Acer saccharinum L. - Accepted: Acer saccharinum L. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Aceraceae (Zander 2008)
Acer saccharinum L. - Accepted: Acer saccharinum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Acer saccharinum L. - Accepted: Acer saccharinum L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)
Acer saccharinum L. - Accepted: Acer saccharinum L. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
Acer saccharinum L. - Accepted: Acer saccharinum L. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)

Flowers

monoecious or dioecious tree

Flower ecology

animal-pollinated (zoophilous)

Life form

tree

Foliage persistence

deciduous

Fruits

winged nutlets (samaras) 3,5-5 cm in length

Fruit ecology

wind-dispersed (anemochorous) or water-dispersed (hydrochorous)

Soil conditions

preferentially on moist, well-drained, alluvial soils

Root type

shallow root system

Natural occurrence (habitat)

wetlands, riparian forests (e.g. elm-ash-cottonwood type forests), shores of rivers or lakes, swamps

Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)

temperate, mixed mesophytic deciduous/riparian forests

Constraints according moisture

can tolerate prolonged periods of inundation; not much drought resistant

Constraints according habitat

susceptible to fire and pollutants

Usage

as an ornamental tree in gardens and parks; used as a crop plant for the production of sugar (maple syrup) and furniture; food source for bees and other insects

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.;