NameThatPlant.net: Acer saccharinum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer saccharinum FAMILY Sapindaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer saccharinum FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-005:

Acer saccharinum FAMILY Aceraceae

COMMON NAME:
Silver Maple, Soft Maple

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer saccharinum FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer saccharinum FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-005:
Acer saccharinum FAMILY Aceraceae

Tree
Perennial
Monoecious or dioecious

Habitat: Bottomlands, riverbanks, and disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon (south of NC, more often an escape from cultivation than a native)

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-yellow/ Red
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
Petals absent
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras

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