Sugar Maple   23-XIV
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
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The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) is in the order Sapindales.



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Magnoliophyta
  2. Classification of Magnoliophyta
  3. Basal Magnoliophyta
  4. magnoliids
  5. Liliopsida
  6. commelinids
  7. eudicotyledons
  8. core eudicotyledons
  9. asterids
  10. lamiids
  11. campanulids
  12. rosids
  13. fabids
  14. malvids

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BRASSICALES  

As of 2023, 844 species of Brassicales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 2,728 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY AKANIACEAE
  • FAMILY BATACEAE
  • FAMILY BRASSICACEAE
    • Cut-Leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) - most native iNat observations in the US for Brassicales
    • Mustards (Brassica)
      • Turnip/Field Mustard (Brassica rapa) - Yosemite NP
      • Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Kale (Brassica oleracea)
    • Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) - Clinton Lake, KS - Tenth-most-observed plant in full Experiencing Life series in iNaturalist
    • Western Wallflower (Erysimum asperum) - 5 (Agate)
    • Dame's Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) - 6 (NE Kansas)
    • Tall Tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum) - 5 (Agate)
    • Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
    • Radishes (Raphanus)
    • Rockcresses (Arabis)
    • Crinkleroot or Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
  • FAMILY CAPPARACEAE
    • Caper (Capparis sp.) - NOAH - Schoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT
  • FAMILY CARICACEAE
    • Papaya (Carica papaya)
  • FAMILY CLEOMACEAE
    • Rocky Mountain Beeplant (Cleome serrulata) - 4 (Comanche NG, Collegiate Peaks)
  • FAMILY EMBLINGIACEAE
  • FAMILY GYROSTEMONACEAE
  • FAMILY KOEBERLINIACEAE
  • FAMILY LIMNANTHACEAE
    • Meadowfoams (Limnanthes)
  • FAMILY MORINGACEAE
  • FAMILY PENTADIPLANDRACEAE
  • FAMILY RESEDACEAE
  • FAMILY SALVADORACEAE
    • Mustard-Trees (Salvadora)
  • FAMILY SETCHELLANTHACEAE
  • FAMILY TOVARIACEAE
  • FAMILY TROPAEOLACEAE
    • Nasturium (Tropaeolum)
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CROSSOSOMATALES 6, 7, 9

As of 2023, 15 species of Crossosomatales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 39 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY APHLOIACEAE
  • FAMILY CROSSOSOMATACEAE
    • Crossosomas (Crossosoma) - 9 (Saguaro, Organ Pipe)
    • Greasebushes (Glossopetalon) - 7 (White Mountains), 9 (Saguaro, near Cave Creek Canyon and Carlsbad)
    • Cliff Brittlebush (Apacheria chiricahuensis) - 9 (Cave Creek Canyon)
  • FAMILY GEISSOLOMATACEAE
  • FAMILY GUAMATELACEAE
  • FAMILY STACHYURACEAE
    • Stachyurus praecox - 6 (Woodland Garden at MOBOT) - NOAH
  • FAMILY STAPHYLEACEAE
    • American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) - most iNat observations in the US for Crossosomatales - 6 (Prairie Garden Trust, Onondaga?)
  • FAMILY STRASBURGERIACEAE
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GERANIALES 5

As of 2023, 71 species of Geraniales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 612 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY FRANCOACEAE
    • Cape Honey Flower (Melianthus major) - 5 (Near Redwoods Parks around Eureka, CA, also Portland and Seattle)
  • FAMILY GERANIACEAE
    • Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) - most native iNat observations in the US for Geraniales - 6 (Onondaga, RMNP), 2 (Great Smoky Mountains NP)
    • Stork's-Bills (Erodium) - this is the only genus besides Geranium, in the top 30 most-commonly observed species of Geraniales in iNaturalist. The three species of this genus were introduced in the US.
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MALVALES  

As of 2023, 457 species of Malvales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 3,256 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY BIXACEAE
    • Lipstick Tree (Bixa orellana) - Hawaii
  • FAMILY CISTACEAE
    • Rushroses (Crocanthemum)
  • FAMILY COCHLOSPERMACEAE
  • FAMILY CYTINACEAE
  • FAMILY DIEGODENDRACEAE
  • FAMILY DIPTEROCARPACEAE
  • FAMILY MALVACEAE
    • White/American Basswood (Tilia americana) - most iNat observations in the US for Malvales - 6 (MOBOT), 2 (Great Smoky Mountains NP)
    • Mallows (Sphaeralcea)
      • Apricot Mallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) - 7 (Great Basin Desert: White Mountains, Alabama Hills)
      • Scarlet Globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) - Colorado
    • Winecup Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) - Konza
    • Hibiscuses (Hibiscus)
    • Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) - Food
    • Chocolate (Theobroma cacao) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Silk Floss Tree (Chorisia speciosa) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Yellow ʻIlima (Sida fallax)
    • Kauai Hau Kuahiwi (Hibiscadelphus distans) - IUCN Map (CR) - (Kauai, only 20 known specimens)
  • FAMILY MUNTINGIACEAE
  • FAMILY NEURADACEAE
  • FAMILY SARCOLAENACEAE
  • FAMILY SPHAEROSEPALACEAE
  • FAMILY THYMELAEACEAE
    • Mezereum (Daphne mezereum) - 8 (Huron NF), 3 (Newcomb, Adirondacks)
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MYRTALES  

As of 2023, 595 species of Myrtales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 5,099 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY ALZATEACEAE
  • FAMILY COMBRETACEAE
    • White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT), 2 (Florida Keys) - NOAH
    • Rangoon Creeper (Quisqualis sp.) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Green Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus)
  • FAMILY CRYPTERONIACEAE
  • FAMILY HETEROPYXIDACEAE
  • FAMILY LYTHRACEAE
    • Pomegranate (Punica granatum)
  • FAMILY MELASTOMATACEAE
  • FAMILY MEMECYLACEAE
  • FAMILY MYRTACEAE
    • ʻŌhiʻa Lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha)
    • Strawberry-Guava (Psidium cattleyanum) - Hawaii
    • Gums, Swamp Mahoganies, Black Peppermints (Eucalyptus) - Hawaii
      • Coolibah (Eucalyptus microtheca) - 6 (Omaha Zoo Desert Dome)
    • Allspice (Pimenta dioica) - Hawaii
    • Turpentine (Syncarpia glomulifera) - Oahu
    • Surinam Cherry (Eugenia uniflora) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) - 6 (Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Myrtle (Myrtus communis) - 6 (Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Honey Myrtle (Melaleuca sp.) - Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT
    • Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Ghost Gum (Corymbia papuana) - 6 (Omaha Zoo Desert Dome)
  • FAMILY OLINIACEAE
  • FAMILY ONAGRACEAE
    • Evening-Primroses (Oenothera)
      • Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) - Perry Lake, KS
      • Pale Evening Primrose (Oenothera latifolia) - 5 (Agate)
      • Bigfruit Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa) - 6 (Konza)
      • Pinkladies (Oenothera speciosa) - 6 (Konza)
    • Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) - Colorado, New Mexico & Idaho
    • California Fuchsia (Epilobium canum) - 6 (Shoenberg Temperate House at MOBOT) - NOAH
  • FAMILY PENAEACEAE
  • FAMILY VOCHYSIACEAE
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SAPINDALES  

As of 2023, 347 species of Sapindales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 2,751 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY ANACARDIACEAE
    • Poison Ivies and Oaks
      • Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) - most iNat observations in the US for Sapindales, eighth-most observations of any plant in the Experiencing Life series - Perry Lake, KS, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Adirondacks - NOAH
      • Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
    • Sumacs (Rhus) - 5 (Agate), Perry Lake, KS, Great Smoky Mountains NP
      • Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)
      • Shining Sumac (Rhus copallinum)
      • Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) - 6 (Konza)
    • Cashews (Anacardium occidentale)
    • Mangos (Mangifera)
    • Pistachio (Pistacia vera) - 7
  • FAMILY BIEBERSTEINIACEAE
  • FAMILY BURSERACEAE
    • Gumbo Limbo (Bursera simaruba) - 2 (Everglades)
    • Frankincense (Boswellia)
  • FAMILY HIPPOCASTANACEAE
    • Buckeyes (Aesculus) - Great Smoky Mountains NP, Perry Lake, KS
  • FAMILY KIRKIACEAE
  • FAMILY MELIACEAE
    • West Indian Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) - 2 (Everglades)
  • FAMILY NITRARIACEAE
    • Harmel (Peganum harmala) - 9 (Carlsbad, White Sands)
  • FAMILY PEGANACEAE
  • FAMILY RUTACEAE
    • Curry Leaf (Murraya koenigii) - 6 (Climatron at MOBOT) - NOAH
    • Amur Cork Tree (Phellodendron amurense) - 6 (Mausoleum at MOBOT)
    • Citrus
      • Mandarin Orange (Citrus reticulata)
      • Pomelo (Citrus maxima)
      • Oranges (Citrus × sinensis) - Cross between Citrus maxima and Citrus reticulata
      • Grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi)
      • Citron (Citrus medica)
      • Key Lime (Citrus x aurantifolia)
      • Giant Lemon (Citrus limonia) - Climatron at MOBOT
    • Common Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata) - 9 (Chihuahuan Desert)
  • FAMILY SAPINDACEAE
    • Maples (Acer) - Adirondacks, Great Smoky Mountains NP
      • Red Maple (Acer rubrum)
      • Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) - 5 (Portland)
      • Boxelder (Acer negundo) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
      • Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) - Adirondacks, Great Smoky Mountains NP
      • Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
    • Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) - Perry Lake, KS
    • Sticky Hop Bush (Dodonaea sp.) - 6 (Desert Dome at Omaha Zoo)
    • Western Soapberry (Sapindus drummondii) - Perry Lake, KS
  • FAMILY SIMAROUBACEAE
    • Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissimus) - most iNat observations in the US for introduced Sapindales, fourth-most observationsfor any plant in the Experiencing Life series
    • Quassia (Quassia) - Central and South America
  • FAMILY XANTHOCERACEAE
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HUERTEALES  

As of 2023, 1 species of Huerteales has been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 11 throughout the world. Olomea (Perrottetia sandwicensis) is only found in Hawaii.

  • FAMILY DIPENTODONTACEAE
    • Olomea (Perrottetia sandwicensis) - 12
  • FAMILY GERRARDINACEAE
  • FAMILY TAPISCIACEAE
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PICRAMNIALES 2

As of 2023, just 2 species of Picramniales has been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 13 throughout the world. Both US species are confined to the southern Miami metro area and possibly the Everglades.

  • FAMILY PICRAMNIACEAE
    • Florida Bitterbush (Picramnia pentandra)
    • Mexican Alvaradoa (Alvaradoa amorphoides)
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