Liquidambar styraciflua
Alligator Wood, American Storax
Other regional names: American Sweet Gum +4 more
- American Sweet Gum
- Red Gum
- Satin Walnut
- Sweet Gum
- Sweetgum
Also known as: Liquidambar barbata Stokes +7 more
- Liquidambar barbata Stokes
- Liquidambar gummifera Salisb.
- Liquidambar macrophylla Oerst.
- Liquidambar styraciflua f. pendula Rehder
- Liquidambar styraciflua f. rotundiloba Rehder
- Liquidambar styraciflua var. macrophylla (Oerst.) Nied.
- Liquidambar styraciflua var. mexicana Oerst.
- Liquidambar tuberculata Silba
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Altingiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in North America and South America, Liquidambar styraciflua (commonly known as Alligator-wood or American Storax) is a tree belonging to the Altingiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Belize, Connecticut, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belgium, Italy, New York, Spain