''Acer obtusifolium'', the Syrian maple,Wild Flowers of Israel, ''Acer obtusifolium'' / אדר סורי / Syrian Maple
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maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...

Description

''Acer obtusifolium'' is an

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...

maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage varying from unlobed to tri-lobed. The leaves are normally gray-green.

Distribution

This species is found from eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and in Israel in

Hermon Mount Hermon ( ar, جبل الشيخ or جبل حرمون / ALA-LC: ''Jabal al-Shaykh'' ("Mountain of the Sheikh") or ''Jabal Haramun''; he, הַר חֶרְמוֹן, ''Har Hermon'') is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of th ...

and Galilee. It grows along coastal mountains.

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Life photos
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2777832 obtusifolium Flora of Western Asia Plants described in 1824