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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer ginnala   FAMILY Sapindaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer ginnala   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala

 

COMMON NAME:
Amur Maple


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JK Marlow    jkm0507c_16

July    Fayette County    WV

Canyon Rim Visitors Center

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

JK Marlow    s050710_h

July    Fayette County    WV

Canyon Rim Visitors Center

Middle lobe much longer than lateral lobes, glabrous above and below, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5446399

Month Unknown        

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5446468

Month Unknown        

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org     bug_5446475

Month Unknown        

Fragrant flowers borne in small panicles as the leaves unfurl, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org    bug_5492430

Month Unknown        

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org    bug_5492431

Month Unknown        

Samara hang on late into fall; wings are virtually parallel, per Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr, 1975+).

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

T. Davis Sydnor, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org    bug_5492471

Month Unknown        

image of Acer ginnala, Amur Maple

Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org    bug_5492623

Month Unknown        Ontario, Canada

Fort Creek Conservation Area

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer ginnala   FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer ginnala   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Acer tataricum ssp. ginnala

 

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2006

Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Cultivated, rarely and sparingly escaped to roadsides, disturbed areas, and suburban woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: east Asia

Rare

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellowish-white
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
4-5 petals
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red/Brown
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras

 

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