Platanus wrightii

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Noun1.Platanus wrightii - medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5Platanus wrightii - medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5
Arizona sycamore
genus Platanus, Platanus - genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore
plane tree, platan, sycamore - any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
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Lower-elevation areas of the canyon are characterized as Arizona uplands subdivision of Sonoran desert scrub (Brown, 1982) and are dominated by velvet mesquite trees (Prosopis velutina) and other spinecent shrubs (Powell and Steidl, 2000); upper-elevation areas of the canyon are characterized as Madrean evergreen woodland (Brown, 1982) and dominated by oaks (Arizona white [Quercus arizonica], Mexican blue [Quercus oblongifolia], and Emory [Quercus emoryi]), Arizona walnut (Juglans major), and Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii).
Influence of vegetation on montane riparian bird communities in the Sky Islands of Arizona, USA
gooddingii), alisos (Platanus wrightii), fresnos (Fraxinus velutina) y nogales (Juglans major) (Van Devender et al., 2010).
Vegetacion de la sierra madre occidental, Mexico: una sintesis
Propagation of Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii Wats.) by Stem Cuttings.
RESPONSE OF PLANE TREE (PLATANUS ORIENTALIS) TO CUTTINGS AND PLANTING DATES
In the United States, sycamore is a name reserved for several species of Platanus, among them Platanus occidentalis, Platanus racemosa and Platanus wrightii. But in Europe, the commonly used term sycamore refers to a species belonging to the maple family, Acer pseudoplatanus.
Pretty 'plane': American sycamore offers impressive yields
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