Native Plants
Acer negundo var. negundo
Acer negundo L. var. negundo
Boxelder, Ashleaf Maple, Boxelder Maple, Three-leaf Maple
Aceraceae (Maple Family)
USDA Symbol: ACNENUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Acer negundo var. negundo
Box Elder
Aceraceae
Location: 10 m W of Salado Creek on S side of low-water crossing at Austin Hwy, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: In alluvial gravel/silt of fresh water creek bank, often flooded. Among Salix, Sapium, Ulmus & Populus.
Description: Small tree (4 m tall) w/green glabrous twigs. Leaves mostly 3-pinnate. Leaflets 5-10 x 5-7 cm long/broad. Terminal leaflet elliptic to obovate, laterals more narrow, all coarsely few toothed. Samaras in pendulous racemes, 25-35 cm long, yellowish, the seed prolonged.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 12, 1994
Specimen number: 714
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0997
Accession Date: Jan 24, 1995
Accession Number: 78
Annotations: MXFXB Monoceous (In fruit)