Acer rubrum L. (N Am.) – A very rare escape from cultivation. This species was formerly introduced in a now abandoned arboretum in Koekelare where it is extensively self-seeding (first observed in 2008).
Similar behavior has been reported for instance from Brookwood cemetery in Surrey in the British Isles (Clement & Foster 1994). This species is quite expansive and even in its native range in North America it is often considered an invasive species (Abrams 1998).
Selected references
Abrams M.D. (1998) The red maple paradox. Bioscience 48: 355-364. [available online at: http://www.stats.uwo.ca/faculty/kulperger/S9934a/Papers/Abrams1998.pdf]
Clement E.J. & Foster M.C. (1994) Alien plants of the British Isles. BSBI, London: XVIII + 590 p.
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