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Aceraceae

 15-Box elder leaves

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Unlike most maples, the leaves of box elder, Acer negundo, are ternate or pinnately compound. These leaves somewhat resemble those of poison-ivy, which belongs to a different family, the Anacardiaceae.
Photo by K. R. Robertson of plants growing in Highland Park, Illinois.
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