species 162,623 observations

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Field notes

Supports All

344 native animals
supported in the US

Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Elm Spanworm Moth, American Dagger, Fall Cankerworm Moth, Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth 179
Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Ocellate Gall Midge, Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Six-marked Jewel Beetle, Flat-headed Hardwood Borer 20
Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Maple Bladdergall Mite, Aculus minutissimus, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Painted Maple Aphid 72
Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Unequal Cellophane Bee, Blue Orchard Bee, Cacopsylla annulata, Northern Paper Wasp 71
Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Northern Myotis, Eastern Red Bat 2

Children

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer: Trees
Light: Full sun Part shade
Moisture: Well drained Moist
Water use: High
Soil: Sand Loam Clay Organic
Soil pH: Acid Neutral
Drought tolerant: No
Deer resistant: No
Resists: Black walnut Compaction Fire Heat Pollution Urban conditions Wet soil
Habit: Oval Pyramidal
Plant type: Perennial Tree

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.