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Photographer: Kenneth J. Sytsma
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Family Aceraceae
Acer rubrum L. var. rubrum
red maple
Acer: the classical Latin name for the maple
rubrum: red
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial tree up to 135' tall but usually 20'-40' and 1'-2' in diameter, young twigs red; bark gray when young becoming rough and dark |
| Flower: | blooms March-May much before the leaves open, in short clusters |
| Fruit: | winged, paired fruit;  , matures in spring |
| Leaf: | opposite, undivided, 3-5 lobed; underside very pale, more or less hairy below when young, indentations (sinuses) between main lobes sharp; sharp, shallow lobes; base of end lobe wide; edges coarsely double-toothed |
| Habitat: | swamps, moist uplands |
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