Details for: Ames 36258, Acer spicatum Lam., North Beark Creek WMA


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Acer spicatum Lam.
Top Name:
North Beark Creek WMA
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
04 Sep 2024
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Acer spicatum Lam.
Top Name:
North Beark Creek WMA
Origin:
Collected – Iowa, United States
Maintained:
Historic Record
Received by NPGS:
04 Sep 2024
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
22 September 2022.
Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States
Locality: North Bear Creek Wildlife Management Area along South Bear Creek just 1.8 miles east of Highlandville, T100N R7W NE ¼ Sec. 35.
Coordinates: 43.4376, -91.6351 (Map it)
Elevation: 266m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Mixed hardwood forest. Very steep, mooist, northwest-facing slope.
Number of plants sampled: 4
Associated species: Cornus alternifolia, Cornus rugosa, Viburnum opulus var. americanum, Physocarpus opulifolius, Fraxinus nigra, Sambucus pubens, Ostrya virginiana, Pinus strobus, and Tilia americana.
Aspect: Northwest; Slope: 45
Comment: Noted approximately 25 specimens and most with fruits. At time of sampling, fruits were just starting to reach peak maturity.
Collector(s):
Donated
04 September 2024.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NC7.Regional.Ornamental.Plant.Trials
Note: Accessions distributed through the NC-7 Regional Woody Ornamental Trials.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
North Beark Creek WMA
Type: Local name

JDC/AS/2022/039/1019
Type: Collector identifier

DNR-NAI SF6138434
Type: Institute identifier
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources - Natural Areas Inventory Database Source Feature No.

Ames 36258
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

Narrative
Native to the northeastern U.S. and Canada, this small, understory shrub is often found in cool, wet woods. At the southern edges of its native range, the species typically is restricted to north-facing slopes and/or algific talus. Clonal thickets can develop over time as shoots tend to easily root when in contact with moist soil. This species is known to be very shade tolerant and also short-lived unless coppiced semi-frequently. The specific epithet spicatum refers to the “spiked” inflorescences. Spring flowers are white to pale yellow erect panicles that can reach close to 10 cm in length. Significant ornamental attributes include samaras that can be vibrant red in color followed by outstanding autumnal leaf colors ranging from yellow to orange to red. While significant pruning and training can result in a single-trunked specimen, new sprouts/stems will frequently be produced thus the more aptly applied term of “shrub” to this species. The genetics of this accession are from the extreme western edge of the species native range.
Acer spicatum Lam.
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Parviflora
Subsection:
Caudata
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Nomen number:

100760
Place of publication:

Encycl. 2:381. 1786
Verified:
03/27/1989 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmoose maple  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Englishmountain maple  1Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world
Swedishaxlönn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
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NC7 Trials Plant Description
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  • Description Of NC7 Ornamental Trials: The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials, began in 1954 through the efforts of a small group of dedicated horticulturists under the leadership of Professor S.A. McCrory of South Dakota State College (now University). The north central United States is a region of climatic extremes, and many parts of the region have alkaline soils that developed under grasslands. Because of these conditions, the diversity found in commercially available woody plants adapted to the area is less than that found in most other parts of our nation. The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials were started with the ultimate goal of expanding the range of useful plants in the nursery trade. The emphasis in this program has been placed on detailed, long-term evaluations at a broad range of sites rather than on promotion of new plants. The NC-7 Trials rely on a network of horticultural cooperators located at sites scattered across the Central United States. Cooperators establish plantings, observe and evaluate the plants through the seasons, and prepare performance reports one, five, and ten years after planting. These reports are sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa where they are recorded. Because of the broad range of environments found among the trial sites, it is unusual for any particular trial plant to perform well at a majority of the sites, making system-wide releases difficult. However, when plants perform especially well at sites, the NCRPIS Horticulturist assists trial site cooperators in introducing the new plants, with any official releases initiated through the cooperators' institutions rather than through the Plant Introduction Station.
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