maple

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Dispersal of several types of seeds.

The differences between monocots and eudicots explained

maple: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Acer

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Dispersal of several types of seeds.

The differences between monocots and eudicots explained

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vine maple hedge maple David’s maple Japanese maple Coliseum maple chalk maple Miyabe maple Norway maple three-flowered maple paperbark maple pine poplar birch teak coconut palm chestnut oak fir cherry ash

Key People

Pierre Dansereau

Canadian plant ecologist

Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

Trees: Giants Holding the Sky

Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

Trees of the World

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous