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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer rubrum var. trilobum
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer rubrum var. trilobum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-004?:
Acer rubrum FAMILY Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rufacer carolinianum
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Red Maple, Trident Red Maple
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_731
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_acca9_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_rubrum_trilobum_2
March
Acer rubrum var. trilobum fruits can also be yellow, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_rubrum_trilobum_3
June
Leaves unlobed or 3(5)-lobed, the central lobe 1-5cm long, lateral 0.5-2(3)cm, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE
leaves of Mapleleaf Viburnum and Maple species
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_a_rubrum_trilobum_5
July
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (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) 115-01-004?:
Acer rubrum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rufacer carolinianum
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous
Habitat: Wetlands, especially peaty, acid sites, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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:
Winter/Spring
Red (sometimes yellow)
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
Unisexual or bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p116?
- Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide to Eastern North America (Williams, 2007) p262
- Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007) p057?
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p088?
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p048
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