English: Sugar Maple, Sugar Maple

German: Zuckerahorn

Kingdom: Plantae (2089)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1996)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1683)

      Order: Sapindales (59)

        Family: Sapindaceae (15) (family description)

          Genus: Acer (8)

           Epithet: saccharum Marsh. (1)

saccharum => from Sanskrit sharkara for 'sugar'

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: green

Check for Acer saccharum at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

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