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American sycamore/el plátano occidental

Platanus occidentalis is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States. An American sycamore tree can often be easily distinguished from other trees by its mottled bark which flakes off in great irregular masses, leaving the surface mottled and gray, greenish-white and brown. The tree can grow up to 40 m (131 ft) high and 1.5 to 2 m (4.9 to 6.6 ft) in diameter. Leaves 10 to 23 cm (4 to 9 in) long.

 

Columbia, South Carolina.

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Uploaded on October 25, 2019
Taken on November 11, 2017