Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Leaf: Green
Autumn Foliage: yes
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 12-36 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , ID , MT , NV , OR , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Distribution: Low to mid elevation, Alaska south.
Native Habitat: Rocky Bluff,Lakeshores
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK (I?), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low

Benefit

Use Other: Aboriginal people in the Interior soaked the green wood and heated it, then molded it into the desired shape for snowshoe frames, masks, rattles, fishing hoops. The Thompson people used the stringy inner bark to make twine and other peoples used it for making rope and mats.
Interesting Foliage: yes

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From the National Organizations Directory

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Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Acer glabrum var. douglasii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Acer glabrum var. douglasii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Acer glabrum var. douglasii