Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Flora of Newfoundland and Labrador
Sapindaceae/Sapindacées - Maple Family
Acer platanoides L. subsp. platanoides [X]
En: Norway maple
Fr: érable de Norvège, érable plane, érable platanoîde
Provincial Status: X [excluded]
Range: Europe; cultivated.

              [=Acer dieckii (Pax) Pax]
              [=Acer fallax Pax]
              [=Acer laciniatum (Aiton) Borkh. ex Tratt.]
              [=Acer lactescens Pers.]
              [=Acer lobelii Ten. var. dieckii Pax]
              [=Acer platanifolium Stokes]
              [=Acer platanoides L. forma acuminatum Schwer.]
              [=Acer platanoides L. forma a
lbovariegatum (G.Nicholson) Schwer.]
              [=Acer platanoides L. forma aureomarginatum Pax]
              [=Acer platanoides L. forma coloratum Pax]

              [=Acer platanoides L. var. albovariegatum G.Nicholson]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. 
aureovariegatum Loudon]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. columnare Carrière]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. drummondii J.Drumm. ex Schwer.]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. laciniatum Aiton]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. palmatum G.Nicholson]

              [=Acer platanoides L. var. purpureum G.Nicholson]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. rubrum Herder]
              [=Acer platanoides L. var. variegatum Weston]
              [=Acer schwedleri K.Koch]
              [=Euacer acutifolium Opiz]
              [=Euacer platanoides (L.) Opiz]

[Norway maple is the most commonly planted maple in urban areas in Nfld. and includes many cultivars with green, red, yellow, or variegated leaves.  The most common red- to purple-leaved cultivars are 'Crimson King' and 'Schwedleri', while cultivar 'Drummondii' has green leaves bordered by wide white margins, and cultivar 'Princeton Gold' has yellow leaves.  Seedlings of Acer platanoides are often seen along garden edges and sidewalks near planted trees, but these are usually mowed down before they become established.]

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