american sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

Member of planes (genus Platanus)
plane family (family Platanaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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• leaf lobes generally shallower than for western sycamore (Platanus racemosa), but it can vary among leaves on a tree and depending on condition
• usually only a single fruit per stalk
• extremely rare in the bay area according to CalFlora

Toxicity of plane tree (Platanus occidentalis):
0 – Non-toxic.

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

• Platanus occidentalis → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – FNA
• not listed → Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora