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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