Japanese maple

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Name (Latin)
Japanese maple
Other forms of name
Acer palmatum
See Also From tracing topical name
Maple
Ornamental shrubs
Ornamental trees
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q269224
Library of congress: sh 85069686

Wikipedia description:

Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Korean: danpungnamu [단풍나무]; Japanese: irohamomiji [イロハモミジ] or momiji [紅葉]), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and far eastern Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.

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