Black Maple vs Panicled Spot Flower

Acer nigrum compared with Acmella paniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Panicled Spot Flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acer	Acmella
Species	Acer nigrum	Acmella paniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Panicled Spot Flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Panicled Spot Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Panicled Spot Flower
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.

Panicled Spot Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.