Skutch's maple (Acer skutchii)

Skutch's maple, a reference photo — Photo: Daderot · CC0 (licence)

Acer skutchii, called the cloud forest sugar maple, Guatemalan maple, Mexican sugar maple, Skutch maple, or álamo plateado is a species of flowering plant in the genus Acer, native to Mexico and Guatemala.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Skutch's 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

Acer hyrcanum
Acer leucoderme
Acer velutinum
Acer saccharum
Acer truncatum
Platanus mexicana

Classification

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

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