Species of flowering plant in the lychee family Sapindaceae
Black maple
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Sapindaceae
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Acer sect. Acer
Series:
Acer ser. Saccharodendron
Species:
A. nigrum
Binomial name
Acer nigrum
F.Michx.
Acer nigrum natural range
Synonyms
Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum
Acer nigrum, the black maple, is a species of maple closely related to A. saccharum (sugar maple), and treated by some authors as a subspecies of it, as Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum.[2][3]
Identification can be confusing due to the tendency of the two species to form hybrids. The simplest and most accurate method for distinguishing between the two trees is the generally three-lobed leaves of the black maple versus the generally five-lobed leaves of the sugar maple. The leaves of the black maple also tend to have a drooping appearance. Other differences that are not as pronounced include darker, more deeply grooved bark, slightly smaller seeds, a downy underside, and thicker petioles. Hybrids are intermediate in their characteristics.
^Barstow, M.; Crowley, D. (2017). "Acer nigrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61961045A61961056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61961045A61961056.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Acer nigrum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team.
^"Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
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