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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
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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
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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…shade-tolerant when young and are often riparian, understory, or pioneer species rather than climax overstory trees. There are a few exceptions such as sugar maple, which may form monodominant forests. Many of the root systems are typically dense and fibrous, inhibiting the growth of other vegetation underneath…
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Sugar maple-yellow birch forest, Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada
Sugar maple terminal bud
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