Taxon:  Acer pseudoplatanus L.



Summary
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Acer
Series:
Acer
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Nomen number:
1211
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1054.  1753
Verified:
04/06/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (6  active, 4  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Acer pseudoplatanus L. f. pseudoplatanus
Acer pseudoplatanus L. var. pseudoplatanus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acer pseudoplatanus L. f. corstorphinense Schwer.
Acer pseudoplatanus L. var. purpurascens Van Houtte
Acer pseudoplatanus L. var. tomentosum Tausch
Acer pseudoplatanus L. var. villosum (C. Presl & J. Presl) Parl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. North European and Baltic network on invasive species (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. Blamey, M. & C. Grey-Wilson. 1989. The illustrated flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
  6. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  7. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
  8. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
  9. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  10. Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
  11. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  12. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  13. Hein, S. et al. 2009. A review of growth and stand dynamics of Acer pseudoplatanus L. in Europe: implications for silviculture. Forestry 82:361-385.
  14. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
  15. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  16. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  17. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  18. International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
  19. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  20. Krabel, D. & H. Wolf. 2013. Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.). MAFE 25:373-402. Note: a tetraploid species, several uses and also considered an invasive in some parts of Europe
  21. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  22. Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
  23. Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. 1993. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia
  24. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  25. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
  26. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  27. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand plants (on-line resource).
  28. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  29. Murray, A. E. 1970. A monograph of the Aceraceae. Ph.D. diss., Pennsylvania State Univ.
  30. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
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  32. Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
  33. Roy, B. et al. 1998. Common weeds of New Zealand.
  34. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  35. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  36. University of Washington Herbarium. Washington flora checklist (on-line resource).
  37. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  38. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  39. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
  40. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishfalse planetree  1Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Englishgreat maple  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishScottish maple  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Englishsycamore  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishsycamore maple  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchérable sycomore  2Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
GermanBergahorn  2Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
Italianacero montano  2International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Swedishtysklönn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russianklen ložnoplatanovyj  2Laasimer, L. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of the Baltic countries; compendium of vascular plants.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  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 EuropeDenmark  North European and Baltic network on invasive species (on-line resource).
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 incl. SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  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.Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand plants (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany n.Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 319. Note: lists an A. pseudoplatanus 'Purpurascens'
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Blamey, M. & C. Grey-Wilson. 1989. The illustrated flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  North European and Baltic network on invasive species (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  North European and Baltic network on invasive species (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Blamey, M. & C. Grey-Wilson. 1989. The illustrated flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Blamey, M. & C. Grey-Wilson. 1989. The illustrated flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWashington University of Washington Herbarium. Washington flora checklist (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Germany (n.), Netherlands
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Washington]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. North European and Baltic network on invasive species (on-line resource).
  2. Blamey, M. & C. Grey-Wilson. 1989. The illustrated flora of Britain and Northern Europe.
  3. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1999. Illustrated flora of British Columbia.
  4. Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
  5. Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 319. Note: lists an A. pseudoplatanus 'Purpurascens'
  6. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  7. Hinds, H. R. 2000. Flora of New Brunswick, ed. 2.
  8. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  9. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  10. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  11. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  12. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  13. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research. Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand plants (on-line resource).
  14. Rhoads, A. F. & T. A. Block. 2000. The plants of Pennsylvannia. An illustrated manual
  15. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  16. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  17. University of Washington Herbarium. Washington flora checklist (on-line resource).
  18. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalrevegetator Hein, S. et al. 2009. A review of growth and stand dynamics of Acer pseudoplatanus L. in Europe: implications for silviculture. Forestry 82:361-385.
Environmentalshade/shelter Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180.
MaterialswoodtimberBoutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
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=1211. Accessed 15 April 2026.