Sapindaceae
Acer

Acer rubrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1055 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to Central & E. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

British Columbia, Central European Russia, Germany, Great Britain, Oregon, Poland, Washington

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventives and aliens news 18. BSBI News 142: 40-46.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Flora of North America North of Mexico 13: 1-566. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://moip-bio.msu.ru/wp-content/uploads/bochkov-bulletin-of-moscow-society-of-naturalists-127-6-2022.44-50.pdf. epublication.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Berry, M. (2019). Adventives and aliens news 18. BSBI News 142: 40-46.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Minnesota Flora. An illustrated guide to the vascular plants of Minnesota ed. 2: 1-776. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Flora of North America North of Mexico 13: 1-566. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. United States K003495112 Yes
Todd K003495090 Yes
Townsend K003495110 Yes
s.coll. K003495105 No
Bourgeau K003495088 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496771 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003496761 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [49] Germany K003496786 Yes
Townsend, D. K003495103 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496767 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [30348] K003496783 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495093 Yes
Eric A. Bourdo, Jr. United States K003495094 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003495108 Yes
Richardson (Dr) Canada K003495089 Yes
s.coll. United States K003495097 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496769 Yes
Longbottom, W.D. United States K003495092 Yes
Macoun Canada K003495091 Yes
Clausen, R.T. United States K003495102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496763 Yes
Drummond, T. United States K003495106 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496759 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496781 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496780 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496768 Yes
Pammel, L.H. United States K003495096 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495095 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003495109 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003495107 Yes
Kelsey, H.P. [AA15350] United States K003496777 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. Canada K003495087 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496773 Yes
Macoun, M.A. Canada K003495083 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496765 Yes
[Ladd] [s.n.] K003496766 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. United States K003495104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496785 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496789 Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Germany K003496782 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496788 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496774 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496787 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495099 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495101 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Kemp, W.E. Canada K003495082 Yes
[Capt A. C. Heathcote] [30580] United Kingdom K003496784 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. Canada K003495084 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. Canada K003495085 Yes
Drummond, T. [53] United States K000640918 Type Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495100 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. Canada K003495086 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495098 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496772 Yes
Short, C.W. K003495111 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Acer rubrum var. sanguineum K003496791 Yes
Curtis, M.A. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495128 No
Palmer, E.J. [6877] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495140 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [2617] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495136 Yes
[Hale] [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495129 Yes
Nee, M. [61210] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495117 Yes
Lakela, O. [23740a] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495135 Yes
Nee, M. [62079] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495131 Yes
Nee, M. [62080] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495132 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7041] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495133 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495120 Yes
Sanford, J.A. [499] Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495119 Yes
Kelsey, S.L. [48] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495115 Yes
Blake, J. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495121 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [15646] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495139 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [14825] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495138 Yes
Nee, M.H. [64230] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495113 Yes
[B. D. G] [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495123 Yes
Deam, C.C. [17053] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495141 Yes
[Schweickerdt] [s.n.] Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495125 Yes
Drumd [s.n.] Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495122 Yes
Kelsey, S.L. [10] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495114 Yes
Peacock, E.R. [525] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495142 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495127 No
Peter, R. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495126 Yes
Bush, B.F. [104] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495137 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495118 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495143 Yes
Thompson, R.A.; Rudman, R.; Johnson, F.L. [C0808] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495130 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7571] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495144 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [8204] United States Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495134 Yes
Sargent, C.S. [s.n.] Acer rubrum var. pallidum K003495124 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images