Black Maple vs Sagewood

Acer nigrum compared with Buddleja salviifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Sagewood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Acer	Buddleja
Species	Acer nigrum	Buddleja salviifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Sagewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Sagewood
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.

Sagewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.