Acer nigrum F. Michaux. Common name: Black Maple. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Sep. Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, cove forests, river slope forests, especially over calcareous rocks. Distribution: NH west to MN, south to NC, GA, AL, AR, and KS, primarily west of the Appalachians.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Populations ascribed to Acer nigrum in the Piedmont of NC (Gaston County) and the Coastal Plain of SC may represent A. nigrum, or perhaps not.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, GrPl, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S13, Va, W; = Acer saccharum Marshall ssp. nigrum (F.Michx.) Desmarais — Mo2, RAB, Tn, Desmarais (1952), Murray (1970); = Acer saccharum Marshall var. nigrum (F.Michx.) Britton — Ar, Tat; = Saccharodendron nigrum (F.Michx.) Small — S; > Acer nigrum F.Michx. var. nigrum — Il; > Acer nigrum F.Michx. var. palmeri Sarg. — Il; Acer saccharum Marshall var. viride (J.A.Schmidt) A.E.Murray. Basionym: Acer nigrum F.Michx. 1812
Links to other floras: = Acer nigrum - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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