| Acer saccharum |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Rosids |
| Order: |
Sapindales |
| Family: |
Sapindaceae |
| Genus: |
Acer |
| Section: |
Acer sect. Acer |
| Series: |
Acer ser. Saccharodendron |
| Species: |
A. saccharum |
| Binomial name |
Acer saccharum
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| Native range of Acer saccharum |
| Synonyms |
- Acer barbatum auct. non Michx.
- Acer barbatum f. commune Ashe
- Acer floridanum (Chapm.) Pax
- Acer hispidum Schwer.
- Acer leucoderme Small
- Acer nigrum F. Michx.
- Acer nigrum var. glaucum (Schmidt) Fosberg
- Acer nigrum subsp. saccharophorum (K.Koch) R.T.Clausen
- Acer palmifolium Borkh.
- Acer palmifolium var. concolor Schwer.
- Acer palmifolium f. euconcolor Schwer.
- Acer palmifolium f. glabratum Schwer.
- Acer palmifolium f. glaucum (Pax) Schwer.
- Acer palmifolium var. glaucum Sarg.
- Acer palmifolium f. integrilobum Schwer.
- Acer rugelii Pax
- Acer saccharinum var. glaucum Pax
- Acer saccharinum var. viride Schmidt
- Acer saccharophorum K.Koch
- Acer saccharophorum f. angustilobatum Vict. & J.Rousseau
- Acer saccharophorum f. conicum (Fernald) J.Rousseau
- Acer saccharophorum f. glaucum (Schmidt) J.Rousseau
- Acer saccharophorum var. rugelii (Pax) J.Rousseau
- Acer saccharophorum var. subvestitum Vict. & Roll.-Germ.
- Acer saccharum f. angustilobatum (Vict. & J.Rousseau) A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. conicum Fernald
- Acer saccharum f. euconcolor Pax
- Acer saccharum f. glabratum Pax
- Acer saccharum f. glaucum (Schmidt) Pax
- Acer saccharum var. glaucum (Schmidt) Sarg.
- Acer saccharum var. glaucum Pax
- Acer saccharum f. hispidum (Schwer.) A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. integrilobum Pax
- Acer saccharum f. pubescens Pax
- Acer saccharum var. quinquelobulatum A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. rubrocarpum A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. subvestitum (Vict. & Roll.-Germ.) A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. truncatum Pax
- Acer saccharum f. villipes (Rehder) A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharum f. villosum Pax
- Acer saccharum var. viride (Schmidt) A.E.Murray
- Acer saccharophorum K.Koch
- Acer skutchii Rehder
- Acer subglaucum Bush
- Acer subglaucum var. sinuosum Bush
- Acer treleaseanum Bush
- Saccharodendron saccharum (Marshall) Moldenke
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Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. It may also be called "rock maple," "sugar tree," "sweet maple," or, particularly in reference to the wood, "hard maple," "birds-eye maple," or "curly maple," the last two being specially figured lumber.