The Breakdown!
Domain - Eukaryote
This group has a true nucleus with membrane
bound organelles.
Kingdom - Plantae
Plants are
primary producers, meaning that through photosynthesis they
create usable energy with oxygen as a by-product. There is also a alternation of generation between
phases.
Phylum - Anthophyta
This phylum
holds all flowering plants. Once fertilization occurs the
flowers become fruits.
Class - Eudicotyledones
These plants
have two cotyledons, and net-like leaves. Their flowers are
often parted in fours or fives with vascular bundles in the
form of rings.
Order - Sapindales
This order holds plants with wooded trunks and lobed leaves.
Family - Aceraceae
This is the maple family. These are deciduous shrubs or trees that have two winged seeds.
Genus - Acer L.
The genus, Acer, is a branch of the maple family that have lobed leaves with three leaflets.
Species - Acer saccharinum L.
Saccharinum means "with sugar". The common names for this species is silver maple, soft maple, river maple, Wagers maple, silberahorn, and zilveresdoorn. They have 52 chromosomes in the diploid stage, and is morphologically different from all relatives.
Continue on and learn about Acer saccharinums' habitat.