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Your search found 15 taxa in the family Aceraceae, Maple family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Eastern Box Elder, Ash-leaved Maple, River Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer negundo var. negundo FAMILY: Sapindaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Acer negundo var. negundo FAMILY: Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer negundo 115-01-001 FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Riverbanks, swamps, bottomlands, also upslope on calcareous substrates
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mountain Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer spicatum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer spicatum FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer spicatum 115-01-002 FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: High elevation forests (northern hardwoods or spruce-fir), generally above 1500 m in NC, above 900 m in VA, especially common in periglacial boulderfields
Uncommon (rare in GA & SC)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Striped Maple, Moosewood
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer pensylvanicum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer pensylvanicum FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer pensylvanicum 115-01-003 FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests
Common in NC, uncommon in GA, rare in SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eastern Red Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer rubrum var. rubrum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer rubrum var. rubrum FAMILY: Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer rubrum 115-01-004 FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Upland deciduous forests, up to at least 1500m elevation, moist bottomlands and slopes
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Red Maple, Trident Red Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer rubrum var. trilobum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer rubrum var. trilobum FAMILY: Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer rubrum 115-01-004? FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Wetlands, especially peaty, acid sites
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont & Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Silver Maple, Soft Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer saccharinum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer saccharinum FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer saccharinum 115-01-005 FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Bottomlands, riverbanks, and disturbed areas
Uncommon (south of NC, more often an escape from cultivation than a native)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sugar Maple, Hard Maple, Sugar-tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer saccharum var. saccharum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer saccharum var. saccharum FAMILY: Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum 115-01-006a FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Cove forests, other rich forests, especially over mafic and calcareous rocks, on calcareous soils common and typical in dry-mesic forests and dry woodlands as well, less typically extending to high elevation northern hardwood forests where sometimes in acidic situations (as in Highlands County, VA), in parts of the Piedmont perhaps more common as an introduction by ornamental planting than as a native, at least south of VA
Common (rare in Piedmont south of VA, where perhaps only introduced)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer floridanum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) PLANTS National Database: Acer barbatum FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum 115-01-006b FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, especially common over mafic or calcareous rocks, but not at all limited to such situations
Common (rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Chalk Maple, Small Chalk Maple, White-bark Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer leucoderme FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer leucoderme FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme 115-01-006c FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Rocky slopes and bluffs, particularly over mafic or calcareous rock, on the Gulf Coast in floodplains
Uncommon (rare in Mountains & Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Black Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer nigrum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer nigrum FAMILY: Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum 115-01-006d FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, cove forests, river slope forests, especially over calcareous rocks
Rare in GA & NC
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Trident Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) - FAMILY: Sapindaceae
PLANTS National Database: Acer buergerianum FAMILY: Aceraceae
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Amur Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer ginnala FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer ginnala FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Cultivated, rarely and sparingly escaped to roadsides, disturbed areas, and suburban woodlands
Rare
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Japanese Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer palmatum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer palmatum FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands
Waif(s)
Non-native: east Asia
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Common Name:
Norway Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer platanoides FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer platanoides FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands, disturbed forests, hedgerows
Rare in our area, a noxious weed tree in much of the northeast US
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Sycamore Maple, Planetree Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer pseudoplatanus FAMILY: Sapindaceae
PLANTS National Database: Acer pseudoplatanus FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands
Widely planted in our area, esp in mtns; northward it is a noxious weed tree
Non-native: Europe
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