Scientific Name: Acer rubrum L.

Caption: Red Maple Seed Development

Photographer: Annkatrin Rose

Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueridgekitties/5960725551/

Locality: Grandfather, North Carolina, United States (36.082696, -81.831021)

Notes: Acer rubrum setting seeds along the Blue Ridge Parkway - these images are from different trees, but all growing around the same area. If you are close to a female red maple, you can watch this process every spring.  Top left: female flowers before fertilization Along the Blue Ridge Parkway, you'll have to watch the tree

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