American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis L.

Plane-tree family

Plant Type
Tree
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
150.0 feet
Flower Color
Red, Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Tolerant
Water Use High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Acronicta americana, Ancylis divisana, Ancylis platanana, Antheraea polyphemus polyphemus, Automeris io, Citheronia regalis, Diatraea saccharalis, Eacles imperialis imperialis, Ectoedemia clemensella, Ectoedemia platanella, Euzophera semifuneralis, Gelechia albisparsella, Gelechia desiliens, Halysidota harrisii, Halysidota tessellaris, Heterocampa guttivitta, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lithophane signosa, Lophocampa caryae, Lymantria dispar, Macrurocampa marthesia, Megalopyge opercularis, Misogada unicolor, Oiketicus abbotii, Orgyia leucostigma, Pandemis lamprosana, Pococera melanogrammos, Sabulodes caberata, Samia cynthia cynthia, Scolecocampa liburna, Spodoptera frugiperda, Synanthedon resplendens, Thorybes ephemeraeformis

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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