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An individual instance of Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
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Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:

http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/12-196


Notes:


This tree is located on Magnolia Lawn, in the middle of the "triangle" formed by two sidewalks and Magnolia Circle across from the Mayborn Building.

Unlike silver maple, the lobes of sugar maple leaves have smooth margins.  The winged fruits of sugar maple are of equal size.  The bark of large sugar maple trees is very distinctive.  It is gray, with vertical plates that are raised at the edge.

Sugar maples are a common tree in this area and are found in a wide variety of habitats. They are one of the most common trees on the Vanderbilt campus.

This tree is described on p. 87 of The Trees of Vanderbilt.


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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the  Vanderbilt University Arboretum  with the local identifier 1-591.


This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.

This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.


Identifications:


Acer saccharum

Marshall

sec. Vanderbilt 1994

common name: sugar maple
family: Aceraceae
Identified 1994 by Robert Kral


Location:


southeast side of Magnolia Lawn, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14282°, -86.79807°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.

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Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2014-09-11

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Vanderbilt 1994 =

Vanderbilt University, 1994. The Trees of Vanderbilt: Seven Walks Through the Vanderbilt University Arboretum. Office of Publications and Design, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, US.


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