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Aceraceae

 20-Acer griseum

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Many species of maples are cultivated. This is the paperbark maple, Acer griseum, which is native to China. It has this beautiful copper colored peeling bark. There are several trees on this species on the University of Illinois campus.

There are many other beautiful species of maple; some of these are shown in lecture.

This particular photo was taken by K. R. Robertson at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
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