Taxon:  Acer platanoides L.



Summary
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Platanoidea
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Nomen number:
1209
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1055.  1753
Verified:
04/06/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
26 (16  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Acer platanoides L. subsp. platanoides (0 active accession[s])
Acer platanoides L. subsp. turkestanicum (Pax) P. C. DeJong (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Acer platanoides L. f. platanoides

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acer platanoides L. f. stollii Schwer.
Acer platanoides L. var. schwedleri K. Koch

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  6. Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  9. Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 227-228.
  10. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  11. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  12. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  13. Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
  14. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  15. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  16. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  17. Murray, A. E. 1970. A monograph of the Aceraceae. Ph.D. diss., Pennsylvania State Univ.
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  21. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  22. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishNorway maple  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchérable plane  2Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 227-228.
GermanSpitzahorn  2Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 227-228.
Italianacero riccio  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishskogslönn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russianklen ostrolistnyj  2Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Transliterated Russianklen platanovidnyj  2Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran n.Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  2. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 227-228.
Environmentalshade/shelter Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 227-228.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCampbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1209. Accessed 15 April 2026.