Chinese parasoltree
Firmiana simplex
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Form & Habitat
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Leaves
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Twigs
Chinese parasoltree twigs
Bark
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Flowers
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Fruit
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  • FAMILY: STERCULIACEAE
  • ALTERNATE COMMON NAME:
  • LEAVES: alternate, simple, deciduous; large, 3-5 pointed lobes
  • FLOWER: clusters, about a foot long, of small yellow flowers; summer
  • FRUIT: clusters of open papery pods with pea-like seeds
  • TWIGS:
  • BARK: very smooth and green
  • FORM: small, branching trunk
  • HABITAT: urban areas; naturalized in parts of the south
  • RANGE: southeast Asia
  • USES: ornamental
    • Best Recognition Features:
    1. smooth green bark
    2. large, pointed-lobed leaves
    3. open, papery pods with pea-like seeds
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