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Liquidambar L.
sweetgum
       
Symbol:   LIQUI  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Hamamelidaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Liquidambar L.

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Distribution:
Liquidambar L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Liquidambar L.

View 5 genera in Hamamelidaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Liquidambar orientalis Mill.. .
Liquidambar orientalis
Oriental sweetgum
Distribution of Liquidambar styraciflua L.. . Image Available.
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Liquidambar L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Hamamelidales
Family Hamamelidaceae – Witch-hazel family
Genus Liquidambar L. – sweetgum
 

More Accounts and Images:
Liquidambar L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19026.
 
 
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