Styrax platanifolius Engelmann ex Torrey ssp. platanifolius . Common name: Sycamore-leaf Snowbell. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: "Usually in oak-juniper woodlands on steep rocky banks and ledges along intermittent or perennial streams, rarely far from some reliable source of moisture" (Carr 2016). Distribution: Endemic to the Edwards Plateau and vicinity (Lampasas Cutplain, and Llano Uplift).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA8, K4; < Styrax platanifolia — S13, Tx, orthographic variant; < Styrax platanifolius Engelm. — NcTx. Basionym: Styrax platanifolius Engelm. 1853
Links to other floras: = Styrax platanifolius ssp. platanifolius - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Great Plains: FAC (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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