Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum Marsh.

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Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) is a species of tree in the family Sapindaceae. It has a self-supporting growth form. It is native to United States, North America, and eastern north america. Acer saccharum has simple, broad leaves. It is a photoautotroph. Individuals can grow to 35 m. Acer saccharum has unisexual flowers.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
Definition: whole plant arborescent

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/eastern_north_america
Definition: From the Atlantic to central North America. May include Saskatchewan, Texas, and/or Guanajuato

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.

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URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/unisexual_flowers
Definition: in which either the stamens or the carpels are missing, vestigial or otherwise non-functional. Each flower is either "staminate" (having only functional stamens) and thus "male", or "carpellate" (or "pistillate") (having only functional carpels) and thus "female". If separate staminate and carpellate flowers are always found on the same plant, the species is called monoecious. If separate staminate and carpellate flowers are always found on different plants, the species is called dioecious.
Attribution: Beentje, Henk (2010). The Kew Plant Glossary. Richmond, Surrey: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-422-9.

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EOL has data for 38 attributes, including:

Leaf mass per area
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_mass_per_area
- Definition: the ratio of the dry mass of a leaf to its area
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0.03331 kg/m^2
Leaf nitrogen per dry mass
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Leaf_nitrogen_content_per_leaf_dry_mass
- Definition: The ratio of the quantity of nitrogen in the leaf or component thereof, i.e. leaf lamina or leaflet, per respective unit dry mass
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1.82 percent
leaf area
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000540
- Definition: A leaf anatomy and morphology trait (TO:0000748) which is associated with the total area of a leaf (PO:0025034).
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: POC:cooperl] [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PO:0025034]
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0.001813 m^2
leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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deciduous
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001731
- Definition: Deciduous (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to shed foliage.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:cjm]
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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optimal rainfall
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/optimal_rainfall
- Definition: rainfall required for survival and growth
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1300 mm/year
plant height
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000207
- Definition: A stature and vigor trait (TO:0000133) which is associated with the height of a whole plant (PO:0000003).
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0.065 m
ratio
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UO_0010006
- Definition: A dimensionless ratio unit
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0.0256591020408163 kg
rooting depth
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000519
- Definition: It is calculated from the deepest soil layer where roots were present and the longest root measured in the layer.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GR:pj] [database_cross_reference: PMID:12582650]
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deep (>>150 cm)
seed mass
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0015519
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55.2 mg
stem diameter
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000875
- Definition: linear distance through the cross section of the stem or trunk, passing through the center
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0.00148 m
wood density
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_1000040
- Definition: Secondary xylem volumetric density. Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the volumetric density of a secondary xylem.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:TermGenie] [database_cross_reference: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01285.x]
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0.56 g/cm^3

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of sugar maple. View this species on GBIF

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