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A purplish black maple leaf with dark red veins. Leaf is smooth to the touch.
GOT IT! A Norway Maple, a cultivar. It's an aggressive invasive alien species. Common now in the US, especially in the NE. Looks similar to a Sugar Maple, but it is wider than it is high- the Sugar Maple is nearly "square"- equal in height and width. Norways also have a milky sticky sap which oozes from the base of the stem when you pick a leaf in either late spring or summer.
Ooooh. I know what this is.... What is it?!? Getting my book... I know I know..... Grrr...
Spotted on Jul 9, 2013
Submitted on Jul 9, 2013
