Acer negundo L.

Spice

Family: ACERACEAE

Genus: Acer

Catalan common name: Negundo.

Spanish common name: Bordo. Negunbo.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Menorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): North American

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: This tree is originally from North America, and in the Balearics can be found in gardens. It can be recognised, like all the Aceraceae, by its fruits made up of two symmetrically winged parts, but can be distinguished from all the others because of its compound leaves.