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Part of 🌷︎ tulip tree genus Liriodendron in magnolia / 🌷︎ tulip tree family Magnoliaceae.
Native to eastern North America. ▭ 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), ▭ 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America). 🌳︎ State tree of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.
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 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas. 🌳︎🐝︎ Trees for Bees
This plant is known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula.
Planting info (SW Michigan).
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🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula