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Norway Maple
(Acer platanoides) |
French names:
Érable de Norvège
Family:
Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae), (Maple Family (Aceraceae))
Group:
Maples
Distinctive features:
Tree; Leaf petioles have milky sap.
Similar species:
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Black Maple (Acer nigrum)
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Flowers:
Spring
Leaves:
Opposite/Whorled, Simple, Toothed
Habitat:
Fields and Open Areas; Open areas, forests.
Books:
Trees in Canada: 154
Native/Non-native:
Non-native
Status:
Common. Invasive.
Notes:
Norway Maples are somewhat invasive alien trees. They are prolific seed producers, and their thick foilage shades out most other species that try to grow under them.
See Also:
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Shades of Maple: Silver, Red and Norway, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
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Shades of Maple: Death by Norway, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
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Shades of Maple: Death by Norway, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
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Shades of Maple: Tree Identification Guide, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
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Shades of Maple: Identification by Bud, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
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Shades of Maple: The Flowers, from The Monday Garden, by Sue Sweeney
Photographs:
30 photographs available, of which 5 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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Range map for Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website
and is displayed here in accordance with their
Policies)
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