Pollinator plant

box elder

Acer negundo

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Common names

65 names · 42 languages
EnglishYour language
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Other languages (41)
Dutch
French
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  • Érable à feuilles composées[2][3]
  • Érable à feuilles de frêne[2][3]
  • Érable à giguère[2][3]
Afrikaans
  • essenblaarahorn[3]
  • Essenblaarhorn[3]
Arabic
  • قيقب مانيتوبا[3]
Armenian
  • Թխկի հացենատերև[3]
Basque
  • Lizar-astigarra[3]
Belarusian
  • Клён ясенелісты[3]
Bulgarian
  • Ясенолистен явор[3]
Catalan
  • Auró americà[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Cree
  • sôkâwahtik[3]
Czech
  • javor jasanolistý[3]
Danish
  • Askebladet løn[3]
Estonian
Finnish
  • saarnivaahtera[3]
German
Greek
  • Σφένδαμος της Μανιτόμπα[3]
  • Σφενδάμι Νεγκούντο[3]
Hungarian
  • Zöld juhar[3]
Italian
Japanese
  • トネリコバノカエデ[3]
  • ネグンドカエデ[3]
Korean
  • 네군도단풍[3]
Latvian
  • Ošlapu kļava[3]
Lithuanian
  • Uosialapis klevas[3]
Mongolian
Mvskoke
  • hakkv-hakv[3]
  • rvro em pvtakv[3]
Nahuatl
Norwegian
Ojibwe
  • Zhaashaagobiimag (Adjagobi’mûk)[3]
Polish
  • klon jesionolistny[3]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Arțar american[3]
Russian
  • Клен ясенелистный[3]
  • Клён американский[3]
  • Клён ясенелистный[3]
Serbian
  • Пајавац[3]
Slovak
  • javor jaseňolistý[3]
Slovenian
  • Amerikanski javor[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Dişbudak Yapraklı Akçaağaç[3]
  • isfendan[3]
Ukrainian
  • Клен американський[3]
  • Клен ясенелистий[3]
Welsh
  • Masarnen Dail Ynn[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Acer negundo — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Box elder — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Acer negundo.
  • Ash-Leaf Maple — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Acer negundo.
  • Ashleaf maple — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Acer negundo.
  • Boxelder — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Acer negundo.
[2] Acer negundo — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • box elder — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Eschen-Ahorn — results[1].names[12]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Eschenblättriger Ahorn — results[1].names[59]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • ash-leaved maple — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • ashleaf maple — results[1].names[8]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • boxelder — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • boxelder maple — results[1].names[14]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Manitoba maple — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • arce de hojas de fresno — results[1].names[40]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Negundo — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable américain — results[1].names[54]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable negundo — results[1].names[50]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable négondo — results[1].names[51]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à feuilles composées — results[1].names[55]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à feuilles de frêne — results[1].names[53]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à giguère — results[1].names[52]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Acero americano — results[1].names[10]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Vederesdoorn — results[1].names[15]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Bordo-negundo — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
[3] Acer negundo — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • box elder — results[2].names[1]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Eschen-Ahorn — results[2].names[12]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Eschenblättriger Ahorn — results[2].names[59]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • ash-leaved maple — results[2].names[3]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • ashleaf maple — results[2].names[8]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • boxelder — results[2].names[4]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • boxelder maple — results[2].names[14]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Manitoba maple — results[2].names[2]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • arce de hojas de fresno — results[2].names[40]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Negundo — results[2].names[5]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable américain — results[2].names[54]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable negundo — results[2].names[50]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable négondo — results[2].names[51]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à feuilles composées — results[2].names[55]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à feuilles de frêne — results[2].names[53]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Érable à giguère — results[2].names[52]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Acero americano — results[2].names[10]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Vederesdoorn — results[2].names[15]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Bordo-negundo — results[2].names[9]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Acezintle — results[2].names[6]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Auró americà — results[2].names[11]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • javor jasanolistý — results[2].names[13]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • saarvaher — results[2].names[16]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клён ясенелистный — results[2].names[17]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клён американский — results[2].names[18]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • klon jesionolistny — results[2].names[19]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клен ясенелистий — results[2].names[20]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • asklønn — results[2].names[21]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Ясенолистен явор — results[2].names[22]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Uosialapis klevas — results[2].names[23]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • saarnivaahtera — results[2].names[24]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Askebladet løn — results[2].names[25]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Zhaashaagobiimag (Adjagobi’mûk) — results[2].names[26]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • javor jaseňolistý — results[2].names[27]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Թխկի հացենատերև — results[2].names[28]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • トネリコバノカエデ — results[2].names[29]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Σφένδαμος της Μανιτόμπα — results[2].names[30]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Σφενδάμι Νεγκούντο — results[2].names[31]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • 梣葉楓 — results[2].names[32]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • 梣叶楓 — results[2].names[33]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • 梣叶槭 — results[2].names[34]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Пајавац — results[2].names[35]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • asklönn — results[2].names[36]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • 네군도단풍 — results[2].names[37]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клен ясенелистный — results[2].names[38]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Arțar american — results[2].names[39]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клён ясенелісты — results[2].names[41]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Essenblaarhorn — results[2].names[42]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • essenblaarahorn — results[2].names[43]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • sôkâwahtik — results[2].names[44]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Amerikanski javor — results[2].names[45]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Zöld juhar — results[2].names[46]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • قيقب مانيتوبا — results[2].names[47]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Ošlapu kļava — results[2].names[48]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Клен американський — results[2].names[49]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • isfendan — results[2].names[56]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Агч — results[2].names[57]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Dişbudak Yapraklı Akçaağaç — results[2].names[58]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Masarnen Dail Ynn — results[2].names[60]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • 复叶槭 — results[2].names[61]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • hakkv-hakv — results[2].names[62]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • rvro em pvtakv — results[2].names[63]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • ネグンドカエデ — results[2].names[64]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
  • Lizar-astigarra — results[2].names[65]; taxon id 47726; Acer negundo.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Acer negundo is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Sapindaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
9.14–15.24 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
9.14–15.24 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Irregular; Rounded

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Frequent Standing Water; Good Drainage; Occasionally Dry; Occasionally Wet

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Spring

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: butterflies, moths, pollinators.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

Sources [2]
Native range
N. America to Honduras.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low

Solitary wild bees

High suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

box elder (Acer negundo) is a tree. It flowers from March to April.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Acer negundo — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 3656447; ID 94F5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3656447; ID 94F5; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Acer negundo — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Acer negundo — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 439765; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1132319, 1132320, 1132321, 1132322, 1132323, 1132324, 1132325, 1132326, 1132327, 1132328, 1132329, 1132330, 1132331, 1132332, 1132333, 1132334, 1132335, 1132336, 1132337, 1132338, 1132339, 1132340, 1132341, 1132342, 1132343, 1132344, 1132345, 1132346, 1132347, 1132348, 1132349, 1132350, 1132351, 1132352, 1132353, 1132354, 1132355, 1132356, 1132357, 1132358, 1132359, 1132360, 1132361, 1132362, 1132363, 1132364, 1132365, 1132366, 1132367, 1132368, 1132369, 1132370, 1132371, 1132372, 1132373, 1132374, 1132375, 1132376, 1132377, 1132378, 1132379, 1132380, 1132381, 1132382, 1132383, 1132384, 1132385, 1132386

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.