Acer leucoderme
chalk maple, white-bark maple
Family
Aceraceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
lobed
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
palmate lobed
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
3.6 - 10.9
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Field Characters
Maples have opposite leaves and are sometimes confused with sweetgum which has alternate leaves.
Habitat
Rocky woods, river bluffs, and ravines.