| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | perennial tree usually 40'-70' tall and 1'-2' in diameter; often with a spreading top; milky juice |
| Flower: | on a smooth stalk in an erect, stalked, rounded cluster (corymbs) |
| Leaf: | opposite, undivided, 5-7 lobes with sharply-pointed tips and a few large teeth; indentations (sinuses) between main lobes rounded |
| Notes: | very similar to Acer saccharum (hard maple) but with more teeth on the leaves and milky juice |
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