Vascular Plants of North Carolina
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Account for Chinese Sweetgum - Liquidambar formosana   Hance
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Section 6 » Family Altingiaceae
AuthorHance
DistributionNaturalizing in Orange County, according to Weakley (2025), but no specimen is at SERNEC. A 1939 specimen from "Willard Township" in Pender County was "introduced by the U.S.D.A."

Native to southeastern Asia.
AbundanceVery rare.
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IdentificationLeaves are 3-lobed, each lobe abruptly pointed. See images in Weakley (2025).
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Global RankGNR
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