Acer saccharum
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Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. S
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Sugar maple-yellow birch forest, Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada
Sugar maple terminal bud
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Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. There are approximately 132 species, most of which are native to East Asia, with
Acer saccharum
…Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Acer Section: Acer sect. Acer Series: Acer ser. Saccharodendron Species: A. saccharum Binomial name Acer saccharum Marshall Native range of Acer saccharum…
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A leaf fossil of Acer florissanti from the Late Eocene in the Florissant Formation, Florissant, Colorado, United States
Acer saccharum (sugar maple)
Acer circinatum (vine maple) leaves showing the palmate veining typical of most species