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Maples
Maples
Acer
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100-400 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Northern Hemisphere
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Maples are woody plants that grow in forests across the Northern Hemisphere. Their winged seeds spin like helicopter blades to travel up to one kilometer in the wind.

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