Flowering plantsIn Lorain County, Ohio

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua L.

American sweetgum in all of Ohio
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Liquidambar
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (22)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American sweetgum by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County236 · Season shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County99 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County164 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County116 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County127 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County89 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 33 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 33 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American sweetgum in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American sweetgumYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1011193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–722101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–281149
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2111258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1111376
Apr 12–1822561
Apr 19–2511560
Apr 26 – May 2111,122
May 3–900824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3011886
May 31 – Jun 611771
Jun 7–1311797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 411770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 132912
Aug 2–811907
Aug 9–1511769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 511959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1922817
Sep 20–2600745
Sep 27 – Oct 311508
Oct 4–1000597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2433426
Oct 25–3122297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2111121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 222208

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early March to mid-November, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,593 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 967 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of American sweetgum in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American sweetgumYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101076,211
Jan 11–17635,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–311064,698
Feb 1–71966,023
Feb 8–14645,888
Feb 15–21525,436
Feb 22–281556,846
Mar 1–71058,321
Mar 8–1412510,384
Mar 15–2116512,620
Mar 22–2813513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 414819,661
Apr 5–1133826,860
Apr 12–1822739,925
Apr 19–2535841,623
Apr 26 – May 251756,391
May 3–945752,952
May 10–1618753,785
May 17–2331857,698
May 24–3020754,651
May 31 – Jun 618953,099
Jun 7–1331853,700
Jun 14–2026756,625
Jun 21–2719755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 412558,477
Jul 5–1134861,336
Jul 12–1825964,722
Jul 19–2532869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 133959,416
Aug 2–827859,712
Aug 9–1535855,994
Aug 16–2226954,328
Aug 23–2931751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 555957,167
Sep 6–1268959,075
Sep 13–1965954,543
Sep 20–26941045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 372943,180
Oct 4–10771037,841
Oct 11–1771930,824
Oct 18–2456921,156
Oct 25–3179919,021
Nov 1–754914,172
Nov 8–1457912,621
Nov 15–212877,965
Nov 22–282498,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51586,083
Dec 6–121966,004
Dec 13–19335,423
Dec 20–26745,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2878,459

Reported in flower

Only 1 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • red maple Acer rubrumOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • field maple Acer campestre260 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • silver maple Acer saccharinum163 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • sugar maple Acer saccharum135 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Norway maple Acer platanoides120 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed75%49%
Forest16%31%
Farmland7%11%
Wetland1%5%
Grassland and shrub0.4%0.9%
Open water0.4%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,133 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,593 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.