American Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis L. - Plane-tree family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Features
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Green, Brown
Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on American Sycamore: 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
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.