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Acer L.

Vaahterat Maples

Negundo Argentacer Rufacer

Saccharodendron Sacchrosphendamnus

Acer, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Acer, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Acer (Aceraceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Acleris (tortrix) literana, Acronicta alni, Antheraea polyphemus, Catastega aceriella, Catocala fraxini, Celastrina lavendularis, Chloroclysta siterata, Coleophora badiipennella, Colotois pennaria, Conistra (noctua) ligula, Cosmia (noctua) trapezina, Croesia forsskaleana, Cyclophora (geometra) albiocellaria, C. annularia, C. pendularia, Cydia acerivora, C. candana, C. inquinatana, C. leguminana, Dasychira pseudabietis, Dryocampa rubicunda, Eacles imperialis, Erannis defoliaria, Eulithis convergenata, Eupithecia inturbata, Eupsilia transversa, Heterogenea asella, Homorthodes uniformis, Hyalophora cecropia, Macaria aemulataria, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Papilio canadensis, P. rutulus, Paradrymonia vittata, Polymixis atossa, Synanthedon spuleri, Tremex columba, T. fuscicornis, T. magus, Xiphydria camelus, X. longicollis, X. prolongata

Acer platanoides L.

Europe. See [About maps] Vaahtera Metsävaahtera Norway Maple Lönn
Acer platanoides, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Acer platanoides ; [IBT, 452]; [RK, 302]

700x1072 (~119Kb) FINLAND: EH: Forssa, 674:31, 14.5.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Hannele Aulin

1021x841 (~125Kb) Finland, Vehkalahti, Kitula, 13.5.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Acronicta aceris, A. alni, A. psi, A. rumicis, Calliteara pudibunda, Colocasia coryli, Colotois pennaria, Cosmia (noctua) trapezina, Cydia leguminana?, Ectoedemia sericopeza, Eupithecia inturbata, Eupsilia transversa, Gelechia sestertiella, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Pamphilius ignymontiensis, Phalera bucephala, Selenia dentaria, Xylena vetusta

A. p. var. schwedleri

Schwedler Maple

Acer tataricum L.

Tataarivaahtera

1371x1028 (~167Kb) Lithuania, Vilna, Zemieji, Paneriai, 12.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Ypsolopha chazariella

Acer pseudoplatanus L.

Europe, W.Asia. See [About maps] Vuorivahtera Sycamore Maple Tysk lönn Sykomorlönn
Acer pseudoplatanus ; [RK, 302]; [IBT, 454]

1370x1028 (~163Kb) Germany, Rügen, Wittow Putgarten, 29.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1311x1047 (~137Kb) Germany, Rügen, Wittow Putgarten, 29.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Acleris sparsana, Cydia inquinatana?, C. leguminana?, Pamphilius aurantiacus, Ypsolopha sequella

Acer pennsylvanicum L.

Nova Scotia - Minnesota, New England, Applachians - NA.Georgia. See [About maps] Striped Maple Moosewood Whistle-wood Goosefoot Maple
Acer pennsylvanicum ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 337]

Acer spicatum Lam.

from (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland - Saskatchewan), Appalachians - NA.Georgia. See [About maps] Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 335]

Foodplant for Speranza pustularia

Acer saccharum Marsh

from (Newfoundland - Ontario, Minnesota) - NA.Georgia, Louisiana. See [About maps] Sugar Maple Rock Maple
Acer saccharinum Wang., not L.
Acer saccharum ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 339]

Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria, Dryocampa rubicunda, Malacosoma disstria, Morrisonia latex, Speranza pustularia

Foodplant as Acer saccharinum for Dryocampa rubicunda, Hyalophora cecropia, Morrisonia latex, Speranza pustularia

Acer nigrum Michx.

Vermont, S.Quebec - Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, NE.Kansas. See [About maps] Black Maple Black Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum var. nigrum (Michx. f.); Britton
Acer nigrum ; [IBT, 342]
Acer saccharum var. nigrum ; [GMBOT, 558]

Foodplant for Morrisonia latex

Acer barbatum Michx.

Virginia - Florida - E.Texas, Mississippi, SE.Missouri. See [About maps] Florida Maple Southern Sugar Maple
Acer barbatum ; [IBT, 341]

Acer leucoderme Small

North Carolina - Tennessee, S.Arkansas, SE.Oklahoma, Louisiana, N.Florida, NA.Georgia. See [About maps] Chalk Maple White-barked Sugar Maple
Acer leucoderme ; [IBT, 341]

Acer saccharinum L.

from (New Brunswick - Minnesota) - to (NA.Georgia, Oklahoma). See [About maps] Silver Maple Soft Maple River Maple White Maple
Acer dasycarpum Ehrh.
Acer saccharinum ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 343]

Foodplant for Dryocampa rubicunda, Hyalophora cecropia, Morrisonia latex, Speranza pustularia

Acer rubrum L.

from (Nova Scotia - Manitoba) - to (Florida - E.Texas). See [About maps] Red Maple Swamp Maple Scarlet Maple White Maple Water Maple Soft Maple
Acer rubrum ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 345]

Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria, Dryocampa rubicunda, Macaria aemulataria, Morrisonia latex, Orgyia definita, Speranza pustularia

A. r. var. tridens Wood.

Mississippi - S.Illinois, Florida - E.Texas Carolina Red Maple
Acer carolinianum Britton, ?Walt.
Acer rubrum var. tridens ; [GMBOT, 558]; [IBT, 347]

A. r. var. drummondii (H. & A.) Sarg.

New Jersey - Indiana, S.Illinois, SE.Missouri - E.Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Drummond Red Maple
Acer Drummondii H. & A.
Acer rubrum var. drummondii ; [IBT, 349]
Acer rubrum var. Drummondii ; [GMBOT, 558]

Acer negundo L.

from (Maine - Ontario) - to (Florida - Texas). See [About maps] Saarnivaahtera Ashleaf Maple Ash-leaved Maple Box-elder Three-leaved Maple
Negundo aceroides Moench.
Negundo negundo;
Negundo nuttallii
Acer Negundo ; [GMBOT, 558]
Acer negundo ; [FPN, 289]; [IBT, 349]

1000x667 (~109Kb) male FINLAND: EH: Forssa, Kalliomäki, 674:31, 2.5.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Hannele Aulin

1200x800 (~108Kb) female FINLAND: U: Vantaa, 6.5.2000 (cultivated), Photo © Hannele Aulin

Foodplant for Apocheima strigataria, Eacles imperialis, Hyalophora cecropia, Macaria aemulataria?, Operophtera (geometra) brumata, Orgyia leuschneri, Papaipema furcata, Speranza plumosata, Streblote primigenum primigenum

Acer glabrum Torr.

Acer glabrum ; [FPN, 289]

Foodplant for Macaria aemulataria?, Speranza plumosata

A. g. var. glabrum

Rocky Mountain Maple
Acer glabrum var. glabrum ; [FPN, 289]

A. g. var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel

Douglas' Maple
Acer glabrum var. douglasii ; [FPN, 289]

identification uncertain 1000x725 (~95Kb) USA: FR 9705 nr. Liberty and Lion Gulch, (47°17'44N 120°39'54W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Speranza plumosata

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[IBT]

Grimm, 1983; The Illustrated Book of Trees

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.