Big-Leaf Maple vs Slender Marsh-bedstraw

Acer macrophyllum compared with Galium debile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Slender Marsh-bedstraw
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Acer	Galium
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Galium debile

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaf Maple and Slender Marsh-bedstraw share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Slender Marsh-bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Slender Marsh-bedstraw
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.

Slender Marsh-bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.