American sweetgum tree (fruit) (Liquidambar styraciflua)

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38.7537, -77.0823

Field Notes

Description:

This spotting was inspired by the interesting thread of comments on one of my recent posts: American sweetgum (fruit and fall foliage) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7836800 My sincere thanks to "KristalWatrous" -- pollination biologist and PN spotter extraordinaire -- for providing the botanical definition of the word "fruit." Note: The quarters used to show the relative size of the fruit specimens are approximately one inch (~1") in diameter.

Habitat:

Landscape planting in a green space between commercial buildings.

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Liquidambar styraciflua

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Comments (4)

HemaShah

this wood be a great addition to the seed and seed pods mission. Please consider joining!! Thnx! http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8362643

KristalWatrous

The seeds had probably already dispersed since the holes in the fruits have opened. Here's a botanical drawing that shows what the seeds should look like: http://delta-intkey.com/angio/images/altin411.gif.

Geodialist

Happy Thanksgiving, Kristal! I cut one of the pieces of "fruit" in half. The inside of the fruit looks like a honeycomb; I didn't see anything that looks like a seed. What am I missing?

KristalWatrous

Glad to help!

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