Full moon maple

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Acer shirasawanum

Full moon maple, a reference photo
Photo: 関西画像創庫 · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Acer shirasawanum, the Shirasawa maple or fullmoon maple (Japanese: オオイタヤメイゲツ, romanized: ooitayameigetsu), is a species of maple native to Japan, on central and southern Honshū (Fukushima Prefecture southwards), Shikoku, and Kyūshū.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Full moon 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.

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Classification

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

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