Black Maple vs Poplar Leaf Curl

Acer nigrum compared with Taphrina populina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Poplar Leaf Curl
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Taphrinaceae
Genus	Acer	Taphrina
Species	Acer nigrum	Taphrina populina

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Poplar Leaf Curl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Poplar Leaf Curl
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.

Poplar Leaf Curl

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.