I can see boxelder maple Acer negundo

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Also called:

• Manitoba maple (in 🇨🇦 Canada);
• ashleaf maple (in 🇬🇧 UK and 🇮🇪 Ireland);  and
• ash-leaved maple and maple ash (in 🇺🇸 USA).

One of the soft maples.

The only maple with 🌿︎ compound-leaves.

Part of 🍁︎ maple  genus Acer in soapberry  family Sapindaceae in cashew / 🌰︎ chestnut / 🍊︎ citrus / 🍁︎ maple  order Sapindales.

Native to 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🇲🇽 North America and into 🇬🇹 🇭🇳 Central America.  🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48), 🗺 map (🇨🇦 Canada, 🇺🇸 USA) (color key), 🗺 map (North America, Central America),   🗺 today + with climate change (eastern 🇺🇸 USA).   Invasive > 🌐︎ various Invasive > Alaska

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Acer hosts caterpillars of 285 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.   This plant is also known to be a host for (in areas where invasive) 🐝︎ spotted lanternfly (SLF)  Lycorma delicatula.

Male trees score 🤧︎ very allergenic (9 out of 10) on the OPALS™ Ogren Plant Allergy Scale.

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