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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 115-01-004:
Acer rubrum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
COMMON NAME:
Eastern Red Maple
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JK Marlow jkm0502b_20
February Greenville County SC
Flowers appear before the leaves in dense axillary clusters, per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
COMPARE flowers of Maple species
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JK Marlow jkm0303t_05
March Pickens County GA
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JK Marlow jkm0303t_06
March Pickens County GA
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JK Marlow jkm0403n_02
March Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0403p_28
March Greenville County SC
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
The Red Maples provide a hint of red in the early-Spring grey treeline
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmarubrum_clems2
March Pickens County SC
Clemson University
Perianth usually red, 1-3mm long. Anthers 1.5-2mm long, filaments erect, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0204j_20
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s040404_d
April Greenville County SC
Fruit is the familiar double samara, with wings 3/4" long, per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
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JK Marlow s041023_b
October Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow s041027_a
October Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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JK Marlow s041027_c
October Henderson County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow s041027_g
October Henderson County NC
DuPont State Forest
Sinuses are V-shaped, varying in size, irregularly serrate, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE leaves of Mapleleaf Viburnum and Red Maple
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JK Marlow jkm0211g_02a
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0411h_31
November Pickens County SC
Roadside
Leaves of Red Maple; trunks of Tulip Poplar
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JK Marlow jkm0511c_09
November Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden