Boxelder
Scientific Name:Acer negundo
Common Name Synonyms: Ash-Leaved Maple
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NOTES: Green twigs; opposite, compound leaves. Winged, paired seeds, called samaras, spin to the ground like tiny helicopters. Dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants). MADBUCK.   
MADBUCK: Maple, Ash, Dogwood, and Buckeye) acronym for Ohio's four native trees with opposite leaves/branching.

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Boxelder
Genus species: Acer negundo
Common Names: Boxelder
Ash-Leaved Maple
Family Name: Sapindaceae  
    Alternate Family Name (Synonym): Aceraceae  
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Tree
Flower Color:Yellow
Pink/Red
CNC Habitat: Krippendorf Arboretum
Nature Playscape
Herb Wall
Identified by:A. Swanson
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