Snakeskin Maple - Acer grosseri [1] |
| Chinese: 葛罗枫 ge luo feng [2] |
Snakeskin Maple is a medium-sized deciduous tree grown mainly for its ornamental, green-striped bark, yet this charming plant also provide dramatic fall colors, as evidenced by these pictures. White Tigress Maple (Acer tegmentosum) is also called "snakebark maple". According to eFloras.org - Flora of China, this taxon is a good candidate to be treated as a separate species instead of being listed as a subspecies of Aceri davidii, due chiefly to a differing number of flowers (10-15) per inflorescence, and its geographic distribution [2]. Indeed, the Morton Arboretum accession tag lists this plant as Acer grosseri. USDA GRIN lists Acer grosseri as a synonym of A. davidii. [4] Native to China, it is found in mixed forests at 1000-1600 m. elevation. [2] |
Snakebark Maple has a rounded form
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