Box Elder is the only maple with compound leaves, giving it an unusual appearance among its relatives. It grows rapidly in disturbed areas, floodplains, and along streams across much of North America. Its prolific winged seeds feed evening grosbeaks, finches, and many small mammals through winter.
Habitat
Floodplains, stream banks, disturbed areas across North America
Diet
Seeds heavily consumed by evening grosbeaks, finches, and squirrels
How common
Common
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