Charred Arizona Sycamore
This is an Arizona Sycamore standing a wildfire burn zone
north of Banning, California. The fire was in the
Spring and this photograph was taken a few weeks after the fire. The lower leaves,
some of the twigs, and some of the bark on the trunk had
been burned away. The duff, grasses and most of the lower shrubs had been burned
away.
Definition/Function:
KINGDOM: Plantae UNRANKED: Angiosperms UNRANKED: Eudicots ORDER: Proteales FAMILY:
Platanaceae
GENUS: Platanus SPECIES: wrightii
Arizona sycamore is a common tree in the steppe of both Arizona and Southern California.
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