Black Maple vs Persistent Trillium

Acer nigrum compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Acer	Trillium
Species	Acer nigrum	Trillium persistens

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and Persistent Trillium share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.