Simple Opposite Leaves
The Maples
Leaf margin smooth with 5
lobes..........................Sugar Maple (Acer
saccharum)
Leaf similar to Sugar Maple, but with a
milky white sap in the petiole.........Norway Maple (Acer
platanoides)
Leaf margin toothed, 3 to 5 lobes..............................Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Leaf margin toothed, 3-5 narrow lobes, silvery underside.......Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Varieties: Green
(left) , Crimson (middle), and Variegated (right).
Leaf margin toothed, 3 to 5 lobes..............................Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
Leaf margin toothed, 3-5 narrow lobes, silvery underside.......Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Leaf margin toothed, 3 lobes, looks like a duck foot.........Striped or Moose Maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
Leaf margin
coarsely-toothed, 3 lobes, sunken
veins.........Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum)
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