Deciduous tree, with a medium to large trunk, up to 1 m in diameter, branched from the base with more or less spreading branches.
Curiosities
Mixed with tobacco, it was used for smoking at the court of the Mexican emperors. It was also widely used in France as a perfume for gloves.
| Height | Up to 30 m. |
| Leaves | Palmate and lobed, 7 to 19 cm. Long and wide, closely resembling those of maples. |
| Flowers/Fruit | Fruit heavy, dry, globose, 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter. |
| Climate/Habitat | Native to temperate regions of eastern North America and cultivated in temperate zones worldwide. It grows from sea level up to 800 m in altitude, in forests, floodplains, swamps, and along rivers. |
| Common Name | Liquidambar |
| Scientific Name | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Genus | Liquidambar |
| Family | Altingiaceae |
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