Acer macrophyllum
Pursh
Big leaf maple, Bigleaf maple
Acer macrophyllum is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Sapindaceae
(Aceraceae) - Acer
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Arid West: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
streambanks, canyons
Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities
The Biogeography of Bigleaf Maple: Alicia Mariscal, SFSU. Fossil records reveal that the bigleaf maple is a descendant to the associates of the Miocene floras of the central Great Basin
Acer macrophyllum Jepson video: Learn more about Acer macrophyllum
