Black Maple vs Trefoil Cress

Acer nigrum compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acer	Cardamine
Species	Acer nigrum	Cardamine trifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	Trefoil Cress
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.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.