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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer leucoderme
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer leucoderme
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Acer saccharum var. leucoderme
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006c:
Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme FAMILY Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saccharodendron leucoderme
COMMON NAME:
Chalk Maple, Small Chalk Maple, White-bark Maple
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_727
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Alan Cressler alc_8662864657_640f3ca947
April Aiken County SC
Flowers in terminal corymbs, pedicels filiform, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm070407_059
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves variably pubescent beneath, but (unlike A. barbatum) not glaucous, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
COMPARE
leaves of Black, Chalk, Florida, Norway and Sugar Maple
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JK Marlow jkm130406_941
April Aiken County SC
Calyx tube campanulate, greenish-yellow, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
flowers of Maple species
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JK Marlow jkm230418_2620
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230509_3171
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Sinuses shallow, the angle > 90° (the terminal lobe typically broadly triangular), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm230509_3175
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230509_3176
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow s060506_c
May Pickens County SC
Clemson Forest
Lobes narrower at the tip than at the base, tips pointed (even acuminate), per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_leucoderme_3
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_leucoderme_4
July
The bark on old trees can be completely black as if charred by fire, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_leucoderme_5
July
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Ron Lance rwl_acerleucoderme
September McCormick County SC
The rarest and smallest of the maples found in the South, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_leucoderme_sfp_1
November
"leuco" (white) + "derme" (skin) - refers to the white bark of young trees, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_leucoderme_sfp_4
November
Bark often pale brown to whitish, except on old trunks, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_acer_leucoderme_2
November
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer leucoderme
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer leucoderme
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Acer saccharum var. leucoderme
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006c:
Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saccharodendron leucoderme
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Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Rocky slopes and bluffs, particularly over mafic or calcareous rock, on the Gulf Coast in floodplains, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in Mountains & Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
Petals absent
Unisexual ?
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p060
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p274
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p424
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p207
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p179
- Landscaping with Native Trees (Sternberg & Wilson, 1995) p044
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p085
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p052
- The Sibley Guide to Trees (Sibley, 2009) p340
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p090
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p046
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