Acer nigra (Black Maple)

A close cousin to the Sugar Maple, but more tolerant of moist sites. Good syrup!

Associates: Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple), Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-In-The-Pulpit), Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger), Claytonia virginica (Spring Beauty), Dentaria laciniata (Toothwort), Phlox divaricata (Blue/Woodland Phlox), Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s Seal) Tilia americana (American Linden), Trillium recurvatum (Prairie or Red Trillium)