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Acer saccharum Marshall 1785
Sapindaceae (APG IV)
sugar maple, rock maple
Akzessionnummer: EG-H-002-19016
Pflanzjahr: 1985
Patenschaftstext: Von Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. A. M. Steiner 1985


Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: eastern Canada, eastern United States

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

Color of flower
greenish-yellow
Flowers
monoecious/dioecious
Flower ecology
wind-pollinated (anemophilous) and insect-pollinated (entomophilous) (bees)
Life form
large tree
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Soil conditions
preferentially in deep, moist, well-drained soils
Natural occurrence (habitat)
canyons, ravines, valleys, along streams
Constraints according radiation (light)
shade-tolerant
Life span
long-lived (up to 500 years)
Usage
used for making sugar and syrup; wood is used to make furniture, flooring and veneer, also used for gunstocks, tool handles and musical instruments
Bark
light grey to grey-brown, deeply furrowed bark
Altidudinal lower limit (sea level in m)
500
Altitudinal higher limit (sea level in m)
1,700

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.;

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;

Tirmenstein, D. A. (1991): Acer saccharum. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). See: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/acesac/all.html;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 31.3.2020
Update of the description: Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 27.2.2019

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