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Acer pseudoplatanus
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Carpark at Lardon Chase, Streatley Hill, Berkshire
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| Common names: | Sycamore (English) |
| Description: | Deciduous tree to 30 m with glabrous branchlets. Milky latex absent. Leaves 5-lobed; petiole often red; lamina large (7-15 cm), lobes acute, coarsely serrate. Flowers numerous, in pendulous panicles, appearing with the leaves. Fruits glabrous, with wings spreading at at an angle of c. 90 degrees. |
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| Flowering time: | Apr - Jun |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Image last updated: | Saturday 26 July 2008 |
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External websites:
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acer pseudoplatanusEOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acer pseudoplatanus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acer pseudoplatanus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acer pseudoplatanus
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Acer pseudoplatanus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acer pseudoplatanus
Ispot: Acer pseudoplatanus
JSTOR Plant Science: Acer pseudoplatanus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acer pseudoplatanus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acer pseudoplatanus
The Plant List (version 1.1): Acer pseudoplatanus
Tropicos: Acer pseudoplatanus
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