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Tree in the Witch Hazel Family - Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelidaceae - Watson/Dallwitz

Description of Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweetgum

Leaves: alternate, simple, palmately lobed.

Fruit: a capsule.

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