Acer platanoides L.
(Norway Maple)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcer platanoides (Norway Maple)
GenusAcer (maples)
FamilySAPINDACEAE (maples & horse chestnuts)
OrderSAPINDALES (rues, sumachs, smoke tree, pride of India and tree of heaven)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) :
1: Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
22 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Young sapling - top view
Image 1: Young sapling - side viewImage 2: Young sapling - top view
2: Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
1 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruit - immatureImage 2: Fruits - immatureImage 3: Fruits - immature (2)Image 4: Fruits - immature - on leaf sprayImage 5: Leaf - top surfaceImage 6: Leaf - top surface - enlargedImage 7: Leaf - top surface - magnifiedImage 8: Leaf - top surface - magnified (2)Image 9: Leaf - under surfaceImage 10: Leaf - under surface - enlargedImage 11: Leaf - under surface - magnifiedImage 12: Leaf - under surface - magnified (2)
3: Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
8 Apr 2002 OSGR: SO90 51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: East Glos (VC 33) England
Image 1: BarkImage 2: Bark - close-upImage 3: Flowers and young leavesImage 4: Flowers and young leaves - in situImage 5: Flowers and young leaves - in situ (2)Image 6: Flowers and young leaves - in situ (3)Image 7: Line of flowering treesImage 8: Line of flowering trees (2)Image 9: Flowers - enlargedImage 10: Flowers - enlarged (2)Image 11: Flowers - enlarged (3)Image 12: Leaf spray with flowersImage 13: Leaf spray with flowers (2)Image 14: Leaf spray with young fruitsImage 15: Young fruits
4: Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
27 Sep 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: KeysImage 2: Leaf spray with keys

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poland, J. 2005 Milk matters - the importance of latex in vegetative identification BSBI News No 100: 21-22.

Acer platanoides (Norway Maple) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)
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