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An individual instance of Acer saccharinum (silver maple)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/8-92
Notes:
This tree is on the west side of 24th Ave. S. between the Kappa Alpha and Kappa Delta houses
In general, maple leaves are easy to recognize because they are opposite on the twig and have palmate veins. Silver maple leaves have jagged margins with small teeth along the lobes. In the spring, silver maple is one of the first trees to bloom. Its winged fruits often have one wing of the pair much smaller than the other.
In the wild, silver maple trees are typically seen only in wet areas, such as lowlands along large rivers. However, it is a commonly planted street tree, so it is very likely to be encountered by city dwellers.
In general, maple leaves are easy to recognize because they are opposite on the twig and have palmate veins. Silver maple leaves have jagged margins with small teeth along the lobes. In the spring, silver maple is one of the first trees to bloom. Its winged fruits often have one wing of the pair much smaller than the other.
In the wild, silver maple trees are typically seen only in wet areas, such as lowlands along large rivers. However, it is a commonly planted street tree, so it is very likely to be encountered by city dwellers.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 3-722.
This particular organism is believed to have managed means of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Identifications:
Acer saccharinum
L.
sec. Gleason Cronquist 1991
common name: silver maple
family: Aceraceae
Identified 2014-09-11 by Steven J. Baskauf
Location:
24th Ave. S., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14648°, -86.80557°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2014-09-11
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