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pensylvanicum

Taxon

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 1055. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 001.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 003.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 002.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 004.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum, 4-80-B--MA. Arnold Arboretum. 30 Jun 03. 004.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--NC. Burke Co. Table Rock Mtn. at Linville Gorge. 25 Jun 00. 002.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--NC. Burke Co. Table Rock Mtn. at Linville Gorge. 25 Jun 00. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--NC. Burke Co. Table Rock Mtn. at Linville Gorge. 25 Jun 00. 001.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--NC. Burke Co. Table Rock Mtn. at Linville Gorge. 25 Jun 00. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (4).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (3).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (10).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (9).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (8).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (2).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (5).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (7).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (6).JPG

Acer pensylvanicum, Davidson, C 12946--North Carolina. Trans. Co. W Cradle of For. 11 May 2015. DSC03837 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 034.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 037.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 037.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 036.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 035.jpg

Acer pensylvanicum--CT. Norfolk. Hillside Gdns. (McGourty). 28 Jun 03. 035.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

4-80-B

June 30, 2003

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County (Jamaica Plain)

42.307464, -71.120796

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 28, 2003

Location

Tanzania, Njombe, Makete (Matamba, Arnold Arboretum)

-9.011, 33.906361

Location Remarks

125 Arbor Way, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 28, 2003

Location

United States, Connecticut (Hillside Gardens)

Location Remarks

Norfolk Hillside Gardens (McGourty)

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson, C 12946

May 11, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Transylvania (Soperton)

32.383889, -82.699722

Location Remarks

Pisgah National Forest; Yellow Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1206). 930 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

June 25, 2000

Location

United States, North Carolina, Burke

Location Remarks

Table Rock Mtn at Linville Gorge

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Acer

Specific Epithet

pensylvanicum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#195,913 of 335,497

Top 59%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →