Platanus racemosa (species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Proteales (order) > Platanaceae (family) > Platanus (genus)
Descripción
Species of large plane tree native to to California and Baja California. The trunk generally divides into two or more large trunks splitting into many branches; it has an attractive bark that is white, beige, gray, and pinkish, with older bark becoming darker and peeling away. It is used for landscaping, for timber, the fruit is food for birds, and mammals eat its twigs and bark.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- California sycamore (species) [en]
- Californica sycamore (species) [en]
- western sycamore (species) [en]
- California plane tree (species) [en]
- aliso (California sycamore, species) [en]