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Acer

(botany) A botanical name at the rank of genus. Circumscription of this genus Acer has been fairly stable over the past few decades - the maples. Placement is either in family Aceraceae or family Sapindaceae.

Acer campestre - Field Maple
Acer grandidentatum - Bigtooth Maple
Acer macrophyllum - Bigleaf Maple
Acer micranthum - Garden Maple
Acer negundo - Manitoba Maple
Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple
Acer platanoides - Norway Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore Maple
Acer rubrum - Red Maple
Acer saccharinum - Silver Maple
Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple

by Acer de Guzman February 13, 2009