Havainto: Acer rubrum L. (Andrzej Konstantynowicz 22. huhti 2007) Kaakkois-USA

Mahdollinen nimi

Acer rubrum L.
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Sapindaceae Punavaahtera

Lähetetty nimi

Acer rubrum L.

Ehdotetut nimet Äänestä lajin nimeä

Acer rubrum L. Punavaahtera

Acer platanoides L. Metsävaahtera

Huonosti määritetty havainto? Äänestä

Lisätiedot

Paikka

Łódź, Park Anilana

Oma muistiinpano

It is native to eastern North America from Quebec to Minnesota south to Florida and eastern Texas.
Ornamental plant, in Poland since XVIII century.
Edible plant - the sap contains sugar and this can be used as a drink or be concentrated into a syrup by boiling off the water, the syrup is used as a sweetener on many foods; inner bark , it is dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickening in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread; seeds cooked, the wings are removed and the seeds boiled then eaten hot.
Herbal plant - the bark has astringent properties and has been used as an application for sore eyes; an infusion of the bark has been used to treat cramps and dysentery.
Useful plant - the boiled inner bark yields a purple colour, which mixed with lead sulphate produces a black dye which can also be used as an ink; this dye is dark blue according to another report; the heartwood is light brown, often somewhat tinged with red; the thick band of sapwood is rither lighter coloured; the wood is close grained, not strong, but hard and very heavy.

Acer rubrum L.Kaakkois-USAHavainto

Acer rubrum L.
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Acer rubrum L.Kaakkois-USAHavainto

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Acer rubrum L.
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