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Flowers
of the Acer Cissifolium are borne on slender
racemes and dwarf the buds that held them. This picture
was taken April 27, 2005.
The
samaras are borne on slender racemes and will eventually
be about 1 inch long. Although some were more developed
than others, the insert in the top left shows some
samara that were only about 1/4 inch on this particular
day. 
The leaves of the Ivy-leaved Maple (Acer cissifolium) are opposite, trifoliate
which is similar to those of the Paperbark Maple.(Acer griseum). The petiole
is reddish purple and 3 - 4 inches long. The petiolule of the terminal leaflet
is generally 1 inch long, nearly twice the length of that of the lateral
leaflets.
First year stems are reddish purple and highly pubescent, 2nd year stems
are gray-brown.
Fall
colors are red and yellow. Although some reliable sources
say that good color is unlikely, this picture shows
that for this particular Ivy-leaved Maple the fall
colors on October 30, 2001 were excellent.
Multiple
trunks of Acer cissifolium in Autumn.
Bud of the Acer cissifolium are very tiny. Lateral buds of the Ivy-leaved
Maple are reddish purple
and only about 1/2 as long as terminal buds. This photo was taken in
mid-March 2001.
This
photo of Acer cissifolium showing terminal buds beginning to open was taken
April 27, 2005.| Kingdom: Plantae -- Plants | |||||||||
| Subkingdom: Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants | |||||||||
| Superdivision: Spermatophyta -- Seed plants | |||||||||
| Division: Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants | |||||||||
| Class: Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons | |||||||||
| Subclass: Rosidae | |||||||||
| Order: Sapindales | |||||||||
| Family: Aceraceae -- Maple family | |||||||||
| Genus: Acer L. -- maple | |||||||||
| Species: Acer cissifolium (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch – ivyleaf maple | |||||||||
Source for classification listing: USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Karren Wcisel © copyright 1999 - 2004
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