Taxon

Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum

 
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Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum - Florida maple, southern sugar maple
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Florida maple, southern sugar maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Synonym: Acer barbatum, Acer floridanum
Distribution: s.e. United States
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 7
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: A southern form of the North's well-known forest native, sugar maple. It has an upright oval habit when openly grown, achieving 50' high, 40-50' wide. Leaves are smaller than more northern native plants. In fall foliage turns clear yellow to orange. This species is reported as more heat tolerant than the species.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D2006-0249.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D2013-0601.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: DWD: AD03 (AD03) • Accession: D2013-0601.005 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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