Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Acer rubrum
Red Maple var. rubrumSapindaceae — Soapberry family
Native
![Acer rubrum var. rubrum](/images/110319_120004.jpg)
Pistillate flowers.
![Acer rubrum var. rubrum](/images/110319_120426.jpg)
Staminate flowers.
![Acer rubrum var. rubrum](/images/110319_122120.jpg)
Pistillate and staminate flowers on the same tree.
White Clay Creek State Park -- Judge Morris EstateMarch 2011
![Acer rubrum var. rubrum](/images/111105_124458.jpg)
Carousel Farm Park
November 2011
We have two varieties of red maple, with slightly different leaf shapes. Compare this to var. trilobum.
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.