Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Douglas' Maple

Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)

Photo taken near the base of Tumwater Mountain. Partially shaded granite talus slope, seasonally moist.

Flowers:

mostly less than 10 per inflorescence, corymbose or umbellate; sepals and stamens green, stamens outside the disk

Fruit:

glabrous or sparsely pilose

Leaves:

usually 5 lobed, lobes ovate, sinuses of leaves narrowly acute

Plant:

shrub or small tree, 1 to 10 meters tall; stems reddish. The wood was used to make snowshoes, spoons, and ax handles by the Haisla and Hanaksiala. The inner bark was used to make baskets or mats by the Gitksan.

Habitat:

moist to dry rocky slopes and canyons

Distribution of species:

from the coast east to Idaho and Montana

Distribution of genus:

more or less 118 species: Northern Hemisphere