-Non-Native plant
-Highly toxic, being a reservoir for plant pathogen TMV
Common name: Westerm sycamore
Scientific Name: Platanus racemosa
Time of Observation: 7:50:22
Date: 2014-05-27
Weather: Sunny, no wind
Temperature: 18 C
Location: Eaton Canyon Park, Pasadena, CA, US
Habitat: Alluvial savannah
Slope: flat terrain/depression surrounded by slight slope
Sun: complete exposure to sunlight
Water: no surrounding water seen
Soil: alluvial- sandy, gravelly soils
NOTES:
The Western Sycamore was found off the main walking trail in a dry, desert-like, and alluvial area filled with stones. This North American native tree is found abundantly in the Eaton Canyon community. The trees were about 100 feet high and 5 feet in diameter.