Swamp Red Maple
Acer rubrum ssp. drommondii

Red maples are the most widely distributed type of tree east of the Mississippi river, and are typically found in wooded swamps and uplands, and shrub swamps as saplings. They grow to approximately 60 feet, and some part of the tree is red at any given time in the year, hence the name. Red Maples are typically pollinated by insects and wind, and have three or five-lobed leaves with serrate edges. Red Maples tend to grow bright red or sometimes yellowish flowers between March and May, before they grow new leaves. They lack the silvery underside to the leaf which is typical of silver maples. At the River Campus wetlands, Red Maples are quite common and scattered throughout the area.

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