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Acer campestre, known as the field maple, [2] is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has been widely planted, and is introduced outside its native range in Europe and areas of USA and ...
The bigleaf maple has the largest leaves of any maple, typically 15–30 cm (6–12 in) across with five deeply incised palmate lobes, with the largest running to 61 cm (24 in). [8] [9] The stems are 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long and contain milky sap. [6] In autumn, the leaves turn gold and yellow, contrasting against backdrops of evergreen ...
The sugar maple is easy to differentiate by clear sap in the petiole (leaf stem); Norway maple petioles have white sap. [citation needed] The tips of the points on Norway maple leaves reduce to a fine "hair", while the tips of the points on sugar maple leaves are, on close inspection, rounded. On mature trees, sugar maple bark is more shaggy ...
A maple leaf is on the coat of arms of Canada, and is on the Canadian flag. The maple is a common symbol of strength and endurance and has been chosen as the national tree of Canada. Maple leaves are traditionally an important part of Canadian Forces military regalia, for example, the military rank insignia for generals use maple leaf symbols ...
Field maple Acer campestre, in Ebsdorfergrund-Frauenberg, Hesse, Germany. Aceraceae were recognized as a family of flowering plants also called the maple family. They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs. A common characteristic is that the leaves are opposite, and the fruit a ...
Acer amplum Rehder – broad maple [17] Acer campestre L. – field maple; Acer cappadocicum Gled. – Cappadocian maple; Acer chunii Fang; Acer divergens Koch ex Pax; Acer fulvescens Rehder in Sargent; Acer lobelii Ten. – Lobel's maple [18] Acer longipes Franch. ex Rehder; Acer miaotaiense P.C.Tsoong [19] Acer miyabei Maxim. – Miyabe's ...
Acer negundo, also known as the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America from Canada to Honduras. [3] It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, ash-like compound leaves.
Aceraceae (maple family) Acer caesium: Himalayan maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer campbellii: Campbell's maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer campestre: field maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer capillipes: Kyushu maple; red snakebark maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer cappadocicum: Cappadocian maple; Caucasian maple; coliseum maple ...