Plantanus racemosa
General Information
Group: Dicot
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Hamamelididae
Order: Hamamelidales
Family: Platanaceae – Plane-tree family
Genus: Platanus – Sycamore
Species: Racemosa – California sycamore
Native Range
Along California’s coast to northernmost portion of Mexico’s western coast
Additional Information
- “Aliso” in Spanish
- Native to California and Baja
- Grows along streams and rivers (riparian zones)
- Drought tolerant
- Often used as ornamental
- Mottled white bark
- Thick trunk and branches
Location at Albuquerque Academy
Science courtyard by pond
Sources and More Information
http://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=PLRA
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PLRA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_racemosa