Bigtooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum)

   
 

McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Photograph by Kodi Jeffery.

• Common Name: Bigtooth Maple
• Scientific Name: Acer grandidentatum
• Family: Aceraceae (Maple Family)
• Geographic Range:  Mountain canyons in Trans-Pecos and central Texas, west to Arizonia, north to Wyoming and in Mexico.
• Plant Form: Tree, Shrub
• Remarks:  Brillant red and gold leaves in fall; reaches 20 - 50 feet in height; well drained sand, loam, clay, limestone or calcareous soil. Photograph by Kodi Jeffery of maples in autumn, McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe National Park, Texas.

Last Update: 27 Jul 2002