Big-Leaved Aster vs Black Maple

Eurybia macrophylla compared with Acer nigrum

Key Differences

• Big-Leaved Aster is Not Evaluated while Black Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaved Aster	Black Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Eurybia	Acer
Species	Eurybia macrophylla	Acer nigrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Leaved Aster and Black Maple share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Leaved Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaved Aster	Black Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaved Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-Leaved Aster

The Big-Leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) is a species in the genus Eurybia. 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