Black Maple vs Nettle Rash

Acer nigrum compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Acer	Leptosphaeria
Species	Acer nigrum	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Nettle Rash
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.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.