Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)

Sugar maple, a reference photo — Photo: Superior National Forest · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family, Sapindaceae. It may also be called rock maple, sugar tree, sweet maple, or, particularly in reference to the wood, hard maple.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sugar 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 leucoderme
Acer nigrum
Acer floridanum
Acer platanoides
Acer skutchii
Acer rubrum

Classification

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

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