Acer
maple
8 species
1 subspecies and varieties
1 subspecies and varieties
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Acer campestre – field maple, hedge maple
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, also in scattered locations in eastern North America.
Habitat: Fields, forest edges, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: April-May
Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, also in scattered locations in eastern North America.
Habitat: Fields, forest edges, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia
Flowers: April-May
Acer circinatum – vine maple
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northern California.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to northern California.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Acer glabrum – Rocky Mountain maple
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east to the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to mid-elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
• var. douglasii – Douglas maple
Acer macrophyllum – big-leaf maple
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to southern California.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to southern California.
Habitat: Moist woods from sea level to middle elevations in the mountains.
Origin: Native
Flowers: March-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Acer negundo – box elder, box elder maple
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America.
Habitat: Occasionally escapes from cultivation, chiefly in disturbed areas or riparian zones.
Origin: Introduced from eastern North America, escaped from cultivation
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America.
Habitat: Occasionally escapes from cultivation, chiefly in disturbed areas or riparian zones.
Origin: Introduced from eastern North America, escaped from cultivation
Flowers: April-June
Growth Duration: Perennial
Acer platanoides – Norway maple
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho and Montana; invasive in eastern North America.
Habitat: Forest edge, riparian zones, fields, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: April-May
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Idaho and Montana; invasive in eastern North America.
Habitat: Forest edge, riparian zones, fields, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: April-May
Growth Duration: Perennial
Acer pseudoplatanus – sycamore maple
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana, also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Forest edge, fields, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: April-May
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana, also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Forest edge, fields, and other disturbed areas where escaped from cultivation.
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Flowers: April-May
Growth Duration: Perennial
Acer saccharinum – silver maple
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana, also in central and eastern North America where native.
Habitat: Riparian corridors, moist bottomlands, and other areas near water, often disturbed.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: March-April
Growth Duration: Perennial
Distribution: Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Idaho and Montana, also in central and eastern North America where native.
Habitat: Riparian corridors, moist bottomlands, and other areas near water, often disturbed.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Flowers: March-April
Growth Duration: Perennial
