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Japanese maple
Japanese maple
Acer palmatum
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
60-100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

Japanese maple is a woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and far eastern Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer
Species
Acer palmatum