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American Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

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American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), also known as American storax, hazel pine, bilsted, redgum, satin-walnut, star-leaved gum, alligatorwood, or simply sweetgum, is a deciduous tree in the genus Liquidambar native to warm temperate areas of eastern North America and tropical montane regions of Mexico and Central America. Sweet gum is one of the main valuable forest trees in the southeastern United States, and is a popular ornamental tree in temperate climates. It is recognizable by the combination of its five-pointed star-shaped leaves (similar to maple leaves) and its hard, spiked fruits.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Tony Alter, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/78428166@N00/15544735086/
  2. (c) António Pena, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/anpena/37966896704/
  3. (c) Arb O'Retum, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/123413440@N05/49902782966/
  4. (c) Jessica Lucia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/5034901506/
  5. (c) Bruce Kirchoff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/brucekirchoff/22977390071/
  6. Adaptado por Tom Pollard de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar_styraciflua

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