Manitoba maple (Acer negundo)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Acer negundo

Common English name: Manitoba maple

Other names: Boxelder maple, ashleaf maple

French name: Érable à feuilles composées

Habitat

Riparian zones in full sun in most soil types.

Other notes

The only maple native to Canada with compound leaves.

Known to be an invasive species in all or part of Canada. The generic maple species (Acer spp) is Canada’s official arboreal emblem.