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Scientific Name: Platanus occidentalis
Record Found: 1
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Light Regime | Moisture Regime | Plant Type | Maximum expected height (in feet) | Pollinator? | Flowering Seasons | Grassland Species | Riparian Buffer | Riparian Zone | |||||||||
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| Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore, American Sycamore | Sun, Part, Shade | Wet, Moist, Dry | Woody, broad-leaved | >25 | No | Spring, Early Summer | No | Yes | 2, 3, 4 | |||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=663 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed) Live Plant Available: Archewild (live plant), Bremo Trees (live plant), Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery (live plant), Mid-Atlantic Natives (live plant), Seven Bends Nursery (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant) Synonym: Platanus occidentalis, Platanus occidentalis, Platanus occidentalis Digital Atlas Name: Platanus occidentalis L. Habitat: Floodplain forests and swamps, montane alluvial forests, stream banks, flood-scoured rocky bars and shores, and disturbed alluvial habitats; an occasional invader of old fields and disturbed forests on mesic lower slopes and uplands. Common in the mountains and Piedmont; frequent in the Coastal Plain. Synonyms: [= Y; = P. occidentalis var. occidentalis - Z; < P. occidentalis - C, FNA, G, GW, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.; > P. occidentalis var. occidentalis - F; > P. occidentalis var. glabrata (Fernald) Sargent - F] taxonPhenology: Apr-May; Sep-Nov County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Norfolk, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
