Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ACER Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1054. 1753.
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TYPE: Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton, N. Amer. Trees 638. 1908.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer negundo | BOXELDER | Native FACW (NWPL) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Acer rubrum | RED MAPLE | Native FAC (NWPL) OD (WAP) FACW (DEP) | ||
| Acer saccharinum | SILVER MAPLE | Native FAC (NWPL) OBL (DEP) | ||
| Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum | FLORIDA MAPLE | Native | ||
| Acer saccharum subsp. leucoderme | CHALK MAPLE | Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Young twigs green to purplish, often glaucous; bud scales white tomentose to villous, especially near the apex; leaves pinnately compound, with 3-7(-9)
1. Young twigs mostly red, brown, to gray, sometimes green at first; bud scales pubescent, strigose, or glabrous and ciliate along the margin; leaves simple
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2. Buds and the bud scales acute at the tip; leaf blade margin mostly with few rounded or blunt lobes, otherwise subentire; flowers in terminal clusters, appearing with the leaves
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2. Buds and the bud scales rounded at the tip; leaf blade margin mostly regularly dentate, serrate, to doubly serrate; flowers in axillary clusters, appearing before the leaves
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3. Leaf blade with the lower surface glaucous, the lobes usually widest near the middle and slightly narrowed at the base
3. Leaf blade with the lower surface green, the lobes usually widest and slightly flared at the base
4. Leaf blade sinus mostly half or less the length from the midvein to the lobe tip; petals present (similar to the sepals)
4. Leaf blade sinus more than half the length from the midvein to the lobe tip; petals absent
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentacer | Argentacer Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 825, 1505. 1933. | TYPE: Argentacer saccharinum (Linnaeus) Small (Acer saccharinum Linnaeus) = Sacchrosphendamnus Nieuwland 1914. | |
| Crula | Crula Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 140. 1911. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Euacer | Euacer Opiz, Neuigk. Verh. 58: 522. 1839. | TYPE: Acer platanoides Linnaeus | |
| Negundium | Negundium Rafinesque, Atl. J. 176. 1833. | TYPE: Negundium trifoliatum Rafinesque | |
| Negundo | Negundo Boehmer ex Ludwig, Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3. 508. 1760. | TYPE: Negundo aceroides Moench (Acer negundo Linnaeus) | |
| Rufacer | Rufacer Small, Man. S.E. Fl. 825, 1505. 1933. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Rulac | Rulac Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 383. 1763. | TYPE: = Negundo Boehmer ex Ludwig 1760. | |
| Saccharodendron | Saccharodendron (Rafinesque) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 182. 1914. | BASIONYM: Acer Linnaeus, subg. Saccharodendron Raf., New Fl. 1: 47. 1836. | TYPE: Saccharodendron barbatum Nieuwland, nom. illegit. (Acer saccharum Marshall; Saccharodendron saccharum (Marshall) Moldenke) |
| Sacchrosphendamnus | Sacchrosphendamnus Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 183, 379. 1914. | TYPE: Sacchrosphendamnus saccharinus (Linnaeus) Nieuwland (Acer saccharinum Linnaeus) |