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young branches, distinguish A. campestre at once from 

 A. platanoides, which is also a far larger tree with darker 

 deepish grey bark. A. Pseudo-Platanus has scaly bark. 



Fig. 87. Acer campestre, Maple. 1, flowering shoot; 2, male flower; 

 3, ovary and stamens on the glandular disc ; 4, ovary ; 5, fruit ; 6, buds 

 (Wi). 



The best distinction between the three species, however, 

 resides in the fruits, which are winged double achenes. 

 The [pale] tawny deeply fissured corky bark of Sambucus 



