Acer saccharum Marshall

Sugar Maple

Synonyms: Acer nigrum var. glaucum, Acer nigrum var. saccharophorum, Saccharodendron saccharum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Sapindaceae

Genus: Acer

Species: Acer saccharum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
CT WAP (2015) - GCN (Important)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Acer saccharum