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|image=Upload.png+|image_width=240+}}+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox+| name = ''Acer macrophyllum''
−| common_names = Bigleaf Maple
−| growth_habit = deciduous tree
−| high = 35 m
−| wide = 1-2 m trunk diameter
−| origin = Alaska to California
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−| lifespan = perennial
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−| hardiness = -30[[Celsius|°C]]
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−| color = IndianRed
−|regnum = Plantae
−|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
−|unranked_classis = Eudicots
−|unranked_ordo = Rosids
−|ordo = Sapindales
−|familia = Sapindaceae
−|genus = Acer
−|species = macrophyllum
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|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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+|origin=Alaska to California
|lifespan=perennial
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
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+|features=deciduous, flowers, fire resistant
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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+|Min Temp Num=-30
+|Temp Metric=°C
|min_zone=6
|min_zone=6
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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−|image=Acer macrophyllum 1199.jpg
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−|image_caption=Bigleaf Maple foliage
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+'''''Acer macrophyllum''''' ('''Bigleaf Maple''' or '''Oregon Maple''') is a large [[deciduous]] [[tree]] in the genus ''[[Acer (genus)|Acer]]''.
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+It grows to be up to 35 m tall, but more commonly 15 m to 20 m tall. It is native to western [[North America]], mostly near the [[Pacific]] coast, from southernmost [[Alaska]] south to southern [[California]]. Some stands are also found inland in the foothills of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains of central California, and a tiny population occurs in central [[Idaho]].<ref name=bc>Plants of British Columbia: [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Acer+macrophyllum ''Acer macrophyllum'']</ref><ref name=jeps>Jepson Flora: [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Acer+macrophyllum ''Acer macrophyllum'']</ref>
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+[[Image:BigleafMaple 0304.jpg|left|thumb|Bigleaf Maple flowers and foliage]]
+It has the largest leaves of any [[maple]], typically 15-30 cm across, with five deeply-incised palmate lobes, with the largest running to 61 cm.
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+The [[flower]]s are produced in spring in pendulous [[raceme]]s 10-15 cm long, greenish-yellow with inconspicuous petals. The [[fruit]] is a paired winged [[Samara (fruit)|samara]], each [[seed]] 1-1.5 cm diameter with a 4-5 cm wing.<ref name=bc/><ref name=jeps/>
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+Bigleaf maple can form pure stands on moist soils in proximity to streams, but are generally found within [[riparian]] [[hardwood]] forests or dispersed, (under or within), relatively open [[Canopy (forest)|canopies]] of [[conifer]]s, mixed [[evergreen]]s, or [[oak]]s ([[Quercus]] spp.).<ref name="US Forest Service">[http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/acemac/all.html US Forest Service]</ref>. In cool and moist temperate [[California mixed evergreen forest|mixed woods]] they are one of the dominant species <ref name="Las Pilitas Native Plant Nursery Plant Communities">[http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/communities/mixed-evergreen-forest]</ref>.
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−Acer macrophyllum, Pursh. Large-leaved Maple. Tree, to 100 feet high: lvs. cordate, deeply 3-5-lobed or cleft, pubescent when young, pale green beneath, 8-12 in. across; middle lobe mostly 3-lobed: panicles glabrous, narrow, pendulous, 4-5 in. long: fr. with yellow, bristly hairs, wings spreading at right angles or nearly upright, over 1 in. long. W. N. Amer. S.S. 2:86,87. F.E. 14, pl. 44 (habit). Gn.M. 2:107 (habit). —Handsome round-headed tree, remarkable for its large foliage; not hardy in the N.
+Acer macrophyllum, Pursh. Large-leaved Maple. Tree, to 100 feet high: lvs. cordate, deeply 3-5-lobed or cleft, pubescent when young, pale green beneath, 8-12 in. across; middle lobe mostly 3-lobed: panicles glabrous, narrow, pendulous, 4-5 in. long: fr. with yellow, bristly hairs, wings spreading at right angles or nearly upright, over 1 in. long. W. N. Amer.—Handsome round-headed tree, remarkable for its large foliage; not hardy in the N.
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:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Acer|genus page]].''
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−Image:BigleafMaple 3158.jpg|Wings help disperse Bigleaf Maple seeds
−Image:BigleafMapleBark_7532.jpg|Bigleaf Maple bark is often covered by moss
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