Norway maple
Acer platanoides
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Acer platanoides
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Tree
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Yellow, Green
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- Timber, Ornamental
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its paired winged seeds spin like tiny helicopters, and the two wings spread almost in a straight line.
- It was planted widely in North America as a street tree and is now invasive in many forests there.
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Similar plants
- Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus
- Horse chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum
- Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26745 · All plants · All entries