Sapindaceae
Acer

Acer pensylvanicum L.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Blake, J. United States K003495471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496562 Yes
Small, J.K. United States K003495457 Yes
Hewer, T.F. [1387] Afghanistan K003597211 Yes
s.coll. United States K003495475 Yes
Nicholson, G. United States K003495467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496576 Yes
Drummond K003495469 Yes
[Kindal] Canada K003495473 Yes
Macoun, M.A. Canada K003495459 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496561 Yes
Crowley, D.; Townsend, R.; Harmer, J.; Lance, R. United States K003495455 Yes
s.coll. United States K003495465 No
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003496567 Yes
Butler, T. Canada K003495453 Yes
Sullivan, J.R. United States K003495485 Yes
Sullivan, J.R. United States K003495483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496558 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496564 Yes
Sullivan, J.R. United States K003495482 Yes
Gray, A. United States K003495466 Yes
Beattie, F.S. United States K003495461 Yes
s.coll. United States K003495477 Yes
Small, J.K. United States K003495456 Yes
Crowley, D.; Townsend, R.; Harmer, J.; Lance, R. United States K003495454 Yes
Rugel United States K003495470 Yes
Olney, S.T. United States K003495479 Yes
Hilend, M. United States K003495464 Yes
Vasey, G. United States K003495480 Yes
McKelvey, S.D. United States K003495478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496571 Yes
Rehder, A. United States K003495460 Yes
Sullivan, J.R. United States K003495484 Yes
Howick (Lord); Warner, R. United States K003495476 Yes
Morong, T. United States K003495468 Yes
[TIJ] K003495463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496573 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496574 Yes
Woburn [s.n.] K003496572 Yes
Hamilton, C. Canada K003495458 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496565 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496559 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496575 Yes
Lodd K003495472 Yes
Boivin, B.; Spicer, K.W. Canada K003495462 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003496560 Yes
Sullivan, J.R. United States K003495481 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 2024. 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 2024. 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