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Latin name	Acacia sphaerocephala Schltdl. & Cham.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (NE Mexico: Tamaulipas, San Louis Potosi, Veracruz; USA: Florida)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Ecology	hel xer
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Synonym	Acacia dolichocephala Saff. Acacia veracruzensis Schenck
English name	roundhead acacia; bee watle
French name	acacia à tête ronde
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Latin name	Acacia tamarindifolia (L.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Guadeloupe, Martinique) NC South America (Venezuela)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	xer?
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Synonym	Mimosa tamarindifolia L. Senegalia grenadensis Britton & Rose Senegalia tamarindifolia (L.) Britton & Rose
English name	tamarindleaf acacia
French name	acacia côte-lézard; côte-lézard, grand amourette
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Latin name	Acacia tenuifolia (L.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Costa Rica, Panama) NC MW MC South America (Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	fw ti (fence posts)
Synonym	Acacia claussenii Benth. Acacia grandisiliqua (Vell.) Benth. Acacia martinicensis C.Presl Acacia microcephala A.Rich. Acacia multipinnata Ducke Acacia paniculata Duss Acacia paniculata Willd. Manganaroa paniculata (Willd.) Speg. Mimosa grandisiliqua Vell. Mimosa paniculata (Willd.) Poir. Mimosa tenuifolia L. Senegalia paniculata (Willd.) Killip ex Record Senegalia tenuifolia (L.) Britton & Rose Senegalia tomentella Britton & Killip
English name	slenderleaf acacia
French name	acacia blanc; amourette, pompons blancs
Spanish name	contenete (Costa Rica); pashaco (Peru); rabo de iguana (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MC SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama; USA: Florida; Bahamas, West Indies) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador: Manabí, Guayas)
North America distribution zone	MC SC SE
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel xer calc
Use	fr
Synonym	Acacia canescens M.Martens & Galeotti Acacia parvifolia Duss non Willd. Acacia subtortuosa Shafer ex Britton & Shafer Mimosa tortuosa L. Poponax canescens Britton ex Britton & Killip Poponax tortuosa (L.) Raf. Poponax tortuosa Raf., Britton & Rose Prosopis microphylla Kunth
English name	twisted acacia; acacia bush; casia (Puerto Rico); catclaw, Dutch casha, huisachillo, Rio Grande acacia, sweet briar, sweet-briar, wild poponax
French name	acacia tordu; acacia, acacia noir, acacia rouge (Haiti); bayahonde rouge (Hispaniola); pompons jaunes, poponax, zacacia
Spanish name	acacia (Dominican Republic); aromo (Colombia); carabomba, carambomba (Dominican Republic); cují, cují torcido (Venezuela)
Other name	akasee; bayawonn wouj (creole, Haiti); hobabá, hobada, wabi; zakasya nwa, zakasya wouj (creole, Haiti)
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Latin name	Acacia vogeliana Steud.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SE North America (Hispaniola, Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	?
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Ecology	[xer]
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Synonym	Acacia ambigua Vogel non Hoffmanns. Lysiloma ambiguum Urb. Lysiloma vogeliana (Steud.) Stehlé Lysiloma vogeliana Urb. Senegalia vogeliana (Steud.) Britton & Rose
English name	doubtful acacia; macata bourse bastard (Puerto Rico)
French name	acacia marron; tchia-tchia marron (Hispaniola)
Spanish name	cha-cha venenoso, mata puerco, taquito (Hispaniola)
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Latin name	Acacia willardiana Rose
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SW SC North America (end Mexico: Sonora)
North America distribution zone	SW SC
Height	S
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Use	pl (landscaping)
Synonym	Prosopis heterophylla Benth. Senegalia heterophylla (Benth.) Britton & Rose
English name	Willard acacia
French name	acacia de Willard
Spanish name	palo blanco, palo liso
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Latin name	Acalypha L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
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Synonym	Calyptrospatha Klotzsch ex Baill. Caturus L. Cupameni Adans. Galurus Spreng. Gymnalypha Griseb. Linostachys Klotzsch ex Schltdl. Odonteilema Turcz. Usteria Dennst.
English name	copperleaf; three-seed-mercury
French name	acalypha
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Latin name	Acalypha apodanthes Standl. & L.O.Williams
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Honduras to Costa Rica) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	sci
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Synonym	Acalypha fernandii var. pubescens K.Hoffm.
English name	Standley copperleaf
French name	acalypha de Standley
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Latin name	Acalypha costaricensis (Kuntze) Knobl. ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize to Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Ricinocarpus costaricensis Kuntze
English name	Costa Rica copperleaf
French name	acalypha du Costa Rica
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Latin name	Acalypha diversifolia Jacq.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	dr
Synonym	Acalypha alchorneoides Rusby Acalypha leptostachya Kunth Acalypha leptostachya var. diversifolia (Jacq.) Müll.Arg. Acalypha microgyne Poepp. Acalypha panamensis Klotzsch Acalypha samydifolia Poepp. Acalypha tabascensis Lundell Ricinocarpus diversifolius Kuntze
English name	diverseleaf copperleaf
French name	acalypha diversifolié
Spanish name	costilla de caballo, costillo de danto (Belize, Honduras); palo de sangre (Guatemala); varilla negra
Other name	cacucup, ciiche (Guatemala); coc-u-cèm, coc-u-cúm
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Latin name	Acalypha elliptica Sw.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S]
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Ecology	calc
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English name	elliptic copperleaf
French name	acalypha elliptique
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Latin name	Acalypha lancetillae Standl.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Belize, Honduras)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Lancetilla copperleaf
French name	acalypha de Lancetilla
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Latin name	Acalypha leptopoda Müll.Arg.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Acalypha lotsii Müll.Arg. Ricinocarpos leptopodus Kuntze
English name	thinstalk copperleaf
French name	acalypha à pédoncules minces
Spanish name	ira rosado (Costa Rica)
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Latin name	Acalypha macrostachya Jacq.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Use	pl
Synonym	Acalypha callosa Benth. Acalypha fertilis Standl. & L.O.Williams Acalypha heterodonta Müll.Arg. Acalypha hicksii L.Riley Acalypha hirsutissima Willd. Acalypha macrophylla Kunth ex Poepp. non Ule Acalypha pittieri Pax & K.Hoffm. Acalypha seemannii Klotzsch Acalypha sidaefolia Kunth Acalypha tarapotensis Müll.Arg. Acalypha tristis Poepp. Ricinocarpos callosus Kuntze Ricinocarpos heterodontus Kuntze Ricinocarpos macrostachyus Kuntze Ricinocarpos tarapotensis Kuntze
English name	largespike copperleaf
French name	acalypha à grandes pointes
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Other name	ah, aichibu, eye, eye sipu (kuna, Panama)
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Latin name	Acalypha villosa Jacq.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Acalypha karsteniana Pax & K.Hoffm. Ricinocarpos villosus Kuntze Ricinocarpus villosus Kuntze Rinocarpus villosus (Jacq.) Kuntze
English name	villous copperleaf
French name	acalypha villeux
Spanish name	guatelillo de monte (Ecuador)
Other name	jeen jupi huaichi (cha'palaachi, Ecuador)
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Latin name	Acalypha virgata L.
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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Synonym	Ricinocarpos virgatus Kuntze
English name	rodlike copperleaf
French name	acalypha de la Jamaïque
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Latin name	Acalypha virgata var. pubescens Fawc. & Rendle
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	hairy rodlike copperleaf
French name	acalypha de la Jamaïque pubescent
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Latin name	Acalypha virgata L. var. virgata
Family	Euphorbiaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	typical rodlike copperleaf
French name	acalypha de la Jamaïque typique
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Latin name	Acer L.
Family	Aceraceae
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Synonym	Acer Tourn. Acer subgen. Sacharodendron Raf. Argentacer Small Euacer Opiz Negundo Boehm. Rufacer Small Rulac Adans. Saccharodendron (Raf.) Nieuwl.
English name	maple
French name	érable
Spanish name	acecincle, ácer; acezuintle (Mexico); arce
Other name	acero (italian); Ahorn (german); assanâmij (otchipwe, Canada); giminadek (algonquin, Canada); ininâtig (otchipwe, Canada); kijigadek (algonquin, Canada); sisibâskwatâttik (cree, Canada); upueiashku (montagnais, Canada)
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Latin name	Acer barbatum Michx.
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MC ME SC SE North America (USA: Missouri, Illinois, Virginia, Oklahoma to North Carolina, Texas to South Carolina, Florida; Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MC ME SC SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci->hel hyg->mes acid
Use	fd (maple syrup made from sap) pl pp ti
Synonym	Acer barbatum auth. non Michx. p.p. Acer barbatum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Fosberg Acer barbatum var. longii (Fernald) Fernald Acer barbatum var. villipes (Rehder) Asche Acer floridanum (Chapm.) Pax Acer floridanum var. longii Fernald Acer floridanum var. villipes Rehder Acer nigrum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Fosberg Acer rubrum var. barbatum (Michx.) Lauche Acer saccharinum var. floridanum Chapm. Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais Acer saccharum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais Acer saccharum var. floridanum (Chapm.) Small & A.Heller Saccharodendron barbatum (Michx.) Nieuwl. Saccharodendron floridanum (Chapm.) Nieuwl.
English name	Florida maple; hammock maple, southern sugar maple, sugar maple p.p., sugar-tree
French name	érable de Floride
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Latin name	Acer circinatum Pursh
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	NW MW North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to N California; Canada: British Columbia) int NW Eurasia
North America distribution zone	NW MW
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci [hel] hyg- >mes
Use	cl (leaf shape emblem for US army rank) fw pl (ornamental) ti (cart poles, baskets for babies, hooks for caldrons, tool handles, yoke) ti(ob) (arrows, bows, green wood used for fishing nets frames, snowshoes framing)
Synonym	Acer macounii Greene Acer modocense Greene Acer virgatum Raf.
English name	vine maple
French name	érable circiné; érable à feuilles de vigne, érable à feuilles orbiculaires; érable à feuilles rondes (Canada)
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Other name	acero a foglie tonde (italian); Rundblättriger Ahorn (german)
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Latin name	Acer glabrum Torr.
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	NW MW MC North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to California, South Dakota to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC
Height	[S]
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg->xer
Use	fr fw
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English name	RockyMountain maple; California mountain maple, Douglas maple, dwarf maple; mountain maple p.p. (Canada); New Mexico maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Sierra maple; western mountain-maple (Canada)
French name	érable nain; érable des Montagnes Rocheuses; érable glabre (France)
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Other name	acero a foglie glabre (italian); Zwergahorn (german)
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Latin name	Acer glabrum var. diffusum (Greene) Smiley
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
Height	[S]
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Synonym	Acer diffusum Greene Acer glabrum ssp. diffusum (Greene) E.Murray
English name	diffuse RockyMountain maple
French name	érable nain diffus
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Latin name	Acer glabrum var. douglasii (Hook.) Dippel
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	NW MW MC North America (USA: Alaska, Washington to Nevada, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming; Canada: British Columbia, Alberta)
North America distribution zone	NW MW MC
Height	S
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel
Use	fr (seeds eaten by rodents and birds, leaves and twigs eaten by stags) fw (fuel) pl (ornamental) ti(ob) (arrows, baskets for babies, bows, fishing nets and snowshoes framing)
Synonym	Acer barbatum Douglas ex Hook. non Michx. Acer douglasii Hook. Acer glabrum ssp. douglasii (Hook.) Wesm. Acer glabrum ssp. b douglasii (Hook.) Dippel Acer subserratum Greene
English name	Douglas RockyMountain maple; Douglas maple, dwarf maple, Rocky Mountain maple, western mountain maple
French name	érable nain de Douglas; érable nain p.p.
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Latin name	Acer glabrum Torr. var. glabrum
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: Montana to Arizona, South Dakota to New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
Height	[S]
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Synonym	Acer glabrum Torr. ssp. glabrum Acer glabrum var. monophyllum (Schwer.) Pax Acer glabrum var. tripartitum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Pax Acer glabrum var. tripartitum (Torr. & A.Gray) Pax Acer glabrum var. typicum (Wesm.) A.C.Keller Acer glabrum f. trisectum Sarg. Acer tripartitum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
English name	typical RockyMountain maple; rock maple, Rocky Mountain maple
French name	érable nain typique
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Latin name	Acer glabrum var. greenei A.C.Keller
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: California)
North America distribution zone	MW
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English name	Greene RockyMountain maple
French name	érable nain de Greene
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Latin name	Acer glabrum var. neomexicanum (Greene) Kearny & Peebles
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW MC North America (USA: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC
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Synonym	Acer glabrum ssp. neomexicanum (Greene) E.Murray Acer glabrum var. parviflorum E.Murray Acer neomexicanum Greene
English name	NewMexico RockyMountain maple
French name	érable nain du Nouveau Mexique
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Latin name	Acer glabrum var. torreyi (Greene) Smiley
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW North America (USA: Oregon, California, Nevada)
North America distribution zone	MW
Height	[S]
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Synonym	Acer glabrum ssp. torreyi (Greene) E.Murray Acer torreyi Greene
English name	Torrey RockyMountain maple
French name	érable nain de Torrey
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Latin name	Acer grandidentatum Nutt.
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Washington, Nevada, Idaho to Arizona, Montana to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas; N Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	sci hyg[mes]
Use	fr fw
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English name	bigtooth maple; canyon maple, sugar maple p.p., Uvalde bigtooth maple
French name	érable à grandes dents
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Other name	acero a grandi dentato (italian); Grosszahniger Ahorn (german)
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Latin name	Acer grandidentatum Nutt. var. grandidentatum
Family	Aceraceae
Distribution	MW MC SC North America (USA: Nevada, Idaho to Arizona, Montana to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas; N Mexico)
North America distribution zone	MW MC SC
Height	M
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Synonym	Acer brachypterum Wooton & Standl. Acer mexicanum A.Gray non (DC.) Pax Acer nigrum var. grandidentatum (Torrey & A.Gray) Fosberg Acer saccharum ssp. grandidentatum (Nutt.) Desmarais Acer saccharum var. grandidentatum (Nutt.) Sudw. Saccharodendron grandidentatum (Nutt.) Nieuwl.
English name	typical bigtooth maple; canyon maple, hard maple
French name	érable à grandes dents typique
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