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Vine maple

Acer circulating

Photo by K. Indie Gee
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Field Notes

Description:

Multi-trunk shrub.
Leaves have 7 pointed lobes with toothed edges.
The seed pods (helicopter seeds) have two wings in a very wide V shape, almost verticals.
Bark is smooth and greenish gray.

Habitat:

City park. Area that was once the bank of a stream.

Reference Links:

Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) - Information on Vine Maple

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The Pacific Northwest Bioregion
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Portland: Urban Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Flora and Fauna of Cascadia (Pacific Northwest North America)

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PublishedJune 9, 2014

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