Acer leucoderme

Classification	Dicots
Family	Sapindaceae
Family (Traditional)
Genus	Acer
Species:	Acer leucoderme Small
Common Name	Chalk Maple
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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 Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Green; 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; TN[S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Synonym	Full Citation
Acer floridanum var. acuminatum	Acer floridanum var. acuminatum Trel.

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: Bradley (TN), Polk (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, ETSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1958 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0143610	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Acer leucoderme
UCHT018904	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Acer leucoderme
APSC0020136	Polk	Tennessee	14 Sep 1993	Milo Pyne with J.L. Collins 93-250	APSC Acer leucoderme
APSC0020133	Polk	Tennessee	13 Aug 2010	Joey Shaw, Dwayne Estes, Sunny Hart, Emily Blyveis, Aaron Floden, and Rob Shepard	APSC Acer leucoderme
APSC0020141	Polk	Tennessee	07 Jun 2011	D. Estes, J. Shaw, B.E. Wofford, A. Floden, E. Blyveis, D. York, R. Shepard, S. Hart, K. Minchew 212	APSC Acer leucoderme
APSC0020134	Bradley	Tennessee	21 Oct 2010	Dwayne Estes 11812	APSC Acer leucoderme
APSC0020139	Polk	Tennessee		Joey Shaw, Dwayne Estes, Sunny Hart, Emily Blyveis, Aaron Floden, and Rob Shepard	APSC Acer leucoderme
UOS05866	Van Buren	Tennessee	19 Jun 2001	Chris A. Fleming	UOS Acer leucoderme
BRIT67946	Polk	Tennessee	14 Sep 1993	Milo Pyne 93-250	VDB Acer leucoderme
BRIT67953	Polk	Tennessee	08 Jun 1958	A. J. Sharp 23619	VDB Acer leucoderme
BRIT67947	Polk	Tennessee	28 May 1996	Daniel L. Wyrick 1224	VDB Acer leucoderme
ETSU032359	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032376	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032373	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032378	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032371	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032372	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032374	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032375	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme
ETSU032377	Polk	Tennessee		James T Donaldson	ETSU Acer leucoderme

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Acer leucoderme

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