Carolina Red Maple

Acer rubrum var. trilobum

Keystone

Native to Louisiana (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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Acer rubrum var. trilobum — leaf photograph — no rights reserved · CC0 · Original photograph

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 18 Louisiana parishes.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 101 animals.

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Northern Waterthrush
Seiurus noveboracensis
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Birds. 1 shared habitat
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Birds. 1 shared habitat

All wildlife of Louisiana

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

170CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA

Genus host records with ranges including LA · Acer

Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Automeris ioIo Moth
Eacles imperialisImperial Moth
Hyalophora cecropiaCecropia Moth
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acleris chalybeanaLesser Maple Leafroller Moth
Acronicta americanaAmerican Dagger
Acronicta funeralisFunerary Dagger, Paddle Caterpillar
Acronicta impletaYellow-Haired Dagger

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Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Acronicta retardataBantam Maple Dagger, Retarded Dagger
Actias lunaLuna Moth
Alsophila pometariaFall Cankerworm Moth
Amorbia humerosanaWhite-Lined Leafroller Moth
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Anavitrinella pampinariaCommon Gray, Cranberry Spanworm
Ancylis platananaSycamore Leafroller
Anisota senatoriaOrange-Tipped Oakworm Moth, Orangestriped Oakworm
Antaeotricha leucillanaWell-Marked Leaf Tier, Pale Gray Bird-Dropping Moth
Antepione thisoariaVariable Antepione
Apatelodes torrefactaSpotted Apatelodes
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips semiferanusOak Leafroller Moth
Argyresthia subreticulataSpeckled Argyresthia Moth
Argyrotaenia quercifolianaYellow-Winged Oak Leafroller Moth, Lined Oak Leafroller
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Baileya ophthalmicaEyed Baileya
Besma quercivorariaOak Besma
Callosamia prometheaPromethea Silkmoth, Promethea Moth
Caloptilia bimaculatellaMaple Caloptilia
Catocala micronymphaLittle Nymph
Cecrita biundataWavy-Lined Heterocampa
Cecrita guttivittaMaple Prominent, Saddled Prominent
Cenopis diluticostanaSpring Dead-Leaf Roller Moth, Oak Cenopis
Cenopis niveanaAproned Cenopis Moth
Cenopis pettitanaMaple-Basswood Leafroller Moth
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Chaetaglaea sericeaSilky Sallow
Charadra deridensThe Laugher
Choristoneura fractivittanaBroken-Banded Leafroller, Lined Corn-Borer Moth
Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
Clostera inclusaAngle-Lined Prominent, Poplar Tent Maker, Poplar Leaf-Tier
Coelodasys unicornisUnicorn Caterpillar Moth
Colocasia propinquilineaClosebanded Yellowhorn
Dasychira tephraTephra Tussock Moth
Datana ministraYellow-Necked Caterpillar Moth
Dichomeris ligulellaPalmerworm
Dryocampa rubicundaRosy Maple Moth, Green-Striped Mapleworm, Rosy Dryocampa
Ectropis crepusculariaThe Small Engrailed, Saddleback Looper
Elaphria chalcedoniaChalcedony Midget
Elaphria exesaExesa Midget
Elaphria festivoidesSouthern Festive Midget
Elaphria versicolorVariegated Midget
Ennomos magnariaMaple Spanworm Moth, Notchwing Geometer
Ennomos subsignariaElm Spanworm Moth
Episimus tyriusMaple Tip Borer
Erannis tiliariaLinden Looper Moth, Western Winter Moth, Lime Looper
Eubaphe mendicaThe Beggar
Euchlaena amoenariaDeep Yellow Euchlaena
Eucirroedia pampinaScalloped Sallow
Euclea delphiniiSpiny Oak-Slug Moth
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Eutrapela clematariaCurved-Tooth Geometer, Purplish Brown Looper
Gesta juvenalisJuvenal's Duskywing
Glena cognatariaBlueberry Gray
Glena cribratariaDotted Gray
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
Herpetogramma thestealisZigzag Herpetogramma, Subtle-Feathered Grass Moth
Heterocampa pulvereaWhite-Blotched Heterocampa
Hypagyrtis unipunctataOne-Spotted Variant
Hypena baltimoralisBaltimore Bomolocha, Baltimore Snout
Hypena scabraGreen Cloverworm Bomolocha, Black Snout
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Iridopsis defectariaBrown-Shaded Gray, Willow Looper
Iridopsis ephyrariaPale-Winged Gray
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Isa textulaCrowned Slug
Kocakina fidelisIntractable Quaker, Green Fruitworm, Fourlined Green Fruitworm
Laetilia coccidivoraScale-Feeding Snout
Lambdina fervidariaCurve-Lined Looper Moth
Lambdina fiscellariaHemlock Looper, Western Oak Looper
Lambdina pellucidariaYellow-Headed Looper, Eastern Pine Looper
Lithacodes fasciolaYellow-Shouldered Slug
Lithophane antennataAshen Pinion
Lithophane bethuneiBethune's Pinion
Lithophane patefactaDiomorphic Pinion, Branded Pinion
Lochmaeus manteoVariable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth
Lomographa vestaliataWhite Spring Moth
Lytrosis sinuosaSinuous Lytrosis
Lytrosis unitariaCommon Lytrosis
Macaria aemulatariaCommon Angle
Macaria pustulariaLesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Macrurocampa marthesiaMottled Prominent
Malacosoma americanaEastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma disstriaForest Tent Caterpillar
Megalopyge crispataBlack-Waved Flannel Moth, Crinkled Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Melanolophia canadariaCanadian Melanolphia, Variable Redmarked Looper
Melanolophia signatariaSignate Melanolphia
Metaxaglaea viaticaRoadside Sallow
Morrisonia confusaConfused Woodgrain
Nadata gibbosaWhite-Dotted Prominent
Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
Nemoria lixariaRed-Bordered Emerald
Nemoria mimosariaWhite-Fringed Emerald
Nymphalis antiopaMourning Cloak
Oedemasia concinnaRed-Humped Caterpillar, Red-Humped Appleworm
Oedemasia semirufescensRed-Washed Prominent
Oiketicus abbotiiAbbot's Bagworm Moth
Orgyia definitaDefinite Tussock Moth
Orgyia leucostigmaWhite-Marked Tussock Moth
Orthosia alurinaGray Quaker
Orthosia hibisciSpeckled Green Fruitworm Moth, Speckled Green Quaker
Orthosia rubescensRuby Quaker
Paleacrita vernataSpring Cankerworm Moth
Palthis angulalisDark-Spotted Palthis
Pandemis limitataThree-Lined Leafroller Moth
Paonias excaecataBlinded Sphinx, Blind Eyed Sphinx
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema cataphractaBurdock Border, Potato-Stalk Borer
Papaipema furcataAsh-Tip Borer
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Parallelia bistriarisMaple Looper Moth
Parasa indeterminaStinging Rose Caterpillar Moth, Rose Slug Caterpillar
Peridea basitriensOval-Based Prominent
Pero ancetariaHubner's Pero
Phaeoura quernariaOak Beauty Moth
Phigalia strigatariaSmall Phigalia, Small Oak Looper
Phigalia titeaThe Half-Wing Geometer, Spiney Looper, Eastern Oak Looper
Phlogophora periculosaBrown Angle Shades
Phobetron pitheciumHag Moth, Monkey Slug
Plagodis alcoolariaHollow-Spotted Plagodis
Plagodis fervidariaFervid Plagodis
Platynota flavedanaBlack-Shaded Platynota
Pococera asperatellaMaple Webworm
Prionoxystus macmurtreiLittle Carpenterworm, Lesser Oak Carpenter Worm
Prionoxystus robiniaeCarpenterworm Moth, Black Locust Borer, Cottonwood Borer
Probole amicariaFriendly Probole
Prochoerodes lineolaLarge Maple Spanworm Moth
Prolimacodes badiaSkiff Moth, Skiff Caterpillar
Proteoteras aesculanaMaple Seed Caterpillar, Maple Twig Borer
Proteoteras moffatianaMaple Bud Borer, Maple Shoot Borer
Protoboarmia porcelariaPorcelain Gray, Dashedlined Looper
Psaphida resumensFigure-Eight Sallow
Psaphida styracisFawn Sallow
Pseudexentera spolianaBare-Patched Leafroller
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroidesTufted Thyatirid
Psilocorsis cryptolechiellaBlack-Fringed Leaftier
Psilocorsis reflexellaDotted Leaftier Moth
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Rifargia subrotataSmall Heterocampa
Satyrium calanusBanded Hairstreak, Falacer Hairstreak
Schizura ipomaeaeMorning-Glory Prominent, Checkered-Fringe Prominent
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Strepsicrates smithianaBayberry Leaftier
Sunira bicoloragoBicolored Sallow
Synanthedon acerniMaple Callus Borer Moth
Tetracis crocallataYellow Slant-Line
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformisEvergreen Bagworm Moth
Tolype velledaLarge Tolype, Large Lappet Moth, Vellada Lappet Moth
Tortricidia pallidaRed-Cross Button Slug
Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
Zale galbanataMaple Zale, Boxelder Zale
Zale lunataLunate Zale
Zale minereaColorful Zale
Zanclognatha cruralisEarly Zanclognatha, Early Fan-Foot

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

15BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Acer

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

7BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Acer

Aix sponsaWood Duck
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Coccothraustes vespertinusEvening Grosbeak
Ectopistes migratoriusPassenger Pigeon
Pheucticus ludovicianusRose-breasted Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: SAPINDACEAE

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Louisiana rank	SNR
Global rank	G5T5
LA status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Carolina Red Maple

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