Acer rubrum L. - Accepted: Acer rubrum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Acer rubrum L. - Accepted: Acer rubrum L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Aceraceae (Zander 2008)
Acer rubrum L. - Accepted: Acer rubrum L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Acer rubrum L. - Accepted: Acer rubrum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
Acer rubrum var. trilobum Torr. & A. Gray ex K. Koch - Accepted: Acer rubrum var. trilobum Torr. & A. Gray ex K. Koch bei Global Biodiversity Information Facility; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
Acer rubrum var. trilobum Torr. & A. Gray ex K. Koch - Accepted: Acer rubrum L. bei Plants of the World Online; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)

Flowers

monoecious or dioecious species (polygamo-dioecious), i.e. individual trees may be all male or all female or some individuals may have both male and female flowers; fragrant flowers in drooping racemes

Flower ecology

wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated (especially by bees)

Life form

tree

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

red to red-brown winged nutlet (samara)

Fruit ecology

wind-dispersed (anemochorous) and animal-dispersed (zoochorous) (by squirrels and chipmunks)

Natural occurrence (habitat)

floodplains, floodplain forests, elm-ash forests, mixed forests, cove forests, stream terraces, margins of rivers and lakes, wet thickets, marshes, swamps, hammocks, sandy plains, dunes, oak savannas

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate, mixed mesophytic broad-leaved deciduous forests to the fringes of boreal forests

Constraints according soil conditions

tolerant of flooding and water-logged soils

Constraints according habitat

intolerant of fire (due to thin bark)

Usage

wood is used for furniture, veneer, cabinetry, plywood, barrels, pallets, crates, flooring, and railroad ties; the sap of the tree can be used to make maple syrup; different parts of the tree were used medically by Native Americans to treat hives, pains, cataracts, eye infections, coughs and diarrhoe; planted as an ornamental tree

Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)

0

Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)

900

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Nesom, G. (2006): USDA Plant Guide: Red Maple. See: https://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_acru.pdf;