Acer saccharinum, A. rubrum, A. negundo, A. macrophyllum US: soft maple, silver m., red m., boxelder, bigleaf m.,white m., river m., water m., swamp m. UK: maple FR: érable DE: Ahorn IT: acero VL: esdoorn, Amerikaans zacht e., zacht maple, red maple, silver maple NL: Amerikaans esdoorn
Maple, soft
Soft maple includes silver maple (Acer sacchari‑ num), red maple (A. rubrum), boxelder (A. negundo), and bigleaf maple (A. macrophyl‑ lum). Silver maple is also known as white, river, water, and swamp maple; red maple as soft, water, scarlet, white, and swamp maple; boxelder as ash-leaved, three-leaved, and cut-leaved maple; and bigleaf maple as Oregon maple. Soft maple is found in the eastern United States except for bigleaf maple, which comes from the Pacific Coast.