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Acer saccharum
sugar maple
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Acer saccharum Marsh.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		sugar maple
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Sapindales, Family Sapindaceae, Genus Acer, Species Acer saccharum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNA
Evidence:		2 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 3:40:40 AM

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