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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer floridanum
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer floridanum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Acer floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Acer saccharum var. floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Acer barbatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006b:
Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum FAMILY Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saccharodendron floridanum
COMMON NAME:
Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple
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JK Marlow jkm070407_061
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaf blades to 3.5" long. Upper surfaces dark green, lower whitish & hairy, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
COMPARE
leaves of Black, Chalk, Florida, Norway and Sugar Maple
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4171
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves glaucous and pubescent beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s070407_b
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Terminal lobes of some leaves broader toward tip than toward base, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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JK Marlow jkm230509_3166
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230509_3170
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Sinus angle < 70° (the terminal lobe typically w parallel margins, or narrower toward the base), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_barbatum_2
July
Bark is usually gray, furrowed or in plates, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_barbatum_3
July
Leaf undersurface pale, silvery-gray, or strongly glaucous, usually pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_barbatum_4
July
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_barbatum_5
July
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JK Marlow jkm181119_5953
November McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
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Lisa Wagner lkw_acerbarbatum_sm
November?
Attractive deciduous tree, typically 20-25' tall in landscapes, up to 60'. — Lisa Wagner
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer floridanum
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer floridanum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Acer floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Acer saccharum var. floridanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Acer barbatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006b:
Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saccharodendron floridanum
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Tree
Perennial
Dioecious or polygamous
Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, especially common over mafic or calcareous rocks, but not at all limited to such situations; also widely planted in southern cities and towns as a street tree, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (rare in Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
Petals absent
Usually unisexual, also both bisexual and unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p042
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p274
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p285
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p424
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p207
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p044
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p051
- The Sibley Guide to Trees (Sibley, 2009) p340
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p091
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p219
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p046
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