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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer nigrum   FAMILY Sapindaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer nigrum   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)

Acer saccharum var. nigrum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006d:

Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Saccharodendron nigrum

 

COMMON NAME:
Black Maple


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image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_725

        

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_acni5_001_lvd

        

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

JK Marlow    jkm090404_049

April    Walker County    GA

The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

JK Marlow    jkm120506_562

May    Rabun County    GA

In cultivation

Fruits mature in autumn, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_acer_nigrum

May        

The species name "nigrum" means black, probably referring to the bark, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_acer_nigrum_11

May        

Leaf lower surfaces densely pubescent, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_acer_nigrum_12

May        

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_acer_nigrum_2

May        

Leaves mostly 3-lobed, rarely 5, with drooping edges (as if wilted), per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_acer_nigrum_4

May        

Basal lobes smaller than Sugar Maple's, and sinuses comparatively shallow, per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).

image of Acer nigrum, Black Maple

Ron Lance    rwl2189_a

August        

Usually a prominent stipule at petiole base (vs. not in A. saccharum), per The Native Maples of Georgia (Ware, 2003).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acer nigrum   FAMILY Sapindaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer nigrum   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Arkansas (Gentry et al., 2013)
Acer saccharum var. nigrum

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-006d:
Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum   FAMILY Aceraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Saccharodendron nigrum

 

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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, cove forests, river slope forests, especially over calcareous rocks, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare in GA & NC

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Greenish-yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
Petals absent
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras

 

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