Acer floridanum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Sapindaceae
Family (Traditional)
Genus	Acer
Species:	Acer floridanum Pax
Common Name	Southern Sugar Maple
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Samara; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	5
Status	Native
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (13)

Synonym	Full Citation
Acer barbatum	Acer barbatum Michx.
Acer barbatum var. longii	Acer barbatum var. longii (Fernald) Fernald
Acer barbatum var. villipes	Acer barbatum var. villipes Ashe
Acer floridanum	Acer floridanum Pax
Acer floridanum var. longii	Acer floridanum var. longii Fernald
Acer floridanum var. villipes	Acer floridanum var. villipes Rehder
Acer nigrum var. floridanum	Acer nigrum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Fosberg
Acer saccharinum subsp. floridanum	Acer saccharinum subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Wesm.
Acer saccharinum var. floridanum	Acer saccharinum var. floridanum Chapm.
Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum	Acer saccharum subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais
Acer saccharum var. floridanum	Acer saccharum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Small & A.Heller
Saccharodendron barbatum	Saccharodendron barbatum Nieuwland
Saccharodendron floridanum	Saccharodendron floridanum Nieuwland

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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Carlisle (KY), Christian (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Hickman (KY), Lyon (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Trigg (KY), Wayne (KY), Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, SWMT, VDB, MDKY, MTSU, MEM, UCHT, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1926 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA021894	Calloway	Kentucky			BEREA Acer barbatum
BEREA021895	Calloway	Kentucky			BEREA Acer barbatum
31234100181948	Carlisle	Kentucky	13 May 1971	Elizabeth M. Browne 71E13.1	EKY Acer barbatum
MDKY00006801	Carlisle	Kentucky			MDKY Acer barbatum
APSC0032840	Cheatham	Tennessee			APSC Acer floridanum
APSC0019918	Christian	Kentucky	04 Jul 1968	Bernadine Frances 78	APSC Acer floridanum
MDKY00006803	Christian	Kentucky			MDKY Acer barbatum
31234100182003	Cumberland	Kentucky	21 Sep 1997	James B. Beck 280	EKY Acer barbatum
BRIT68070	Davidson	Tennessee	06 Aug 1926	Jesse M. Shaver 7319	VDB Saccharodendron barbatum
APSC0019917	Decatur	Tennessee	13 Jul 1989	Milo Guthrie 2333	APSC Acer floridanum

Acer floridanum

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Synonyms (13)

Specimens and Distribution

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