Difference between revisions of "Acer saccharum"
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| + | '''Sugar maple''' ('''''A. saccharum''''') is best known as the source of maple syrup, produced by boiling down its sap. The sap can also be enjoyed as a beverage, and the immature leaves are also edible and are sometimes fried as ''momiji'' tempura. | ||
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Sugar maple (A. saccharum) is best known as the source of maple syrup, produced by boiling down its sap. The sap can also be enjoyed as a beverage, and the immature leaves are also edible and are sometimes fried as momiji tempura.
References
- ↑ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]. mobot.org
- ↑ "Acer saccharum Marshall — The Plant List".
Acknowledgements
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Acer saccharum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.