Native to 36 botanical countries across Northern America; introduced into Ecuador, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
United States, Connecticut (Route 185 in Simsbury)
Location Remarks
Rt 185 in Simsbury
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Haywood
35.6675, -82.9925
Location Remarks
Pisgah National Forest. Along Pigeon River S of intersection with route I-40 at Fines Creek exit; along trail on SW side of river. 758 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Notes
Tree 18 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Family
Platanaceae
Genus
Platanus
Specific Epithet
occidentalis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#278,001 of 335,497
Top 83%
Extinction probability
6%