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Vine Maple Acer circinatum ~ Maple Family Lummi: shehol-ilhch Nooksack: sích'alhp Artist Aleshia Parks Whatcom Middle School Characteristics A small tree with sprawling branches & winged, paired seeds Leaves have seven to nine lobes & in the autumn turn golden when the tree is shaded or bright red if the tree is in the open Ethnobotany Wood used for bows, wedges, digging sticks, dip net hoops; split stems used for utility baskets & woven parts of fish traps Habitat Value Beavers eat the wood & twigs Seeds eaten by woodpeckers, finches & other birds Sponsors City of Bellingham Washington State Department of Ecology

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Page 1: Vine Maple - Native Plant Trail Sign · Acer circinatum ~ Maple Family Lummi: shehol-ilhch Nooksack: sích'alhp Artist Aleshia Parks Whatcom Middle School Characteristics A small

Vine Maple Acer circinatum ~ Maple Family

Lummi: shehol-ilhch Nooksack: sích'alhp

Artist

Aleshia Parks

Whatcom Middle School

Characteristics

A small tree with sprawling branches & winged, paired seeds

Leaves have seven to nine lobes & in the autumn turn golden

when the tree is shaded or bright red if the tree is in the open

Ethnobotany

Wood used for bows, wedges, digging sticks,

dip net hoops; split stems used for utility

baskets & woven parts of fish traps

Habitat Value

Beavers eat the wood & twigs

Seeds eaten by woodpeckers, finches & other birds

Sponsors

City of Bellingham

Washington State Department of Ecology