Black Maple vs false pepperwort

Acer nigrum compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acer	Marsilea
Species	Acer nigrum	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.