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Woody > Acer > Acer pictum > Acer pictum subsp. tricuspis

Acer pictum

ssp. tricuspis





Origin:  China.
Family
Sapindaceae (Aceraceae)
Genus
Acer
Species
pictum
Category
Woody
Type
Tree (deciduous)
Subspecies
tricuspis
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMay
General Description
This subspecies has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern.
Habitat
Forests at an altitude of 1,000-2,800 m.
Bark/Stem Description
Grey bark with thin glabrous branchlets.
Flower/Leaf Bud Description
Subglose with 4-pairs of scales.
Leaf Description
3 lobes, 7-10 x 8-12 cm.
Flower Description
White 5-petaled flower with 5 oblong greenish-yellow sepals and 8 short stamens.
Fruit Description
Winged nutlet, 1.6-3 x1-1.2 cm, produced in September.
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