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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 26 taxa in the family Sapindaceae, Soapberry family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Eastern Box Elder, Ash-leaved Maple, River Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) 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: Drummond’s Maple, Swamp Red Maple, Drummond’s Red Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Acer rubrum var. drummondii FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acer rubrum var. drummondii FAMILY: Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acer rubrum 115-01-004? FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Swamps and floodplains, often in deeply flooded situations
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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 elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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 PLANTS National Database: Acer floridanum 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:
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:
Trident Maple
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:
Sycamore Maple, Planetree Maple
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acer pseudoplatanus FAMILY: Sapindaceae
PLANTS National Database: Acer pseudoplatanus FAMILY: Aceraceae
Habitat: Suburban woodlands
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Painted Buckeye
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus sylvatica FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus sylvatica FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aesculus sylvatica 116-01-001 FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: In the Piedmont in mesic, nutrient-rich forests, on bottomlands, lower slopes, and in ravines, in the Coastal Plain primarily on floodplains of brownwater (alluvium-carrying) rivers (most notably the Roanoke River in NC), in the Mountains only at low elevations
Common in Piedmont (uncommon ro rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Red Buckeye
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus pavia var. pavia FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus pavia var. pavia FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aesculus pavia 116-01-002 FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: Coastal Plain marl forests (wet, calcareous flats), hardwood bluffs, rich floodplains of brownwater and blackwater rivers, basic-mesic forests, shell hammocks and shell middens, calcium-rich sandy soils in maritime forests
Common in GA Mountains & in Coastal Plain of GA & SC (uncommon in NC Coastal Plain) (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Buckeye
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus flava FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus flava FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aesculus octandra 116-01-003 FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, up to nearly 2000 m, especially prominent in seepy cove forests, in the Piedmont only in ‘montane’ habitats
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Chalky Buckeye
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus glabra var. glabra FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus glabra var. glabra FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: Mesic upland and riparian forests, bluffs, ravines, stream banks; usually over calcareous substrates
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus parviflora FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus parviflora FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: Mesic forests on bluffs and in ravines (the SC occurrence is on Fall Line river bluffs, with shaley, subcalcareous soils)
Rare in GA & SC (waifs in NC)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Horsechestnut
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aesculus hippocastanum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aesculus hippocastanum FAMILY: Hippocastanaceae
Habitat: Urban and suburban areas, perhaps not definitely naturalized, but fairly often planted as a street tree and escaping as seedlings in the vicinity of plantings
Waif(s)
Non-native: southeast Europe
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Common Name:
Balloonvine, Love-in-a-puff, Heartseed
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cardiospermum halicacabum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cardiospermum halicacabum FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cardiospermum halicacabum 117-01-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Thickets, riverbanks, cultivated or abandoned fields, other disturbed areas
Rare
Native: south central US, south through tropical America
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Common Name:
Golden Rain-tree
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Koelreuteria paniculata FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Koelreuteria paniculata FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Koelreuteria paniculata 117-02-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, frequently cultivated as an ornamental tree, rarely escaped
Rare
Non-native: northern China
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Common Name: Florida Soapberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sapindus marginatus FAMILY: Sapindaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sapindus saponaria var. saponaria FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sapindus marginatus 117-03-001 FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Coastal marsh hammocks, shell middens
Rare in Coastal Plain (historically in SC, but not recently seen)
Native to Georgia & possibly South Carolina
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Common Name:
Western Soapberry
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii FAMILY: Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii FAMILY: Sapindaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic upland forests and woodlands, bluffs, glade margins, stream banks, hardwood flatwoods, bottomland forests; often associated with larger rivers
Native: south & west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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