Sapindaceae
Acer

Acer saccharum Marshall

First published in Arbust. Amer.: 4 (1785)
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, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 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:

France, Germany, Korea, Poland

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Weakley, A.S. (2023). Flora of the Southeastern United States, 2023 edition https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/img/flora/FSUS_2023.pdf.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 5, 1966 Nuttall, T. [s.n.] K000640987 Isotype Yes
Kriebel, R.M. [s.n.] United States K003495519 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; St. John, H. [7747] Canada K003495513 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495967 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495971 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495973 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495972 Yes
[Schrnick] [s.n.] K003495537 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; St. John, H. [11123] Canada K003495514 Yes
Blake, J. [s.n.] United States K003495604 Yes
[M. D.] [s.n.] United States K003495525 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K003495977 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003495545 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [6465] United States K003495609 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7354] United States K003495606 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495551 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495979 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495976 Yes
Baker, C.F. [6553] United States K003495610 Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495540 Yes
Kriebel, R.M. [s.n.] United States K003495521 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495975 Yes
Eggert, H. [s.n.] K003495608 Yes
Sargent, C.S. [s.n.] United States K003495605 Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] K000061668 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pringle, C.G. United States K003495547 Yes
Parry, C.C. United States K003495544 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [1121] United States K003495524 Yes
Bush, B.F. United States K003495554 Yes
Demaree, D. [48936] United States K003495612 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003495520 Yes
Vasey, G. [s.n.] United States K003495518 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003495526 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [1121] United States K003495531 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [5373] Canada K003495516 Yes
Lemmon, J.G. United States K003495548 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] K003495974 Yes
Lyle Wynd, F.; Mueller, C.H. Mexico K003495549 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9443A] United States K003495523 Yes
Rehder, A. United States K003495546 Yes
Jack, J.G. United States K003495542 Yes
Chester, W. [s.n.] United States K003495527 Yes
McVaugh, R. United States K003495556 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [911] United States K003495530 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] K003495535 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [7990] United States K003495607 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003495536 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495534 Yes
Eric A. Bourdo, Jr. [s.n.] United States K003495517 Yes
Stevens, G.W. United States K003495553 Yes
Fox, W.B. [823] United States K003495528 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [230] United States K003495529 Yes
Young, M.S. K003495552 Yes
s.coll. [3122] K000640988 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer, E.J. United States K003495555 Yes
Greville, R.K. [s.n.] K003495533 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [s.n.] United States K003495532 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. United States K003495550 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495968 Yes
Kriebel, R.M. [s.n.] United States K003495522 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [25617] Canada K003495515 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. United States K003495543 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003495980 Yes
Miller, J.F. [s.n.] United States K003495538 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