boxelder
(Acer negundo)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
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NatureServe |
N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Wetland Indicator Status |
Great Plains |
FAC - Facultative | |||||
Midwest |
FAC - Facultative |
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Northcentral & Northeast |
FAC - Facultative |
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| Identification | See Subordinate Taxa (below) for identifying information. |
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| Record | The champion boxelder in Minnesota is on private property in or near St. Paul, in Ramsey County. In 1999 it was measured at 56′ tall and 186″ in circumference (59″ in diameter). |
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| Distribution |  |
Sources: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28. | |||||
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Sapindaceae (soapberry) |
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Subfamily: |
Hippocastanoideae |
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Genus: |
Acer |
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Section: |
Negundo |
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Series: |
Negundo |
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| Subordinate Taxa | Arizona boxelder (Acer negundo var. arizonicum) boxelder (Acer negundo var. interius) boxelder (Acer negundo var. mexicanum) boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) boxelder (Acer negundo var. texanum) boxelder (Acer negundo var. violaceum) California boxelder (Acer negundo var. californicum) |
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| Synonyms | Negundo mexicanum Rulac negundo Rulac texana |
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| Common Names |
ash-leaved maple ashleaf maple box elder boxelder boxelder maple California boxelder Manitoba maple western boxelder |
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Boxelder (Acer negundo var. negundo) |
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Slideshows |
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| Acer negundo Blake C. Willson |
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| Acer negundo Butler Herbarium |
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| Acer negundo - Boxelder aka Ash-leaf Maple Virens (Latin for greening) |
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| Box Elder (Acer negundo) Bill Keim |
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| Box Elder ( Acer Negundo) identification video wvoutdoorman |
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| Trees with Don Leopold - boxelder ESFTV |
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Avon Hills Forest SNA Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Clinton Falls Dwarf Trout Lily SNA Felton Prairie SNA Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods SNA Minnesota Valley NWR Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Nerstrand Big Woods State Park Robert Ney Memorial Park Reserve |
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