Red Snakebark Maple (Acer capillipes)

Red Snakebark Maple, a reference photo — Photo: Kurt Stüber [1] · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Acer capillipes (Kyushu maple or red snakebark maple; Japanese: ホソエカエデ, romanized: hosoekaede), is a maple in the same taxonomic section as other snakebark maples such as A. pensylvanicum, A. davidii and A. rufinerve. It is native to mountainous regions in Japan, on central and southern Honshū (Fukushima Prefecture southwards), Kyūshū and Shikoku islands, usually growing alongside mountain streams.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Red Snakebark 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 rufinerve
Acer morrisonense
Acer davidii
Acer caudatifolium
Acer tegmentosum

Classification

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

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