Bigleaf Maple with Samaras (Seedpods)
Perhaps the most common and recognizable native hardwood tree in the Pacific Northwest, the bigleaf maple is the largest maple in the area, and the leaves are a prized food source for deer and elk. Pictured here are the winged seeds so commonly and widely recognized by most people. Called samaras, these twin seeds when dried and mature, will split and "whirlybird" down to the forest floor, and with any luck will sprout. This one was found growing near the edge of Deep Lake, near Enumclaw, WA.
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- © 2014
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A. macrophyllum, Acer, Acer macrophyllum, Aceraceae, Angiosperms, Deep Lake, Enumclaw, Eudicots, King County, Nolte State Park, Oregon maple, Oregon maple), Plantae, Rosids, Sapindaceae, Sapindales, Spring, State Park, Washington, bigleaf, bigleaf maple, deciduous, dicot, forest, helicopter, helicopters, leaf, leaves, maple, old growth forest, perennial, samara, seed, seedpods, seeds, tree
- Contained in galleries
- Bigleaf Maple, Sapindaceae (Maples and Horse Chestnuts)