Taxon:  Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. nigrum (F. Michx.) Desmarais



Summary
Genus:
Acer
Section:
Acer
Series:
Saccharodendron
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Nomen number:
314801
Place of publication:
Brittonia 7:382.  1952
Verified:
07/07/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Acer saccharum Marshall (12 active accession[s])
Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais (12 active accession[s])
Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. leucoderme (Small) Desmarais (6 active accession[s])
Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. ozarkense A. E. Murray (0 active accession[s])
Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. saccharum (13 active accession[s])
Acer saccharum Marshall subsp. skutchii (Rehder) A. E. Murray (2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acer nigrum F. Michx.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world
  3. Little, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
  4. Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
  5. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  6. Meyer, F. G. et al. 1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
  7. Murray, A. E. 1970. A monograph of the Aceraceae. Ph.D. diss., Pennsylvania State Univ.
  8. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio. Note: = Acer saccharum var. viride (Schmidt) E. A. Murray
  9. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  10. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: mentions
  11. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblack maple  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishblack sugar maple as Acer nigrum1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
Englishrock maple as Acer nigrum1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541 Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
Swedishsvartlönn  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansasn.e. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesotas. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigans.Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: mentions
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio. Note: = Acer saccharum var. viride (Schmidt) E. A. Murray
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont  
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansasn.w. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinaw. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennessee Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Virginia Botanical Associates. Digital atlas of the Virginia flora (on-line resource).
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (s.), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (n.e.), Minnesota (s.), Missouri, Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas (n.w.), Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina (w.), Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio. Note: = Acer saccharum var. viride (Schmidt) E. A. Murray
  2. Virginia Botanical Associates. Digital atlas of the Virginia flora (on-line resource).
  3. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora. Note: mentions
  4. Wofford, B. E. Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world
Environmentalshade/shelteras Acer nigrumLittle, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
Human foodsugarfor making maple syrupGelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world
Human foodsugarfor making maple syrupMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Materialswoodas Acer nigrumLittle, E. L., Jr. 1978. Important forest trees of the United States Note: = Acer nigrum F. Michx.
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=314801. Accessed 13 May 2026.