Acer opalus

Acer opalus
Italian maple leaves in autumn
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Acer
Series: Acer ser. Monspessulana
Species:
A. opalus
Binomial name
Acer opalus
Mill. 1768
Distribution
Synonyms
List
  • Acer hispanicum Pourr
  • Acer italum Lauth
  • Acer leptopterum Guss. Ex Nyman
  • Acer montanum Carradori ex Lam.
  • Acer opulifolium Chaix
  • Acer rotundifolium Lam.
  • Acer rupicolum Chabert
  • Acer sabaudum Chabert, name published without description

Acer opalus, the Italian maple, is a species of maple native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe, from Italy to Spain and north to southern Germany, and also in northwest Africa in Algeria.