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Leaves: alternate, simple, deciduous; 3-5 lobed less than 25 cm long
Flowers: male & female in clusters of 2-5 balls each
Fruit: brownish ball (multiple of achenes) 2.5 cm diameter, in clusters of 2-4 per stalk; gradually break up on the tree from fall to winter
Bark: smooth, mottled in white, green and brown
Range: Southwest, canyons and near streams
Importance: an important component of riparian habitat, ornamental
Best Recognized Features:
1. Mottled bark, brown with whitish and greenish patches