Sapindaceae
Boxelder
Acer negundo
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
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Common names
By language (47)
- Arabic
- قيقب مانيتوبا, قيقب نيغوندو
- Armenian
- Թխկի արծաթափայլ, Թխկի հացենատերև
- arz
- قيقب مانيتوبا
- Asturian
- Pládanu negundu
- Azerbaijani
- Göyrüşyarpaq ağcaqayın
- Basque
- Lizar-astigar
- Belarusian
- Клён амерыканскі
- Bulgarian
- Ясенолистен явор, Американски клен
- Catalan
- Auró americà, Negundo, Érable negundo
- Chinese
- 梣叶槭, 复叶枫, 复叶槭, 白蜡槭, 糖槭, 美国槭, 金边复叶枫
- chy
- Me'êškema
- Croatian
- Negundo
- Czech
- Javor jasanolistý, Javorovec jasanolistý
- Danish
- Askebladet Løn
- Dutch
- Vederesdoorn
- English
- Boxelder, Box elder, Manitoba maple, Ash-leaved maple, California boxelder, Ash-leaf maple, Ashleaf maple, Box-elder
- Esperanto
- Manitoba acero
- Estonian
- Saarvaher
- Finnish
- Saarnivaahtera
- French
- Érable negundo, Erable negundo, Érable à Giguère, Erable du Manitoba, Négondo, Érable du Manitoba
- Galician
- Negundo
- German
- Eschen-Ahorn, Eschenahorn, Érable negundo
- Greek
- Νεκγούνδο, Σφενδάμι νεκγούνδο, Σφενδάμι το νεκγούνδο
- Hebrew
- אדר מילני
- hsb
- Šědźiwy klon
- Hungarian
- Kőrislevelű juhar
- Icelandic
- Askhlynur
- Irish
- An mhailp fhuinseoige, Mailp fhuinseoige, Trom bosca
- Italian
- Acero americano, Acero negundo
- Japanese
- トネリコバノカエデ, ネグンドカエデ
- Korean
- 네군도단풍, 네군도단풍나무
- Latvian
- Ošlapu kļava
- Lithuanian
- Uosialapis klevas, Érable negundo
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Negundo, Asklønn
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Asklønn
- Persian
- افرای برگخاکستر
- Polish
- Klon jesionolistny
- Romanian
- Arțar american, Artar american, Arţar american, Arţar-american, Arțar-american
- Russian
- Клён ясенелистный, Американский клён, Клен ясенелистный, Клён американский, Клён калифорнийский
- Serbian
- Пајавац
- Slovenian
- Amerikanski javor, Ameriški javor, Javor jesenovec, Negundovec
- Spanish
- Arce negundo, Acezintle, Arce con hojas de fresno, Arce de hojas de fresno, Arce de Manitoba, Negundo
- Swedish
- Asklönn, Érable negundo
- Tatar
- Тилгән өрәңгесе, Америка өрәңгесе, Колифорния өрәңгесе, Тилгән агачы, Түлгән өрәңгесе
- Turkish
- Dişbudak yapraklı akçaağaç
- Ukrainian
- Американський клен, Клен ясенеподібний, Ясенеподібний клен
- Welsh
- Masarnen dail ynn
Synonyms
- Acer californicum var. texanum Pax
- Acer fauriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Acer fraxinifolium Nutt.
- Acer fraxinifolium Raf.
- Acer lobatum Raf.
- Acer negundo f. angustifolium Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. angustissimum Pax
- Acer negundo f. argenteolimbatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. argenteomarginatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. argenteonotatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. argenteovariegatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. auratum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. aureolimbatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. aureomaculatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. aureomarginatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. aureonotatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. aureovariegatum (Wesm.) Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. bicolor Pax
- Acer negundo f. chrysophyllum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. crispum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. discolor Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. flamingo Geerinck
- Acer negundo f. fructurubro A.E.Murray
- Acer negundo f. giganteum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. glabrescens A.E.Murray
- Acer negundo f. guttatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. heterophyllum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. insigne Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. lanceolatum A.E.Murray
- Acer negundo f. latifolium Sarg.
- Acer negundo f. loeveorum B.Boivin
- Acer negundo f. luteopictum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. lutescens Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. nanum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. negundo
- Acer negundo f. petiolatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. pruinosum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. quinatum Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. rubescens Schwer.
- Acer negundo f. sanguineum L.Martin
and 25 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 2,108 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Margarita, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andy Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Jody Shugart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nikride, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peakaytea, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pavel Andreev, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.