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;