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Acer rubrum L.
red maple

       
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Photo of Acer rubrum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Usage Requirements.
 
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Acer rubrum L.

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Distribution:
Acer rubrum L.

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

Related Taxa:
Acer rubrum 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 rubrum L. var. drummondii (Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Sarg.. . Image Available.
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
Drummond's maple
Distribution of Acer rubrum L. var. rubrum. . Image Available.
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
red maple
Distribution of Acer rubrum L. var. trilobum Torr. & A. Gray ex K. Koch. . Image Available.
Acer rubrum var. trilobum
red maple
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Acer rubrum 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 rubrum L. – red maple
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Acer rubrum L.

red maple

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 rubrum 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 FAC FAC FAC NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Acer rubrum ssp. drummondii [=ACRUD]:

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
FACW,OBL FACW+ OBL NI NO NO FACW NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Acer rubrum var. trilobum:

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
FACW+,OBL FACW+ OBL NI NO NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Acer rubrum 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 28728.

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.

 

Related Web Sites:
Acer rubrum L.

Auburn University

CT-University of Connecticut Plant Database

FL-University of Florida (USFS) Fact Sheet

Iowa State University

MI-Department of Environmental Quality

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

NC-Duke University

NC-North Carolina State University Fact Sheet

NY-Cornell University Horticulture

OH-OSU Pocket Gardner

Oklahoma Biological Survey

PA-Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Silvics of North America

TN-Vanderbilt University Bioimages

University of Bochum

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

 
 
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