Acer opalus, the Italian maple, is a species of maple in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae). This medium-sized tree is native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe, from the Balkans to Spain and north to the southwestern tip of Germany, and also in northwest Africa in Algeria.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Italian maple being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Acer
- Species
- Acer opalus
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