Participant Info

Species

Acer glabrum [Acer neomexicanum]

Family

Sapindaceae

CommonName

Rocky Mountain maple

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1911

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Elwood, Mosca

WildlifePreserves

Great Sand Dunes

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, Middle San Francisco Creek trailhead 30 Sept 2021

Comments

In the Watershedd, Rocky Mountain maple is frequently found on both sides of the Valley in the montane along creeks, also among forest understory and in forest openings. This bushy maple helps form early forest-fire regrowth. Although not reported from the Culebras of the Watershed, it is probably present there, judging from New Mexico records. It occurs in every USA state west of the Great Plains, and follows the Rio Grande drainage down through New Mexico but no farther.

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