Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Tuliptree

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Magnoliid

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Family: Magnoliaceae

Genus: Liriodendron

Species: Liriodendron tulipifera

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - State Endangered
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (Medium Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Liriodendron tulipifera