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Red Maple. Acer rubrum L. Classification. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RED MAPLEAcer rubrum L.
Classification Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom
Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Sapindales Family Aceraceae – Maple family Genus Acer L. – maple Species Acer rubrum L. – red maple
Shape, Form, Type Medium sized tree Up to 90 feet in forests and trunk is clear
to grow distance In the open the trunk is shorter and the
crown rounded
FIGURE 1
Bark smooth and light gray with age becomes darker and breaks up
into long, fine scaly plates.
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
Twig Reddish with small lenticels leaf scars V-shaped 3 bundle scars, lateral buds slightly
stalked, may be collateral buds present.
FIGURE 4
FIGURE 5
Leaf Opposite, simple, 3 to 5 palmate lobes
with serrated margin 2 to 4 inches long; green above, whitened and sometimes
hairy beneath.
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
Bud buds usually blunt, green or reddish
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10
Flower Small hanging clusters usually bright red but sometimes yellow appear in early spring, before leaves
FIGURE 11
FIGURE 12 FIGURE 13
Fruit Clusters of 1/2 to 3/4 inch long samaras
with slighly divergent wings, on long slender stems. Light brown and often reddish, ripen in late spring and early summer.
FIGURE 14FIGURE 15
Habitat and Range
FIGURE 16
Uses
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Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2
Figures 1-15: Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved
from http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Figure 16: Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2