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Acer Linnaeus. Maple.

Key to Acer

A genus of about 150 species, trees and shrubs, primarily north temperate.

Section Parviflora, Series Caudata: spicatum
Section Palmata, Series Palmata: japonicum, palmatum
Section Negundo, Series Negundo: negundo var. negundo, negundo var. texanum
Section Rubra: rubrum var. drummondii, rubrum var. rubrum, rubrum var. trilobum, saccharinum
Section Macrantha: pensylvanicum
Section Platanoidea: platanoides, campestre
Section Acer, Series Acer: pseudoplatanus
Section Acer, Series Saccharodendron: floridanum, grandidentatum, leucoderme, nigrum, saccharum var. saccharum, saccharum var. schneckii
Section Ginnala: ginnala, tataricum

Ref: Acevedo-Rodríguez et al. (2011) In Kubitzki (2011); Desmarais (1952); Harris et al. (2017); Murray (1970); Saeki et al. (2011); Serviss & Serviss (2022); Suh, Heo, & Park (2000); van Gelderen, de Jong, & Oterdoom (1994); Ward (2004b); Wright et al. (2023). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Acer leucoderme | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Summit Metro Parks, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Summit Metro Parks | Acer campestre source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan M. Cressler | Acer spicatum | Original Image ⭷

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