Acer pseudoplatanus L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Sapindaceae// Genus: Acer// Species: Acer pseudoplatanus L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2018+).

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski in Micevski (2005).

Species variability: In the Osogovo region occurs Acer pseudoplatanus var. villosum, characterized by the pubescent abaxial side of leaves and pubescent fruits.

Lifeform:  Tree; phanerophyte (micro- or mesophanerophyte) according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution:  Native from Europe to Caucasus according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2018+).

Habitat:  Decidous forests, starting at c. 750 m altitude above.

Flowering period: Spring: MAY.

Acer pseudoplatanus – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – branches. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – branch with inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – axis of inflorescence. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – flower. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – flowers. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – developing fruits. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – twig with leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – developing fruits. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – twig stem and leaf petioles. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – leaf petiole. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – branch. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Acer pseudoplatanus – trunk. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 11.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Acer pseudoplatanus. Raab-Straube, E. von 2018+: Sapindaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4fd5b4a0-288f-4ff5-b4ed-ab32d5271bdb [Accessed 17.05.2025].

Acer pseudoplatanus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781462-1 [Accessed 17.05.2025].

Acer L. Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1450 – 1462.