Acer wehri

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Acer wehri
Temporal range: Ypresian
Acer wehri Wolfe & Tanai (as Acer macropterum) Joseph Creek - Berry 1926 PlX Fig7.png
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species:
A. wehri
Binomial name
Acer wehri

Acer wehri is an extinct species of maple found in the U.S. state of Washington and the Canadian province of British Columbia. [1] [2]

The species is named in honour of Wesley C. Wehr. [3]

References

  1. "Acer wehri". The International Fossil Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
  2. Wolfe, Jack A.; Tanai, Toshimasa (1987-02-01). "Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America". Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy. 22 (1): 1–246. ISSN   0018-3474.
  3. Johnson, Kirk (July 1, 2004). "PRESENTATION OF THE HARRELL L. STRIMPLE AWARD OF THE PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO WESLEY C. WEHR". Journal of Paleontology. 78 (4): 822. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078 (inactive 21 August 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2025 (link)