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Acer saccharinum L.
silver maple

       
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Photo of Acer saccharinum L.
Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.
 
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Acer saccharinum L.

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Synonyms:
Acer saccharinum L.

  ACDA2 Acer dasycarpum Ehrh.
  ACSAL3 Acer saccharinum L. var. laciniatum Pax
  ACSAW Acer saccharinum L. var. wieri Rehder
  ARSA9 Argentacer saccharinum (L.) Small
 

Distribution:
Acer saccharinum L.

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

Related Taxa:
Acer saccharinum L.

View 1 genera in Aceraceae, 27 species in Acer
 

Classification:
Acer saccharinum 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 saccharinum L. – silver maple
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Acer saccharinum 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 FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FAC NO NI NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Acer saccharinum 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 28757.

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 1 propagation protocol 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 saccharinum L.

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OK-Oklahoma Biological Survey

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UK-Plants For A Future

University of Connecticut Plant Database

Virginia Tech Dendrology

WI-Trees of Wisconsin

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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