I can see 🌷︎ American tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera

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Also called:

• oonseentia (Miami-Illinois language),
• 🌷︎ tulip poplar (its flower looks like a 🌷︎ tulip flower),
• 🌷︎ tuliptree Magnolia (not a magnolia, but both are in magnolia / tulip tree  family Magnoliaceae ),
• whitewood (from its wood),
• fiddle-tree (from the shape of the leaf), and
• yellow poplar and 🌷︎ tulip poplar (although not part of the aspen/cottonwood/poplar  genus Populus ).

Part of magnolia / tulip tree  family Magnoliaceae.

Native to eastern North America.

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)   Its 🌷︎ flowers are a major source of honey.  Its wood is used to make furniture and musical instruments.

Liriodendron hosts caterpillars of 17 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas. 🌳︎🐝︎ Trees for Bees   Planting info (SW Michigan) (.pdf).

Learn more about 🌷︎ American tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera

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🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍁︎ simple ♧ lobed with ∩ rounded tips 🌳︎ broadleaf 🍃︎ branches, ╟ alternate, list of attributes, no catkins, no thorns landscaping with native plants

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