Acer pensylvanicum

Acer pensylvanicum
Striped maple leaves, Cranberry Wilderness, West Virginia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:
A. pensylvanicum
Binomial name
Acer pensylvanicum
Natural range
Synonyms
  • Acer canadense Duhamel
  • Acer tricuspifolium Stokes

Acer pensylvanicum, known as the striped maple, moosewood, moose maple or goosefoot maple, is a small North American species of maple. The striped maple is a sequential hermaphrodite, meaning that it can change its sex throughout its lifetime.