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  2. Acer nigrum - Wikipedia

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    Acer nigrum, the black maple, is a species of maple closely related to A. saccharum (sugar maple), and treated by some authors as a subspecies of it, as Acer saccharum subsp. nigrum. [2] [3] Identification can be confusing due to the tendency of the two species to form hybrids. The simplest and most accurate method for distinguishing between ...

  3. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Maple - Wikipedia

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    Maple is considered a tonewood, or a wood that carries sound waves well, and is used in numerous musical instruments. Maple is harder and has a brighter sound than mahogany, which is another major tonewood used in instrument manufacturing. [32] The back, sides, and neck of most violins, violas, cellos, and double basses are made from maple.

  5. List of woods - Wikipedia

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    Maple (Acer) Hard maple Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Black maple (Acer nigrum) Soft maple Boxelder (Acer negundo) Red maple (Acer rubrum) Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) European maple Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) Marblewood (Marmaroxylon racemosum) Marri, red gum (Corymbia calophylla) Meranti (Shorea spp.) Merbau, ipil (Intsia bijuga ...

  6. Acer negundo - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Acer saccharum - Wikipedia

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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. [3] Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. [4]

  8. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology .

  9. Acer macrophyllum - Wikipedia

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    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 conifers