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Acer platanoides

Norway Maple

GNRUnranked Found in 27 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140646

Element CodePDACE010D0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderSapindales

FamilySapindaceae

GenusAcer

Other Common Names

Érable de Norvège (FR) Norway 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

FNA (vol. 13, 2025) does not distinguish infrataxa in this species. Weakley (2025) accepts Acer platanoides ssp. platanoides and notes that "only ssp. platanoides is introduced in North America; ssp. turkestanicum (Pax) P.C. de Jong occurs in Central Asia to north Pakistan."

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
District of Columbia	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Idaho	SNA	No
Utah	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)Yes

Roadless Areas (27)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
City Creek	San Bernardino National Forest	9,997
Deep Creek	San Bernardino National Forest	23,869

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wild River	White Mountain National Forest	46,878

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Craggy Mountain	Pisgah National Forest	2,657

Oregon (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Hellhole	Umatilla National Forest	65,679
Homestead	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	5,817
Hurricane Creek	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	1,606
Mclennon Mountain	Willamette National Forest	8,085

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Minister Valley	Allegheny National Forest	1,417

Utah (8)

Area	Forest	Acres
Burch Creek	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,938
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
Lone Peak Contiguous	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	874
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014
Mt. Logan West	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	5,285
Mt. Naomi	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	41,922
Stansbury Mountains	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	39,696

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Adams Peak	George Washington National Forest	7,135
Dolly Ann	George Washington National Forest	7,855
Kelley Mountain	George Washington National Forest	7,590
New London Bridge Branch	Jefferson National Forest	844

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alpine Lakes Adj.	Wenatchee National Forest	57,104
Pompey	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	23,985
South Quinault	Olympic National Forest	11,081

References (4)

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.
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.
Rehder, A. 1927. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North America: Exclusive of the Subtropical and Warmer Temperate Regions. MacMillan Company, New York, New York. 930 p.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).