Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0352.JPG-04-26-2024
Flower name (scientific): Acer platanoides Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) AY-ser pla-tan-OY-dees
Flower name (common): Norway Maple
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: Latin for plane-tree-like.
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: yellow or greenish-yellow
     Other: flower arrangement, Panicle
Plant description:
     Size: 480 to 960 inches (12 to 24 m)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple and lobed
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     Other: Shape: leaf, palmately lobed (typically 5 lobes) (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): April to May
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iron, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Autonym: Acer platanoides subsp. platanoides (The other subspecies is Acer platanoides subsp. turkestanicum (Pax) P. C.d e Jong which is not native to North America.)
Wetland Status (NC): UPL
Wetland Status (MW): UPL