| Accepted name: |
Acer nigrum F.Michx. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Acer nigrum var. nigrum (Michx. f.) Britt.
-Acer nigrum var. palmeri Sarg.
-Acer saccharum Marshall ssp. nigrum (Michx. f.) Desmarais
-Acer saccharum Marshall var. viride (Schmidt) E. Voss
-Acer saccharum K. Koch
-Saccharodendron nigrum (Michx. f.) Small
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| English names: |
Black Maple
Black Maple
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| French names: |
Érable à sucre
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| OPL Code: |
WACENI
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The sap is the main source of maple sugar and maple syrup in eastern North America(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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