Sweetgum
Scientific Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Star-shaped leaves; corky ridges on young twigs; twigs, sap, and leaves sweet flavored; spiky seed balls, the seeds picked by goldfinches, purple finches, and other songbirds.
Sweetgum
Scientific Name: Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum
| Genus species: | Liquidambar styraciflua | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Sweetgum | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Altingiaceae 
Altingiaceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Saxifragales,[1] consisting of wind-pollinated trees that produce hard, woody fruits containing numerous seeds. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | A. Swanson | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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