Chalk Maple vs Marsh fleabane

Acer leucoderme compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalk Maple	Marsh fleabane
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	Pluchea
Species	Acer leucoderme	Pluchea carolinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalk Maple and Marsh fleabane share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalk Maple	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) 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.