Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Proteales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Platanus ×acerifolia [occidentalis × orientalis]
FAMILY
Platanaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read about Platanus (Platanaceae) and Proteaceae from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanus ×hispanica [occidentalis × orientalis]
FAMILY
Platanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Platanus acerifolia
COMMON NAME:
London Planetree
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_acerif_london_1
August
Bark exposed by peeling green (vs. mostly white in P. occidentalis), per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_acerif_london_2
August
Lobes of leaves elongate, often longer than wide, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_acerif_london_t
September
Fruiting heads 1-3 per peduncle, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Platanus ×acerifolia [occidentalis × orientalis]
FAMILY
Platanaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Platanus ×hispanica [occidentalis × orientalis]
FAMILY
Platanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Platanus acerifolia
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious
Hybrid of native and non-native
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in disturbed areas; planted as a street tree and reported as occasionally escaping, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!