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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Acer drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Acer rubrum
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-004?:
Acer rubrum FAMILY Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rufacer drummondii
COMMON NAME:
Drummond’s Maple, Swamp Red Maple, Drummond’s Red Maple
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_730
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_acdr_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
FAMILY
Sapindaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Acer drummondii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Acer rubrum var. drummondii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Acer rubrum
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 115-01-004?:
Acer rubrum
FAMILY
Aceraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Rufacer drummondii
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Tree
Perennial
Monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous
Habitat: swamps and floodplains, often in deeply flooded situations, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Red (sometimes yellow)
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
Unisexual or bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Red
Schizocarp composed of two 1-seeded samaras
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