American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) observed in Tolland County, US-CT, US
iNaturalist: jmacaulay
Native Plants
Tuliptree flowers open high in the canopy where most people never see them — a fallen bloom at your feet is one of the few chances to hold a flower from one of eastern North America's tallest native trees.
Someone in Connecticut noticed a flower that had dropped from an American tuliptree, one of the tallest native trees in the eastern US. These trees produce striking orange-and-green tulip-shaped flowers, but since they bloom high up, most people never get a close look. This kind of observation helps build a picture of when and where these trees are flowering across the region.
Key Findings
American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) observed flowering in Tolland County, Connecticut
Observation method: fallen flower collected from ground beneath tree
Record contributes to citizen-science phenology tracking for this native species
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A tuliptree flower was observed falling from a tree in Tolland County, Connecticut, representing a citizen-science phenology record of this native tree in bloom.
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Flower fell out of tree
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