Black Maple vs Blistered Cup

Acer nigrum compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Blistered Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Acer	Peziza
Species	Acer nigrum	Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Blistered Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Blistered Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.