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Aceraceae
Acer

not marked as a favorite taxon *Acer Linnaeus. Common name: Maple.

Key to Acer

A genus of about 111-126 species, trees and shrubs, primarily north temperate.

Section Parviflora, Series Caudata: spicatum
Section Palmata, Series Palmata: palmatum
Section Negundo, Series Negundo: negundo var. negundo
Section Rubra: drummondii, rubrum, saccharinum
Section Macrantha: pensylvanicum
Section Platanoidea: platanoides, campestre
Section Acer, Series Acer: pseudoplatanus
Section Acer, Series Saccharodendron:
Section Ginnala: ginnala

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References: Acevedo-Rodríguez et al. (2011) In Kubitzki (2011); Desmarais (1952); Harris et al. (2017); Murray (1970); Saeki et al. (2011); Suh, Heo, & Park (2000); van Gelderen, de Jong, & Oterdoom (1994). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Acer© Bruce A. Sorrie | Acer leucoderme
image #2 of Acer© Keith Bradley
image #3 of Acer© Richard & Teresa Ware | Acer rubrum var. rubrum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Acer© Keith Bradley | Acer negundo var. negundo | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Acer© Richard & Teresa Ware | Acer negundo var. negundo CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Acer© Summit Metro Parks, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Summit Metro Parks | Acer campestre source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Acer© Keith Bradley | Acer pensylvanicum | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Acer© Alan M. Cressler | Acer rubrum var. rubrum | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Acer© Alan M. Cressler | Acer rubrum var. trilobum | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Acer© Alan M. Cressler | Acer spicatum | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Acer© Richard & Teresa Ware | Acer platanoides CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #12 of Acer© Richard & Teresa Ware | Acer saccharinum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Acer© Keith Bradley | Acer negundo var. negundo | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Acer© Scott Ward; Acer floridanum and A. rubrum (left) and Viburnum acerifolium (right) | Original Image ⭷

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