Acer campestre L.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Pangbourne, south of the Thames

Synonyms:
Common names:	Field Maple (English)
Description:	Tree to 20 m with pubescent branchlets. Milky latex present. Leaves 3-5-lobed, ciliate, thickly-textured; lamina small (c. 4-7 cm); lobes rounded, entire or with some rounded teeth or sub-lobes. Flowers few, in erect pubescent corymbs, appearing with the leaves. Fruits with wings spreading at 180 degrees.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	campestre: of the fields or plains
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Most of Europe, but rare in the Mediterranean area; N Africa and 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 campestre
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acer campestre
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Acer campestre
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acer campestre
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Acer campestre
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acer campestre
Ispot: Acer campestre
JSTOR Plant Science: Acer campestre
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Acer campestre
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acer campestre
The Plant List (version 1.1): Acer campestre
Tropicos: Acer campestre