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Maple Family
8 species
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Negundo
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated February 10 2012
More Manitoba Maple
Perennial tree - also known as Box-elder, Ash-leaf Maple,
Three-leaf Maple - often has multiple trunks at odd angles -
some sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to North America
Three-leaf Maple - often has multiple trunks at odd angles -
some sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Saccharinum
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated April 18 2016
More Silver Maple
Perennial tree - also known as Soft Maple - some sources
now place the Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae
(Soapberry) family - native to North America
now place the Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae
(Soapberry) family - native to North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Platanoides
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated November 14 2014
More Norway Maple
Perennial tree - invasive - some sources now place the
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to Eurasia
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to Eurasia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Norway Maple cultivar (Crimson King)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Platanoides
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated April 23 2012
More Crimson King
Perennial tree - some sources now place the Aceraceae
family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to
Eurasia
family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to
Eurasia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Rubrum
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated March 2 2016
More Red Maple
Perennial tree - also known as Swamp Maple, Soft Maple -
some sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to eastern North
America
some sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to eastern North
America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Saccharum
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated May 26 2016
More Sugar Maple
Perennial tree / shrub - also known as Hard Maple, Rock
Maple - sap used in the production of Maple Syrup (Black
Maple (see below) also) - some sources now place the
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to eastern North America
Maple - sap used in the production of Maple Syrup (Black
Maple (see below) also) - some sources now place the
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to eastern North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Ginnala
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated January 12 2014
More Amur Maple
Perennial tree / shrub - some sources now place the
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to eastern Asia
Aceraceae family within the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family
- native to eastern Asia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Palmatum
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated March 18 2016
More Japanese Maple
Perennial tree / shrub - ornamental - many varieties - some
sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to eastern Asia
sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - native to eastern Asia
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Manitoba Maple - leaflet 5 to 12 cm - fruit (keys) 3 to 5 cm - height to 20 m - Leslie Spit - June 2009
Silver Maple - leaves 15 to 20 cm - fruit (keys) 4 to 7 cm - height to 35 m - Lower Don Valley (Leaside) - May 2009
Norway Maple - leaves to 20 cm - flower approx. 1 cm - fruit (keys) to 5 cm - height to 21 m - Lower Don Valley (Brickworks) - June 2010
Norway Maple cultivar (Crimson King) - leaves to 20 cm - flower approx. 1 cm - fruit (keys) to 5 cm - height to 21 m - High Park - May 2009
Red Maple - leaves to 15 cm - fruit (keys) to 2.5 cm - height to 25 m - East Don Parkland - June 2012
Sugar Maples - leaves to 20 cm - fruit (keys) to 3.5 cm - height to 35 m - High Park - May 2012
Amur Maple - leaves to 10 cm - fruit (keys) to 2 cm - height to 10 m - Humber Valley (Humber Arboretum) - August 2013
Japanese Maple - leaves to 10 cm - fruit (keys) to 2.5 cm - height to 7 m - High Park - June 2010
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae (Maple family)
Genus: Acer
Species: Nigrum (possibly Saccharum nigrum)
Kingdom: Plantae
Updated February 12 2016
More Black Maple
Perennial tree - also known as Black Sugar Maple - some
sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - considered by some to
be a variety of Sugar Maple (see above) - Black Maple
leaves have a wilted look - native to eastern North America
sources now place the Aceraceae family within the
Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family - considered by some to
be a variety of Sugar Maple (see above) - Black Maple
leaves have a wilted look - native to eastern North America
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants)
Black Maple - leaves to 20 cm - fruit (keys) to 3.5 cm - height to 35 m - David Balfour Park Trail - September 2015