Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Acer grandidentatum Nuttall
(Bigtooth Maple, Canyon Maple)
Family: Sapindaceae, formerly Aceraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
By var., see Allred
Acer grandidentatum likes mountain creeksides and canyons. The leaves
of Acer grandidentatum are never compound or finely serrated. Young twigs are not
bright red, but brown or gray.
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Acer grandidentatum, photo Russ Kleinman and Shawn White, Mogollon Mtns., South
Fork of Whitewater Creek, Oct. 27, 2007
Acer grandidentatum, detail of leaf, flower & samara, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger,
Sarah Johnson & Kevin Keith, Apache Box one mile south of GNF border, April 24, 2009
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