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not marked as a favorite taxon *Acer platanoides Linnaeus. Common name: Norway Maple. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, disturbed forests, hedgerows. Distribution: Native of Europe. In much of the ne. United States, A. platanoides has become a noxious weed tree.

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Section: Platanoidea.

Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Other Comments: A commonly planted cultivar has purple foliage.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Murray (1970).

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image #1 of Acer platanoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Acer platanoides© Ian Manning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Manning source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Acer platanoides© Loïc Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Loïc Mathieu source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Acer platanoides© Andrew Conboy, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Conboy source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Acer platanoides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Acer platanoides© Loïc Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Loïc Mathieu source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Acer platanoides© Loïc Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Loïc Mathieu source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Acer platanoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Acer platanoides© Andrew Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Lai source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Acer platanoides© Andrew Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andrew Lai source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Acer platanoides© Mark Eanes, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mark Eanes source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Acer platanoides© Greg P, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Greg P source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Acer platanoides© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Acer platanoides© Loïc Mathieu, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Loïc Mathieu source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Acer platanoides© Mason Heberling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mason Heberling source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Acer platanoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #17 of Acer platanoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Acer platanoides© J.W. Hardin | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Acer platanoides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Acer platanoides© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Acer platanoides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #22 of Acer platanoides© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #23 of Acer platanoides© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷

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