Planetree, Sycamore (Platanus)
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Planetree, Sycamore Genus Details
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Sycamores are large trees with grayish scaling bark and deciduous, alternate, palmately-shaped leaves (with parts diverging from a common base, as the fingers of a hand), with hairs on the underside. The trees are popular street and shade trees in North America and are wind pollinated.
Planetree, Sycamore Allergy Info
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Sycamore pollen is allergenic, but considered only of moderate importance on skin tests.
Planetree, Sycamore Pollen Description
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The pollen grains are suboblate, the amb triangular and lobed and 3-colpate. The colpi are short and broad and the sexine is finely reticulate.
Pollen grains are usually 17-19 x 18-20 micrometers.
Species in This Genus
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Allergy Test Available
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Planetree, Sycamore (Platanus) is a genus of the PLATANACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species: