Taxon

Acer erianthum

 
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Acer erianthum - downy-flower maple
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Common name: downy-flower maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: China
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: This very rare and unusual species of maple is somewhat similar in leaf to Japanese maple with handsome 5 pointed, glossy foliage. The leaves are green with whoolly tufts of white on the reverse sides. Flowers are somewhat showy for a maple with terminal, upright racemes in late May. Fruits (samaras) are woolly also.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AH02 (AH02) • Accession: D2010-0651.004 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: DWD: AH02 (AH02) • Accession: D2010-0651.002 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DWD: AH02 (AH02) • Accession: D2010-0651.005 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 4: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2010-0651.001 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 5: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2010-0651.003 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 6: DWD: AI02 (AI02) • Accession: D2016-0665.001 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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