Acer spicatum Lam., 1786 37% complete

Moose maple

Encycl. 2: 381 (1786)


Data sources

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Sourced12 Source not recorded11 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author Lam. No source recorded
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Bibliography Encycl. 2: 381 (1786) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1786 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Moose maple No source recorded
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Observations SC. & E. Canada, NC. & E. U.S.A. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 290 cm
  • 290 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 103 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 28, 68, 92, 184, 292, 592, 873, 925
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Flower conspicuous false No source recorded
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Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Growth form Multiple Stem
  • Multiple Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree, Shrub
  • Tree, Shrub · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Moderate Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 7
  • pH 7 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 4.8
  • pH 4.8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • coppice_potential, fuelwood, nursery_stock · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92
Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record