Comparison of maple features

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Comparison of Features of Maples (Acer spp.)

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Key to southeastern U.S. Acer (maple) species
Aceraceae family characteristics

Name

Habitat

Leaf

Leaf margin /
lower surface

Fruit

Twig / buds

Bark

box elder

moist soils, streambanks

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Acer nigrum black maple

moist riverbottoms

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Acer pensylvanicum

striped maple

low elevation mountain forests

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Acer platanoides

Norway maple

planted in urban areas

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red maple

swamps, moist soils

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Acer saccharinum silver maple

moist soils, riverbanks

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Acer saccharum sugar maple

wide variety of habitats

Acer spicatum mountain maple

high elevation mountain forests

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inflorescence

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