Mountain maple (Acer spicatum)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Acer spicatum

Common English name: Mountain maple

Other names:

French name: Érable à épis

Habitat

A shade-tolerant tree found on well-drained moist soils.

Other notes

Often found in forest understory of eastern Canada.

The generic maple species (Acer spp) is Canada’s official arboreal emblem.