Acer platanoides L.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Bramley Vale, Derbyshire

Synonyms:
Common names:	Norway Maple (English)
Description:	Deciduous tree to 30 m with glabrous branchlets. Milky latex present. Leaves 5-7-lobed; lamina large (5-15 cm); lobes acuminate, bearing a few acuminate teeth. Flowers in glabrous, erect corymbs, appearing before the leaves. Fruits with wings spreading at a wide angle (to almost 180 degrees).
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	platanoides: with leaves like the genus Platanus
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Throughout most of Europe and parts of the Middle East
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 26 July 2008
Literature:

BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acer platanoides
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acer platanoides
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acer platanoides
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acer platanoides
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Acer platanoides
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acer platanoides
Ispot: Acer platanoides
JSTOR Plant Science: Acer platanoides
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acer platanoides
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acer platanoides
The Plant List (version 1.1): Acer platanoides
Tropicos: Acer platanoides