Calflora Taxon Report
Platanus racemosa  Nutt.
California sycamore, Western sycamore
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2023 Ryan O'Dell
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2021 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Cynthia Powell
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2019 Rachelle Gray
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2025 Ron Vanderhoff
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2023 Cynthia Powell
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2015 Diane Etchison
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2016 Steve Matson
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2021 Richard Spjut
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2021 Richard Spjut
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2016 Steve Matson
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2024 Art Clark
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Platanus racemosa is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Platanus
Family: Platanaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
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[Wikipedia] Size, Bark, Branches, Twigs Description: This large tree grows to 35 metres (110 ft) in height with a trunk diameter of up to one meter (three feet). The height of these trees ranges from 10 to 35 meters. A specimen on the campus of Stanford University has a trunk girth (circumference) of 10.5 feet (3.20 m). The trunk generally divides into two or more large trunks splitting into many branches. The bark is an attractive patchwork of white, tawny beige, pinkish gray, and pale brown.[6] Both older bark and twigs on this plane sycamore become darker with time. The twigs and bark range from a light brownish gray to a shade resembling the color sepia. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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