Bigtooth maple in flower

Description:

The long scattered hairs on the drooping pedicels of the corymbose inflorescence of Acer grandidentatum helps to distinguish it from other native maple species in the area.Flowers lack petals and consist of greenish sepals which usually have eight stamens and which also have some long hairs like the pedicels.April 26, 2013, Salt Lake County, Utah, Wasatch Front foothills, 5125 ft. elev.