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December 15, 2025 Max Vollmer Leave a comment

Sweetgum leaf and seedpods, Liquidamber styraciflua, on the bank of the Willamette River, Eugene, Oregon, December 7, 2025.

That’s what we called the Sweetgum seed pods when I was a kid.

[Photo Max Vollmer, Click on image to enlarge]

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