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Acer negundo L.
boxelder

       
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Photo of Acer negundo L.
Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Acer negundo L.

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Distribution:
Acer negundo L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Acer negundo L.

View 1 genera in Aceraceae, 27 species in Acer or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. arizonicum Sarg.. .
Acer negundo var. arizonicum
Arizona boxelder
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. californicum (Torr. & A. Gray) Sarg.. .
Acer negundo var. californicum
California boxelder
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. interius (Britton) Sarg.. .
Acer negundo var. interius
boxelder
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. negundo. . Image Available.
Acer negundo var. negundo
boxelder
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. texanum Pax. .
Acer negundo var. texanum
boxelder
Distribution of Acer negundo L. var. violaceum (G. Kirchn.) H. Jaeger. .
Acer negundo var. violaceum
boxelder
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Acer negundo L.

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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 negundo L. – boxelder
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Acer negundo L.

box elder

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Acer negundo L.

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
FAC,FACW FAC+ FACW FACW- FAC FAC FACW- FACW- FACW* FAC+ FACW NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Acer negundo L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee Moderate              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Acer negundo L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28749.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Acer negundo L.

Auburn University

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

Forestry Images

IL-UI Plants

Iowa State University

MI-Michigan State University Extension

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Horticultural Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)

Oklahoma Biological Survey

Silvics of North America

USDA FS-Fact Sheet (Uof FL)

UT-Range Plants of Utah (USU)

VA-VTree ID (Virginia Tech Department of Forestry)

WI-Trees of Wisconsin (UofWI-Green Bay)

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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