Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (24).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (25).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (21).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (23).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (22).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (20).JPG
Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (26).JPG
Native to 32 botanical countries across Northern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, North Carolina, Swain (Topton)
35.247222, -83.655
Location Remarks
Nantahala National Forest. Along the Nantahala River on NC route 1310. 754 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer
Specific Epithet
spicatum
Authorship
Lam.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#106,664 of 335,497
Top 32%
Extinction probability
5%
