Acer saccharinum L., 1753

🇬🇧 Red Maple

🇫🇷 Érable à sirop, Érable argenté, Érable de Virginie

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superrosids
Clade: Rosids
Clade: Malvids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Hippocastanoideae
Tribe: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Species: Acer saccharinum

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable
Red List (Global): LC Least Concern

Notes

Not to be confused with A. saccharum Marshall, 1785, which is the main species used in the production of mapple syrup in the world (70%), along with A. rubrum L., 1753 (29%). A. nigrum F.Michx., 1818 and A. saccharinum L., 1753 only account for the remaining 1% of the production (PPAQ, 2020).

Hybridizes with A. rubrum L., 1753 to produce A. × freemanii A.E.Murray, 1969.

Photographs

img/acer-saccharinum.webp — *Acer saccharinum*

img/acer-saccharinum-2.webp — *Acer saccharinum*

Sources

Barstow, M., & Crowley, D. (2017). Acer saccharinum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193862A2287256.en
PPAQ. (2020). Québec Maple Syrup - PPAQ. https://ppaq.ca/en/maple-sirup/quebec-maple-syrup/
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 1040). Biotope.