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not marked as a favorite taxon *Acer platanoides Linnaeus ssp. platanoides. 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

Taxonomy Comments: Only ssp. platanoides is introduced in North America; ssp. turkestanicum (Pax) P.C. de Jong occurs in Central Asia to n. Pakistan.

Other Comments: A commonly planted cultivar has purple foliage.

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = n/a — RAB, S; < Acer platanoides L. — C, Can, F, FNA13, G, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Murray (1970). Basionym: Acer platanoides L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Acer platanoides - FNA13

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: UPL
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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native range: Europe