=Form=.—Height 10-25 feet, diameter 6-12 inches; trunk medium short; crown irregular, usually broad.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple, 5-6 inches long, nearly as broad, 3-lobed above the middle with short, pointed lobes, sharply and doubly serrate, rounded or cordate at base, rather smooth above and rusty pubescent beneath.
=Flowers=.—May-June; usually monoecious, yellow, bell-shaped, in long, drooping, terminal racemes.
=Fruit=.—Matures in autumn; paired samaras in long racemose drooping clusters, wing ¾ inch long, widely divergent, marked on one side of each nutlet by a small cavity.
=Bark=.—Smooth, thin, greenish or reddish-brown, marked longitudinally by pale stripes.
=Wood=.—Light, soft, close-grained, pinkish brown, with thick sapwood.
=Range=.—Novia Scotia south along the mountains to Georgia, west to Minnesota.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Common in shaded ravines and rich slopes in the mountainous parts of the State, especially in Webster, Randolph, Upshur, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties.
=Habitat=.—Thrives best in rich soil of rocky or sandy woods.
=Notes=.—This small maple is also called Moosewood and Goosefoot Maple, the latter name referring to the goosefoot shape of the leaf. It is not a commercially valuable species, but always attracts attention whether growing in its shady mountain habitat or on the lawn.
=Form=.—A small tree or shrub sometimes reaching a height of 20-25 feet and a diameter of 6-10 inches.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple, 4-5 inches long, 3-lobed, coarsely serrate, the lobes taper-pointed, glabrous and dark green above, somewhat downy beneath, petioles long and slender.
=Flowers=.—May-June; polygamo-monoecious; small, yellow-green, arranged in upright, dense, somewhat compound racemes.
=Fruit=.—Early autumn; small, paired samaras, red, turning brown and drooping when mature, in racemose clusters.
=Bark=.—Nearly smooth, light brown, thin; twigs reddish, slightly hairy.
=Wood=.—Light, soft, close-grained, light brown, with thick sapwood.
=Range=.—Newfoundland and Labrador, south to Georgia and west to Minnesota.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Common in mountainous sections and sometimes occurring at low elevations adjacent to the mountains. Found growing from elevation 850 feet, in Monongalia County, to elevation 4,800 feet, in Pendleton County.