Red maple (Acer rubrum)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Acer rubrum

Common English name: Red maple

Other names:

French name: Érable rouge

Habitat

Red maple tolerates a wide range of temperature and precipitation, but is most often found on moist soils.

Other notes

Commonly found in eastern Canada.

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