American Bladdernut vs Black Maple

Staphylea trifolia compared with Acer nigrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Staphylea	Acer
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bladdernut and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Maple

The Black Maple (Acer nigrum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States