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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Acer saccharinum
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer saccharinum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 115-01-005:
Acer saccharinum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
COMMON NAME:
Silver Maple, Soft Maple
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_acsa2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm110316_989
March Greenville County SC
Samara wing is coarse, 3-5.5cm long; body is thick, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm110316_993
March Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm110316_994
March Greenville County SC
At 1.75", the largest wings of any native maple, per The Sibley Guide to Trees.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_saccharinum_8
March Floyd County GA
Coosa River Nature Center
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JK Marlow jkm0504c_17
April Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0405r_33
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow s040517_d
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
Sinuses V-shaped; margins irregularly double-toothed, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
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JK Marlow s040517_e
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
Silvery undersides of the leaves are obvious in windy conditions, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_saccharinum_3
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_saccharinum
August
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_saccharinum_5
August
Leaves slightly larger than Red Maple, deeply 5-lobed and long-pointed, per The Native Maples of Georgia. Tipularia (Ware, 2003).
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JK Marlow s041204_a
December Greenville County SC
Roadside
The middle lobe of most leaves narrows towards its base, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
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JK Marlow s041204_b
December Greenville County SC
Roadside
Fall color usually a pale chalky yellow, per The Sibley Guide to Trees.