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Hamamelidaceae

 22-Liquidambar twigs

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Winter twigs of Liquidambar styraciflua, sweet gum. Note the large terminal bud. The lower parts of the twigs often have corky ridges. The cross section of a twig in the upper left shows a corky ridge as well as the star-shaped pith.
Taken by K. R. Robertson at the University of Illinois
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