sugar maple

(Acer saccharum)

Overview
sugar maple (ssp. saccharum)
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
           
 
Description
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 24, 28, 29, 30.

 
  6/2/2023      
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)  
  Superorder Rosanae  
 

Order

Sapindales (soapberries, cashews, mahoganies, and allies)  
 

Family

Sapindaceae (soapberry)  
  Subfamily Hippocastanoideae  
  Tribe Acereae  
 

Genus

Acer (maples)  
  Section Acer  
  Series Saccharodendron  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

black maple (Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum)

Schneck’s sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. schneckii)

sugar maple (Acer saccharum ssp. saccharum)

 
       
 

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Common Names

 
 

sugar maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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