Flower ID: IMG_0152.JPG-05-06-2022 Flower name (scientific): Acer negundo Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) AY-ser neg-UN-doh Flower name (common): Boxelder Family name (common): Soapberry Family name (scientific): Sapindaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin name for maple. Also the Latin meaning sharp, either a reference to its use in making spears or to the leaf shape. Specific epithet: The Sanskrit word nirgundi was used for the species Vitex negundo and might be the source for the specific epithet for that shrub as well as for Acer negundo. Common name origin: From its resemblance to the elder Sambucus species. The soft wood of this tree was employed for making boxes. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 0 (no petals), with 5 sepals (male); 0 petals and 3 to 5 sepals (female). Color: yellow to green or yellow-green (male flowers); the anthers of the stamens are initially red or reddish brown. Female flowers are greenish-red. Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 360 to 720 inches (9 to 18 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is compound Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, pinnate, bipinnate, typically 3 to 5 (with 7 uncommon) leaflets, leaflet shape is variable; ovate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, elliptic, oval or oblong; tips sharp-pointed. Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): April to May Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Forests, woodland margins, thickets, streambanks, moist, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki used the inner bark of this tree to prepare an emetic (Smith, p. 200, 1928). The Ojibwe utilized the inner bark to prepare an emetic. They also used the sap to prepare a beverage (Smith, pp. 353, 394, 1932). Latitude: 44.800250 Longitude: -91.503130 Altitude: 205.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Acer negundo subsp. negundo (The other infraspecifics are Acer negundo var. arizonicum Sargent, Acer negundo var. californicum (Torrey & A. Gray) Sargent, Acer negundo var. interior (Britton) Sargent, Acer negundo subsp. mexicanum (de Candolle) Wesmael, Acer negundo var. texanum Pax, Acer negundo var. violaceum (Booth ex Loudon) H. Jaeger. These six infraspecifics are found in North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FAC Wetland Status (MW): FAC