Big-Leaf Maple vs One-Flowered Broomrape

Acer macrophyllum compared with Aphyllon uniflorum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while One-Flowered Broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	One-Flowered Broomrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Acer	Aphyllon
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Aphyllon uniflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and One-Flowered Broomrape share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

One-Flowered Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	One-Flowered Broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

One-Flowered Broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) 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