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.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy 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, FNA13, G, K4, Mo2, NS, Tx; = Acer drummondii Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt. — Il, S13, Tn; = Acer rubrum L. ssp. drummondii (Nutt.) A.E.Murray — Murray (1970); = Rufacer drummondii (Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt.) Small — S; < Acer rubrum L. — C, GW2, NcTx, POWO, RAB, Va, WH3. Basionym: Acer drummondii Hook. & Arn. ex Nutt. 1846
Links to other floras: = Acer rubrum var. drummondii - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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