The petiole bases are unusual - they completely enclose the bud.
Plantae>Magnoliophyta>Magnoliopsida>Hamamelidales>Platanaceae>Platanus occidentalis L.
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| A large tree of wet areas, especially common along streams and rivers. The leaves are large and palmately lobed. The petiole bases are unusual - they completely enclose the bud. |
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| The large, toothed, leaf-like stipules can persist into the fall. Chapel Hill, NC 9/23/03. |
| The ball-shaped fruit clusters contain thousands of tiny winged seeds (achenes). Chatham Co., NC 3/17/06. |
| The bark is very distinctive, peeling off in large flakes to reveal a mottled pattern of white and green-gray. Greenville, NC 11/6/05. |
| The higher branches are nearly white; the lower down on the tree, the more dark bark flakes. |
| Near the base of a medium-sized tree. Greenville, NC 11/6/05. |
More information:
Hilton Pond
USFS Silvics Manual
University of Connecticut
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 3/30/08 cwcook@duke.edu
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