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Sapindaceae

Norway maple

Acer platanoides L.

Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer

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Norway maple: Acer platanoides inflorescens, Ore Mountains
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Common names

By language (62)
Arabic
قيقب دلبي
Armenian
Թխկի սրատերև
arz
قيقب دلبى
Asturian
Pládanu real
Azerbaijani
Sivriyarpaq ağcaqayın
Basque
Astigar zorrotz
Belarusian
Клён вастралісты, Клён платанападобны
Bulgarian
Шестил, Млечен явор
Catalan
Erable
Chinese
挪威枫, 挪威槭
chm
Тыглай ваштар
Croatian
Javor mliječ, Norveški javor
csb
Zwëczajny klón
cv
Шĕвĕр çулçăллă вĕрене
Czech
Javor mléč
Danish
Spids-løn, Spidsløn
Dutch
Noorse esdoorn
English
Norway maple
Esperanto
Plataneca acero
Estonian
Harilik vaher, Vaher
Finnish
Metsävaahtera, Vaahtera
French
Érable plane, Erable de Norvège, Erable plane, Faux Sycomore, Iseron, Main-découpée, Érable de Norvège
frr
Spasahorn, Liinbuum
fur
Aieresse
Galician
Pradairo real
Georgian
Ლეკა, Ლეკის ხე
German
Spitzahorn, Spitz-Ahorn, Spitzblättriger Ahorn
glk
کرکف افرا
Hebrew
אדר נורווגיה
hsb
Kónčkaty klon, Jawor
Hungarian
Korai juhar, Platánlevelű juhar
Icelandic
Broddhlynur
Italian
Acero riccio, Acero platanoide
Japanese
ノルウェーカエデ
Korean
노르웨이단풍
lah
ناروے میپل
Latvian
Parastā kļava
Lithuanian
Paprastasis klevas
Luxembourgish
Spatzahorn, Krätschenholz
Macedonian
Млеч, Јавор млеч
mrj
Шӹргӹ ваштар
mzn
کرکف
Norwegian Bokmål
Spisslønn
Norwegian Nynorsk
Spisslønn
os
Цыргъсыф тæгæр
Persian
افرای نروژی
Polish
Klon zwyczajny, Klon pospolity
Portuguese
Bordo da Noruega
Romanian
Arțar, Arţar
Romansh
Ischi giz
Russian
Клён остролистный, Клен остролистный, Клен платановидный, Клен платанолистный, Клён платановидный, Клён платанолистный, Остролистный клен, Остролистный клён
Serbian
Млеч
sgs
Klevs, Klēvs
Slovak
Javor mliečny
Slovenian
Ostrolistni javor, Ostrolisti javor
Spanish
Arce aplatanado, Arce de Noruega, Arce noruego, Arce platano, Arce platanoide, Arce plátano, Arce real, Auderon
Swedish
Lönn, Skogslönn, Blodlönn
Turkish
Çınar yapraklı akçaağaç
Ukrainian
Клен звичайний, Клен гостролистий
Vietnamese
Phong Na Uy
Walloon
Plaene, Bwès d' cok
Welsh
Masarnen Norwy

Synonyms

  • Acer dieckii (Pax) Pax
  • Acer dieckii f. integrilobum Schwer.
  • Acer dieckii f. monstrosum Schwer.
  • Acer fallax Pax
  • Acer laciniatum (Aiton) Borkh. ex Tratt.
  • Acer lactescens Pers.
  • Acer laetum var. cordifolium R.Uechtr. & Sint.
  • Acer lobelii var. dieckii Pax
  • Acer lobergii Dippel
  • Acer palmatifidum Tausch ex Steud.
  • Acer platanifolium Stokes
  • Acer platanoides f. acuminatum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. adspersum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. albescens Dippel ex Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. albodentatum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. albovariegatum (G.Nicholson) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. argutum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. aureomarginatum Pax
  • Acer platanoides f. bicolor Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. buntzleri (Wittm.) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. coloratum Pax
  • Acer platanoides f. columnare Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. commune Pax
  • Acer platanoides f. cucullatum (G.Nicholson) Pax
  • Acer platanoides f. cucullatum (G.Nicholson) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. cuneatum Pax
  • Acer platanoides f. dilaceratum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. dissectum J.Jacq. ex Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. drummondii (Drummond ex Schwer.) Geerinck
  • Acer platanoides f. erectum A.D.Slavin
  • Acer platanoides f. globosum (G.Nicholson) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. incumbens (Pax) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. irregulare Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. laciniatum (Aiton) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. laetum Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. latifolium Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. lorbergii Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. meyeringii Geerinck
  • Acer platanoides f. nanum (G.Nicholson) Schwer.
  • Acer platanoides f. pictum Schwer.

and 51 more.

Flowers

Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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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.