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Plants
A fast floodplain maple with deeply cut leaves flashing silver in wind.
Field facts
HabitatRiver floodplain, lake edges
RangeStatewide
When to lookEarliest flowering tree, February to March
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesRed Maple, Boxelder
Field note: Cavities in old silver maples house wood ducks and screech owls.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Brittle limbs drop in storms — do not shelter under one in wind.
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