I need to know the scientific name for a silver maple like there is the common name written like this White Oak and the scientific name like this Querus alba.
What is the scientific name for a silver maple?
acer saccharinum
Reply:Scientific classification
(Silver Maple, Creek Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, Soft Maple, Water Maple, White Maple)
Kingdom; Plantae
Division; Magnoliophyta
Class; Magnoliopsida
Order; Sapindales
Family; Sapindaceae
Genus; Acer
Species; A. saccharinum
Binomial name (Scientific Name);
Acer saccharinum
Reply:Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Reply:Acer saccharinum {silver maple} ;)
Reply:Scientific Name
Acer saccharinum
Common Name
Silver maple
Trees
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
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Hardiness Zones: 3-9
Habit: Deciduous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Site Requirements: Sun; tolerates a wide range of soil types including poor soil
Texture: Medium
Form: Upright; oval to rounded fairly open; strong spreading branches
Height: 50 to 70'
Width: 40 to 60'
Leaf: 3 to 6" opposite, simple leaf with 5 deeply cut lobes; silvery underside; green, yellow, brown combination fall color
Flower/Fruit: Greenish yellow to red flowers in early spring
Comments: Vigorous feeder; roots can crack sidewalks and clog drains and septic systems; very easy to grow; potential insect and disease problems; brittle wood
Cultivars: Blair (50 to 70'; Strong branching pattern; Yellow fall color), Lutescens (New leaves are orangish yellow; yellowish green in summer; yellow fall color), Northline (60 to 80' by 40 to 45'; Wide branching; Slow grower; good branch structure), Silver Queen (50' by 40'; Upright oval rounded; Almost fruitless; bright green summer leaves; yellow fall color), Skinner (Pyramidal; slender lateral branches; Cut leaf; bright green summer leaves)
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