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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Aceraceae | | |familia=Aceraceae |
− | |genus=Acer | + | |genus=Acer |
− | |species=velutinum | + | |species=velutinum |
| |common_name=Velvet maple | | |common_name=Velvet maple |
| |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=8 | | |max_zone=8 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Acer velutinum.JPG |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Acer velutinum''''', '''Velvet Maple''' is a [[tree]] [[species]] native to [[Azerbaijan]] and northern [[Iran]].<ref>GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?1250 ''Acer velutinum'']</ref> It grows in the moist [[Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests]]. |
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| + | It is a tall [[deciduous]] [[tree]] growing to over 40 m tall.<ref>Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of ''Fagus orientalis'' Forests after Cutting in Iran. ''J. Jpn. For. Soc.'' '''77(2)''': 170-178. Available [http://rms1.agsearch.agropedia.affrc.go.jp/contents/JASI/pdf/society/52-0904.pdf online]</ref> |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |