Blooms: April
Habit: tree
Duration: perennial
Origin: Introduced from Europe.
Distribution: Introduced in scattered localities throughout Washington; east to Idaho, and in northeastern United States.
Habitat: Escapes from cultivation.
Habit: tree
Duration: perennial
Origin: Introduced from Europe.
Distribution: Introduced in scattered localities throughout Washington; east to Idaho, and in northeastern United States.
Habitat: Escapes from cultivation.
Species Description:
General: Spreading tree to 20 m. tall, the bark smooth and gray.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, palmately 5-lobed, the lobes sharp-pointed, with 1 or 2 sharp-pointed teeth.
Flowers: Plant monoecious; flowers many, yellow, in upright, axillary panicles, appearing before leaves.
Fruits: Samaras.
General: Spreading tree to 20 m. tall, the bark smooth and gray.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, palmately 5-lobed, the lobes sharp-pointed, with 1 or 2 sharp-pointed teeth.
Flowers: Plant monoecious; flowers many, yellow, in upright, axillary panicles, appearing before leaves.
Fruits: Samaras.
Accepted Name:
Acer platanoides L.Synonyms:
Acer platanoides L. var. schwedleri Nichols.
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
(not treated in H&C)
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Acer platanoides specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Acer platanoides specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Acer platanoides treatment.
E-Flora BC: Acer platanoides atlas page.
CalPhotos: Acer platanoides images.
USDA Plants Database: Acer platanoides.
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