Acer rubrum
- Title
- Acer rubrum
- Red Maple
- Subject
- Florida Native Plant
- Description
- Plant Height: 45 - 50 feet
- Native Habitat: flatwoods, swamps, moist secondary woods
- Medicinal Uses: liver and skin disorders, ophthalmalic treatments, women's treatment.
- Medicinal Preparation: For women's treatment, maple bark is boiled with several other tree barks and the woman stands or sits over the steam.
- Contraindications: unknown
- Creator
- Karen Greene
- Source
- Allen et al, 2003
- Snow & Stans, 2001
- Florida Native Plant Society Database entry
- Atlas of Florida Plants entry
- Date
- Entry Created: 2026-03-30
- Contributor
- Karen Greene
- Identifier
- RIFarrm
- Coverage
- Throughout the state
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Collection
Citation
Karen Greene, “Acer rubrum,” Rooted in Florida, accessed April 6, 2026, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp26/group1/items/show/355.