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COMMON NAME

American sweetgum

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Liquidambar styraciflua

Plant family

(Altingiaceae)

Plant group

Deciduous Trees and Shrubs

Sweetgum is a large tree with star shaped leaves. The fruits are round balls with spiny tips sticking out in all directions (sometimes referred to as "gumballs").
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Sweetgum is a large tree with star shaped leaves. The fruits are round balls with spiny tips sticking out in all directions (sometimes referred to as "gumballs").
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The leaves of Sweetgum have five to seven  pointed lobes, spread out like a hand or a star, and are referred to as "palmately lobed". This tree is found primarily in the southeastern and southcentral US, as well as in Mexico and Central America.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , California , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , West Virginia
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