box elder
DESCRIPTION
Box Elder. Acer negundo L. Classification. Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass – Rosidae Order – Sapindales - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Box ElderAcer negundo L.
Classification Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom
Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass – Rosidae Order – Sapindales Genus Acer L. – maple Species Acer negundo L. – boxelder
Shape, Form, TypeMedium sized tree to 60 feet, typically with
random form and multiple trunks.
FIGURE 1
BarkThin, gray to light brown, with shallow
interlacing ridges; young bark is generally warty.
FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3
TwigGreenish purple, moderately stout, with
narrow leaf scars, meeting in raised points.
FIGURE 4FIGURE 5
LeafOpposite, pinnately compound.3-5 leaves, but sometimes 72-4 inches longLobedLight green at top but gets paler at bottom
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7 FIGURE
8
Bud
FlowerDioecious; yellowish green, in drooping
racemes; appearing in spring.
FIGURE 9
FIGURE 10
Fruit1 to 1 and ½ inches longDrooping clustersLight tan when ripe in the fall, lasting
through the winterV-shape
FIGURE 11 FIGURE 12
Habitat and RangePrefers bright sunlight. It often grows on flood plains and other areas
with plenty of water supply.It grows around houses and in hedges, as
well as on ground and vacant lots.
Range cont’d
FIGURE 13
UsesAlthough its light, and soft wood is
considered undesirable for most uses, this tree has been considered as source of wood fiber, for use in fiberboard.
ReferencesText citation:Tree tropics. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.treetopics.com/rhus_glabra/gallery1.htmVanderbilt. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/rhgl.htm Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Illionois wild flowers. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sm_sumac.htm
Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2
Figures 1-12: Virginia tech. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=80
Figure 13:Usda plant. (6, 24 2010). Retrieved from
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACSA2