Scientific Name
Liquidambar styraciflua
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sweet-gum
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Saxifraganae |
| Order | Saxifragales |
| Family | Altingiaceae |
| Genus | Liquidambar |
| Species | Liquidambar styraciflua |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Ingram, 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
5
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office.
Created Date
8/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Salle, 1972: one of the dominant species of the canopy of most wooded areas along the Yorktown Colonial Parkway./Loetterle, 1970: Dominates the canopy on Jamestown Island./Ingram, 1998: Very common; forest and unmown field./VanAlstine, 2001: Pond 15, Crawford Road; Pond 44, Pond 45, Pond 46, Pond 47+48; Pond 55 a+b; Pond 55c; Pond 62; Pond 63../, Park Species Data Source: Ludwig et al, 1993a-Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unita;Davis, 1988-Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unit;Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., 1996-Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unit;Loetterle, 1970-Jamestown Unit /Jamestown Island;Ingram, 1998-Jamestown Unit/Green Spring ;Salle,1972-Colonial Parkway;Environmental Concern Inc., 2000-Jamestown Unit /NeckOLand;Van Alstine, 2001-Yorktown Unit/Depression Ponds;Weber, 2002-Jamestown Unit /Jamestown Island;Clark, 1998-Colonial Parkway/Jamestown Unit/Yorktown Unit;Sankey, No Date-Yorktown Unit/Grafton Ponds Sinkhole Complex;VanAlstine, 2004-Entire Park;Craig, 1991-Yorktown Unit/Surrender Field and Surrender Ground;Rawinski, 1997-Yorktown Unit/Grafton Ponds
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