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Acer saccharum Marsh.
sugar maple

       
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Photo of Acer saccharum Marsh.
©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, DC, Washington, USDA ARS National Arboretum. June 13, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

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Distribution:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

View 1 genera in Aceraceae, 27 species in Acer or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Acer saccharum Marsh. var. saccharum. .
Acer saccharum var. saccharum
sugar maple
Distribution of Acer saccharum Marsh. var. schneckii Rehder. .
Acer saccharum var. schneckii
sugar maple
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Aceraceae – Maple family
Genus Acer L. – maple
Species Acer saccharum Marsh. – sugar maple
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU FACU- FACU- FACU FACU FACU UPL NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28731.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

 

Related Web Sites:
Acer saccharum Marsh.

AL-Auburn University Horticulture

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida (USFS) Fact Sheet

IL-UI Plants

MI-Department of Environmental Quality

NC-Horticultural Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

OH-OSU Pocket Gardner

Oklahoma Biological Survey

PA-Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Silvics of North America

VT-State Plants

Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (UofWI-Green Bay)

 
 
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