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Aceraceae
Acer

not marked as a favorite taxon Acer rubrum Linnaeus var. drummondii (Hooker & Arnott ex Nuttall) Sargent. Common name: Drummond’s Maple, Swamp Red Maple, Drummond’s Red Maple. Phenology: Jan-Mar; Mar-Jun. Habitat: Swamps and floodplains, often in deeply flooded situations. Distribution: A. rubrum var. drummondii is probably limited to the Mississippi River basin and its immediate tributaries; reports from more eastern areas likely represent pubescent extremes of Acer rubrum var. trilobum.

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Section: Rubra.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Saeki et al. (2011) show some (chloroplast) gene exchange between Acer rubrum var. drummondii and A. saccharinum. Additional study of the Acer rubrum complex is needed.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, G, K1, K3, K4, Mo2, Tx; = Acer drummondii – Il, Tn; = Acer rubrum ssp. drummondii – Murray (1970); = Rufacer drummondii – S; < Acer rubrum – C, GW2, NcTx, RAB, Va, WH3.

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