Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Acer glabrum Torrey
(Rocky Mountain Maple)
Family: Aceraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Acer glabrum can be a tree or shrub. Some leaves can be compound,
and they can be serrate. Acer glabrum likes upper elevation montane woodland habitat.
The flowers are green. Young twigs, branches and flowering bracts are bright red.
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Acer glabrum, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007

Acer glabrum, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 4, 2007

Acer glabrum, growth pattern, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 5, 2008

Acer glabrum, detai of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 5, 2008

Acer glabrum, detai of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, May 5, 2008
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