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sycamore maple

Acer pseudoplatanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 19,619, February 14,490, March 22,703, April 35,717, May 51,498, June 56,156, July 60,090, August 51,677, September 37,940, October 28,320, November 15,475, December 12,095.
United States428,896
Alaska405,782
United Kingdom15,214
England12,995
Germany6,563
New Jersey6,167
Austria3,417
New Zealand2,568
Czechia2,498
France2,311

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Traits

Group and habits

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSoapberries, Cashews, Mahoganies, and Allies · Sapindales
Familysoapberry family · Sapindaceae
Genusmaples · Acer

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