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Sugar Maple, Hard Maple, Sugar-tree
Acer saccharum var. saccharum
Look for it in cove forests, other rich forests, esp 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
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Blades 3-5" long, sinuses globose, lobe margins entire or wavy, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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You're likely to encounter this in residential or commercial plantings, per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple
Acer floridanum
Look for it in bottomland forests, mesic slopes, esp common over mafic or calcareous rocks, but not at all limited to such situations
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Leaf blades to 3.5" long. Upper surfaces dark green, lower whitish & hairy, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Terminal lobes of some leaves broader toward tip than toward base, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Leaf undersurface pale, silvery-gray, or strongly glaucous, usually pubescent, per Weakley's Flora.
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Sinus angle < 70° (terminal lobe typically w parallel margins, or base narrow), per Weakley's Flora.
Chalk Maple, Small Chalk Maple, White-bark Maple
Acer leucoderme
Look for it on rocky slopes and bluffs, particularly over mafic or calcareous rock
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Leaves variably pubescent beneath, but (unlike A. barbatum) not glaucous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Lobes narrower at the tip than at the base, tips pointed (even acuminate), per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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Sinus shallow, the angle > 90° (terminal lobe typically broadly triangular), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
Look for it on riverbanks, in streambanks, cove forests, river slope forests
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Basal lobes smaller than Sugar Maple's, and sinuses comparatively shallow, per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
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Usually a prominent stipule at petiole base (vs. not in A. saccharum), per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
Look for it in suburban woodlands, disturbed forests, hedgerows
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Leaves with a few large teeth but no serrations, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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Laef shape and milky sap distinguish this from native maples, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control.