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Plant: American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
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Info: Entire plant / May 15, 2022 / Southern Pines, NC / License: All rights reserved
Caption: American Sweetgum #169; RAB p. 529, 95-1-1; LHB p. 491, 92-5-1; AG p. 180, 38-3-1, "A mongrel name, from 'liquidus' for fluid and Arabic, 'amber', in allusion to the fragrant terebinthine juice which it exudes from the tree."

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