. G., et al. (2005). Restoration of longleaf pine ecosystems. F. S. United States Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station.
