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Acer floridanum

(Chapman) Pax

Florida Maple

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158702
Element CodePDACE010L0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderSapindales
FamilySapindaceae
GenusAcer
Synonyms
Acer barbatumMichx.
Other Common Names
Southern Sugar Maple (EN) southern sugar maple (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
"Ward (2004) discussed the reasons for accepting Acer floridanum as the correct name for this species; the Michauxian name A. barbatum is associated with specimens that are demonstrably A. saccharum" (Weakley 2025).
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-05-02
Change Date1988-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
FloridaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
  4. Ward, D.B. 2004. <i>Acer floridanum</i>: The Correct Scientific Name of the Florida Maple. Castanea 69(3): 230-233.