Flower ID: IMG_0161.JPG-03-19-2024 Flower name (scientific): Acer saccharinum Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) AY-ser sak-kar-EYE-num Flower name (common): Silver 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: From the Latin saccharon meaning sugar and the Latin suffix inum meaning like or resemblance, hence like sugar. A probable reference to the sweet sap. Common name origin: From the silvery appearance of the underside of the leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 0. Male and female flowers have no petals and 4 septals. Color: red Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical Plant description: Size: 720 to 960 inches (60 to 80 feet; can be up to 100 feet tall) (18 to 24 m). Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, palmately divided into 5 primary lobes (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): March to April Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: 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, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (NB, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW