Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Acer grandidentatum Nuttall
(Bigtooth Maple, Canyon Maple)


Family: Sapindaceae, formerly Aceraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
By var., see Allred

Acer grandidentatum likes mountain creeksides and canyons. The leaves of Acer grandidentatum are never compound or finely serrated. Young twigs are not bright red, but brown or gray.
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Acer grandidentatum, photo Russ Kleinman and Shawn White, Mogollon Mtns., South Fork of Whitewater Creek, Oct. 27, 2007



Acer grandidentatum, detail of leaf, flower & samara, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger, Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Apache Box one mile south of GNF border, April 24, 2009


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