Acer negundo L.
boxelder
Common Names:
ash-leaf maple
three-leaf maple
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Acer negundo L.
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Distribution:
Acer negundo L.
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.
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1 genera in Aceraceae ,
27 species in Acer
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Native
Introduced
Classification:
Acer negundo L.
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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
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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
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