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Acer negundo
Boxelder
Aceraceae
Located in weedy treeline behind Holcomb dorm parking lot.
- leaves opposite, pinnately compound (unusual for Acer, similar
to Fraxinus), with 3 to 9 leaflets
- leaflets ovate to oblong, coarsely toothed, bright green
- buds rounded, imbricate with 2 or more scales, covered with pubescent
hairs
- stems thick, smooth, often covered with waxy coating that has a
whitish bloom
- stems have slightly unpleasant odor when bruised
- flowers dioecious, yellow-green; male trees with corymbs; female
trees with hanging racemes
- fruit unusual, a hanging raceme of schizocarps
- fruit samaras are flat, large, light brown and diverge at a 45°
to 60° angle
- fruit only borne on female plants
- bark is gray-brown, ridged
- habit is a coarse, irregular small to medium tree
- plant is weedy in appearance and grows as a weed in unmanaged areas
View Acer
negundo page in the UConn Plant Database
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