| Sycamore maple | USDA PLANTS Symbol: ACPS U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Hardwood Trees |
| Acer pseudoplatanus L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Sapindales: Aceraceae |
| Synonym(s): mock plane |
| Native Range: Europe, W. Asia (REHD, BAIL); |
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 Flower(s); Flowers April to May. Poland Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Grows mainly in mountainous regions. Widely used as an ornamental. Height to 30 m. Poland Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Twig(s)/Shoot(s); Poland Gil Wojciech, Polish Forest Research Institute, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Diagram or Graphic; 1. Branchlet with young shoots terminated by pendulous racemes. - 2. Mature shoot with ripe double samaras. Wings of the samaras diverge at a right angle - typically about 60°, nutlets are ovoid, conspicuously convex. - 3. Seedling with cotyledons (k) and first pair of ordinary leaves. - 4. Winter-branchlet; buds are yellowish-green, terminal buds larger. Leaf-scar is elongated, heart-shaped, vascular bundles are in compound groups of three. Leaf-scars are opposite, not connected extreme laterally. After Hempel & Wilhelm, 1889. Photos and explanations from the book: Zelimir Borzan. "Tree and Shrub Names in Latin, Croatian, English, and German, with synonyms", University of Zagreb, 2001. Zelimir Borzan, University of Zagreb, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
