Acer saccharum Marshall
Detail
- Family
- Aceraceae
- Botanical Name
- Acer saccharum Marshall
- Common Name
- Sugar Maple
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Acer saccharum Marshall
- Comments
- Our trees are referrable to var. saccharum if var. schneckii Rehd. of more midwestern distribution is accepted. According to Flora of the Southeastern U.S., var. schneckii is a "semi-cryptic" taxon of unresolved disposition, only potentially worthy of recognition. Therefore, without more compelling, systematic support, we have chosen not to recognize it.
- Habitat
- Rich cove and slope forests, rich floodplain forests, dry-mesic to dry calcareous forests and woodlands, northern hardwood forests, and other high-elevation forests; also characteristic of rich montane oak-hickory forest understories. Favors moderately to strongly base-rich soils at lower elevations but thrives in extremely acidic, infertile soils at higher elevations. Common in the mountains; infrequent and usually restricted to sheltered bluffs and north-facing slopes in the n. and inner Piedmont. Often planted and occasionally escaped beyond its native range.
- Native Status
- Native
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