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Scientific Name
Acer platanoides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Acer platanoides L.
Park
Blue Ridge Parkway (BLRI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Norway maple
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Sapindaceae |
| Genus | Acer |
| Species | Acer platanoides |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge Parkway - draft report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: NatureServe. 2007. Inventory of the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge Parkway - draft report to The National Park Service, Appalachian Highlands I&M Network.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: I Rank=High/Medium; Acer platanoides, a commonly planted shade and street tree has been escaping and increasing its presence in natural areas for several years. Reproducing vigourously by seed, and resprouting after cutting makes it difficult to eliminate any escaped plants (NatureServe 2007).
Abundance
Unknown
Growth Form Tags
- Tree
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I&M Office
Created Date
5/26/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Nora Murdock
Last Modified Date
8/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: The follwing are additional fields from one of the sources for this ParkCode/TSN combination: State-County Code = 51015, Park Species Data Source: Plant list compiled by BONAP from its County Database, and converted to NPSpecies by I&M Office.
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