mountain maple
(Acer spicatum)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
|
|||||||
| IUCN Red List | not listed |
|||||||
| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
|||||||
| Minnesota | not listed |
|||||||
Wetland Indicator Status |
||||||||
| Great Plains | FACU - Facultative upland |
|||||||
| Midwest | FACU - Facultative upland |
|||||||
| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
|||||||
Description |
||
Mountain maple is usually a tall shrub, sometimes a small tree. The terminal lobe of the leaf is less than half the length of the entire blade, and is tapered along the sides all the way to the crotch. The inflorescence is an erect, 1½″ to 3″ long spike. |
||
Height |
||
10′ to 20′ |
||
Record |
||
There is currently (4-20-2021) no champion mountain maple in Minnesota. |
||
Flower Color |
||
Yellowish-green |
||
Similar Species |
||
| Red maple (Acer rubrum var. rubrum) is a medium to large tree. The terminal lobe of the leaf is about half the length of the entire blade. It is acutely angled at the tip but squarish below. The inflorescence is a short, dense cluster of flowers from lateral buds on the branches. | ||
Habitat |
||
Upland hardwood and coniferous forests, swamp forests. |
||
Biology |
||
Flowering |
||
Late mid-May to early July |
||
Pests and Diseases |
||
Ocellate gall midge (Acericecis ocellaris) Purple Bordered Leaf Spot (Phyllosticta minima) Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum) forms many medium-sized spots on maple leaves which, on close examination, are clusters of numerous very small spots. |
||
Use |
||
|
||
Distribution |
||||
|
Sources |
|||
| 4/20/2021 | ||||
Nativity |
||||
Native |
||||
Occurrence |
||||
|
||||
Taxonomy |
|||
| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
| Superorder | Rosanae | ||
Order |
Sapindales (soapberries, cashews, mahoganies, and allies) | ||
Family |
Sapindaceae (soapberry) | ||
| Subfamily | Hippocastanoideae | ||
| Tribe | Acereae | ||
Genus |
Acer (maples) | ||
| Section | Parviflora | ||
| Series | Caudata | ||
Synonyms |
|||
|
|||
Common Names |
|||
moose maple mountain maple |
|||
| Visitor Photos | |||
Share your photo of this plant. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos | |||
Inflorescence |
|||
 |
|||
Leaves |
|||
 |
|||
Leaf |
|||
 |
 |
||
Twig |
|||
 |
|||
Slideshows |
||
| Visitor Videos | |||
Share your video of this plant. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| Other Videos | |||
| Trees with Don Leopold - mountain maple ESFTV |
|||
About
Published on Jun 27, 2012 No description available. |
|||
| Visitor Sightings | ||||
Report a sighting of this plant. |
||||
|
This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Be sure to include a location. |
||||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings | ||||
Last Updated: