Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum Pursh - Maple family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Bigleaf Maple: Acronicta funeralis, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Andropolia aedon, Archips rosanus, Aseptis binotata, Automeris io, Biston betularia cognataria, Campaea perlata, Dasychira vagans, Erannis tiliaria vancouverensis, Fishia evelina, Hypagyrtis unipunctata, Lithophane pertorrida, Lophocampa maculata, Nadata gibbosa, Nematocampa resistaria, Neoalcis californiaria, Oligocentria pallida, Oligocentria semirufescens, Operophtera bruceata, Operophtera occidentalis, Orthosia hibisci, Plemyria georgii, Proteoteras aesculana, Pseudorthodes irrorata, Selenia alciphearia, Spiramater lutra, Sunira decipiens, Synaxis jubararia, Xanthorhoe defensaria, Xylena nupera

Native Range

USA: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington
CAN: British Columbia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.