Vine maple (Acer circinatum)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Acer circinatum

Common English name: Vine maple

Other names:

French name: Érable circiné

Habitat

Shade-tolerant trees found in moist forest understories in BC.

Other notes

Easily identified as shrubby trees 1 – 8 meters tall.

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