Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names

Acer rubrum L. var. rubrum
Red Maple
Sapindaceae — Soapberry family
Native
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Pistillate flowers.

Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Staminate flowers.

Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Pistillate and staminate flowers on the same tree.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris Estate
March 2011
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Carousel Farm Park
November 2011


We have two varieties of red maple, with slightly different leaf shapes. Compare this to var. trilobum.

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