box elder (Acer negundo)
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Flowering plantsIn Athens County, Ohio

Box elder

Acer negundo L.

Box elder in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Genus
Acer
Near Athens County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (8)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (62)
  • Recorded, season not shown (16)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
box elder by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County460 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County103 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County71 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County114 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County236 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County267 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County26 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County60 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County94 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County82 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Athens County

Early September to early December, middle week early October, and again early February to early June, middle week mid-April

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Athens County · records of all species each week, 51,499 in all

Records per week from 460 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of box elder in Athens County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of box elderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100074
Jan 11–1700132
Jan 18–2411107
Jan 25–3111219
Feb 1–7102392
Feb 8–1431232
Feb 15–2122235
Feb 22–2852361
Mar 1–722532
Mar 8–1411466
Mar 15–2111593
Mar 22–2811950
Mar 29 – Apr 42141,265
Apr 5–111051,616
Apr 12–181651,804
Apr 19–252161,926
Apr 26 – May 23082,291
May 3–9541,407
May 10–16531,408
May 17–232462,542
May 24–30651,821
May 31 – Jun 6113798
Jun 7–1353775
Jun 14–2011830
Jun 21–2742700
Jun 28 – Jul 422549
Jul 5–1100664
Jul 12–1800869
Jul 19–2511700
Jul 26 – Aug 121673
Aug 2–811613
Aug 9–1511871
Aug 16–2222807
Aug 23–29211,289
Aug 30 – Sep 5542,925
Sep 6–12322,530
Sep 13–193042,417
Sep 20–261131,530
Sep 27 – Oct 34531,628
Oct 4–104241,836
Oct 11–173441,920
Oct 18–2484825
Oct 25–31123930
Nov 1–7134881
Nov 8–14174846
Nov 15–21134573
Nov 22–28114536
Nov 29 – Dec 552270
Dec 6–12134982
Dec 13–1911158
Dec 20–2600106
Dec 27 – Jan 20095

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early March to mid-July, middle week early May, and again mid-August to late November, middle week late September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,685 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of box elder in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of box elderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10536,211
Jan 11–17825,146
Jan 18–24334,645
Jan 25–31534,698
Feb 1–71956,023
Feb 8–14835,888
Feb 15–211345,436
Feb 22–28946,846
Mar 1–71038,321
Mar 8–148510,384
Mar 15–214212,620
Mar 22–288313,949
Mar 29 – Apr 461719,661
Apr 5–1171726,860
Apr 12–181051039,925
Apr 19–25149841,623
Apr 26 – May 22031056,391
May 3–9139952,952
May 10–16119953,785
May 17–231111057,698
May 24–301001054,651
May 31 – Jun 676853,099
Jun 7–1357953,700
Jun 14–2057856,625
Jun 21–27581055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 463858,477
Jul 5–1157961,336
Jul 12–18481064,722
Jul 19–2536969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 146859,416
Aug 2–836759,712
Aug 9–1537855,994
Aug 16–2246954,328
Aug 23–2946851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 546757,167
Sep 6–1270959,075
Sep 13–19107954,543
Sep 20–2682845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3122843,180
Oct 4–10113837,841
Oct 11–17107830,824
Oct 18–2439821,156
Oct 25–3134719,021
Nov 1–726814,172
Nov 8–1426612,621
Nov 15–212067,965
Nov 22–282278,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51156,083
Dec 6–122166,004
Dec 13–19435,423
Dec 20–26335,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21148,459

Reported in flower

Only 10 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicansOften confused in Ohio: 75 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • red maple Acer rubrumOften confused in Ohio: 11 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica216 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Norway maple Acer platanoides213 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • common hackberry Celtis occidentalis121 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed57%49%
Forest32%31%
Farmland6%11%
Wetland4%5%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 1,825 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,685 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.