Plant Index
Acer palmatum
Acer palmatum Thunb.
japanese maple
Cultivar(s): Bloodgood, Butterfly, Crimson Queen, Dissectum, Dissectum Atropurpureum, Garnet, Moonfire, Osakazuki, Palmatifidum, Red Pygmy, Sango Kaku, Seiryu, Shindeshojo, Shishigashira, Tamukeyama, Toyonishiki, Yatsubusa #3
Image ID: 3971
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: ACPA2SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acer palmatum
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-05-08
CULTIVAR INDEX
| Cult_id | Cultivar_name | Action |
| 1149 | Bloodgood | View |
| 1150 | Butterfly | View |
| 1151 | Crimson Queen | View |
| 1152 | Dissectum | View |
| 1153 | Dissectum Atropurpureum | View |
| 1154 | Garnet | View |
| 1155 | Moonfire | View |
| 1156 | Osakazuki | View |
| 1157 | Palmatifidum | View |
| 1158 | Red Pygmy | View |
| 1159 | Sango Kaku | View |
| 1160 | Seiryu | View |
| 1161 | Shindeshojo | View |
| 1162 | Shishigashira | View |
| 1163 | Tamukeyama | View |
| 1164 | Toyonishiki | View |
| 1165 | Yatsubusa #3 | View |
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: ACERGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Acer
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Maple
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 111-126 species, trees and shrubs, primarily north temperate.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Murray (1970)=Z; van Gelderen, de Jong, and Oterdoom (1994); Acevedo-Rodríguez, van Welzen, Adema, and van der Ham in Kubitzki (2011).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ACERACFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Aceraceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Maple Family
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NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Apr-May
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| x | x |
BLOOM COLOR:
| White | Red | Pink | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Lavender | Purple | Violet | Brown | Not Applicable |
FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Sep.
DISTRIBUTION
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NATIVE RANGE: China, Korea & Japan
HORTICULTURAL
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GRIM ACCESSIONS
| acc_id | acc_num | acc_dt | coll_id | Action |
| 611 | 1985-0245 | View | ||
| 612 | 1985-0246 | View | ||
| 613 | 1985-0247 | View | ||
| 614 | 1985-0248 | View | ||
| 615 | 1985-0249 | View | ||
| 616 | 1985-0250 | View | ||
| 617 | 1985-0251 | View | ||
| 618 | 1985-0252 | View | ||
| 619 | 1985-0253 | View | ||
| 620 | 1985-0254 | View | ||
| 621 | 1985-0255 | View | ||
| 622 | 1985-0256 | View | ||
| 623 | 1985-0257 | View | ||
| 624 | 1985-0258 | View | ||
| 625 | 1985-0259 | View | ||
| 2584 | 1987-0016 | View | ||
| 6530 | 1996-0160 | View | ||
| 6787 | 1997-0001 | View | ||
| 7077 | 1999-0025 | 1999-08-05 | View |
GRIM PLANTINGS
| plt_num | acc_id | loc_num | pers_num | inst_dt | Action |
| 1266 | 611 | 165 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1267 | 612 | 170 | NCBG staff | 1982-11-04 | View |
| 1268 | 613 | 160 | NCBG staff | 1997-03-01 | View |
| 1269 | 614 | 160 | NCBG staff | 1978-11-09 | View |
| 1270 | 615 | 161 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1271 | 616 | 163 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1272 | 617 | 161 | NCBG staff | 1981-06-09 | View |
| 1273 | 618 | 177 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1274 | 619 | 198 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1275 | 620 | 163 | NCBG staff | 1980-02-26 | View |
| 1276 | 621 | 170 | NCBG staff | 1980-02-26 | View |
| 1277 | 622 | 181 | NCBG staff | 1980-03-27 | View |
| 1278 | 623 | 161 | NCBG staff | 1980-03-27 | View |
| 1279 | 624 | 174 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 1280 | 625 | 177 | NCBG staff | 1980-04-18 | View |
| 4360 | 2584 | 198 | NCBG staff | 0000-00-00 | View |
| 9233 | 6530 | 162 | NCBG staff | 1994-11-01 | View |
| 9596 | 6787 | 162 | NCBG staff | 1997-01-01 | View |
| 10004 | 7077 | 172 | NCBG staff | 1999-05-20 | View |
USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: ACPA2USDA Common Name: Japanese Maple
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (CT, DC, DE, NJ, NY, OH, PA), CAN (ON)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acer palmatumCOMMON NAME: Japanese Maple
SYNONYMY: [= Il, K, Pa, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-May; Aug-Sep.
HABITAT: Suburban woodlands; native of e. Asia.
COMMENTS: Frequently planted in its numerous cultivars. Infraspecific taxa are recognized in its native area. It is also reported as escaped in the DC area (Shetler & Orli 2000).
RANGE MAP: Acer palmatum.png
Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Aceraceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Maple Family)
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ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Acer L. (Maple)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 111-126 species, trees and shrubs, primarily north temperate.
REFERENCE: Murray (1970)=Z; van Gelderen, de Jong, and Oterdoom (1994); Acevedo-Rodríguez, van Welzen, Adema, and van der Ham in Kubitzki (2011).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Acer palmatum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Acer palmatum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Acer palmatum in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Acer palmatum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Acer palmatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Acer palmatum
IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 3971 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 3971 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 3971 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)
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