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Sapindaceae

Italian maple

Acer opalus Mill.

Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer

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Italian maple: Acirón ( Acer opalus subsp. opalus), Valle de Añisclo, Pirineos, (Huesca), España.
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)
Asturian
Pládanu italianu
Basque
Astigar italiar
Catalan
Blada de fulla gran, Blada típica
Chinese
意大利槭
English
Italian maple
French
Erable a feuilles d'obier, Érable d'Italie, Érable duret, Érable à feuilles d’obier
German
Schweizer Ahorn, Frühlings-Ahorn, Italienischer Ahorn, Schneeballahorn, Schneeballblättriger Ahorn
Italian
Acero alpino, Acero opalo
Russian
Клен итальянский, Клён опаловый
Spanish
Arce morisco, Asar, Oro, Oró, Ásar

Synonyms

  • Acer hispanicum Pourr.
  • Acer hispanicum f. montsiccianum Font Quer
  • Acer italum Lauth
  • Acer italum f. opulifolium (Chaix) Schwer.
  • Acer italum subsp. hispanicum (Pourr.) Pax
  • Acer italum subsp. variabile Pax
  • Acer italum var. crassifolium Pax
  • Acer italum var. hispanicum (Pourr.) Schwer.
  • Acer italum var. opulifolium (Chaix) Pax
  • Acer italum var. variabile (Pax) Schwer.
  • Acer leptopterum Guss. ex Nyman
  • Acer montanum Carradori ex Lam.
  • Acer opalus f. glaucum A.E.Murray
  • Acer opalus f. microphyllum K.Koch
  • Acer opalus f. pubescens A.E.Murray
  • Acer opalus subsp. hispanicum (Pourr.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer opalus var. brachypterum Spach
  • Acer opalus var. macropterum Spach
  • Acer opalus var. microcarpum Spach
  • Acer opalus var. montsiccianum (Font Quer) Romo
  • Acer opalus var. montsiccianum (Font Quer) Rivas Mart.
  • Acer opalus var. stenopterum Spach
  • Acer opulifolium Chaix
  • Acer pseudoplatanus var. opulifolium (Chaix) Loudon
  • Acer rotundifolium Lam.
  • Acer rupicola Chabert

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.