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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Aceraceae
Acer pensylvanicum L.
goosefoot maple, moosewood, striped maple
Acer: the classical Latin name for the maple
pensylvanicum: of Pennsylvania
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | perennial tree usually less than 15' tall and less than 3" in diameter; bark greenish, often with narrow white stripes |
| Flower: | blooms May-June, when or after leaves open, in a drooping cluster (raceme) |
| Fruit: | winged, paired fruit;  matures in mid-summer or fall |
| Leaf: | opposite, undivided, hairless, both sides green but lighter below; 3-lobed, indentations (sinuses) between main lobes sharp; edges with fine, sharp, double teeth 21-36 per inch |
| Habitat: | moist woods |
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