| Acer tschonoskii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Section: | Acer sect. Macrantha |
| Species: | A. tschonoskii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acer tschonoskii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Acer pellucidobracteatum H.Lév. & Vaniot | |
Acer tschonoskii (in Japanese ミネカエデ, Mine-kaede, literally "ridge maple"), the butterfly maple or Tschonoski's maple, is a species of shrub or small tree native to Japan and the Kuril Islands.[2][3] It is one of the least invasive, easiest to grow, and hardiest species of maples, but remains rarely used in gardens.[3] A. tschonoskii naturally grows in subalpine habitats, at elevations between 1,400–2,500 m (4,600–8,200 ft).[3] A. tschonoskii var. australe,[4] (in Japanese ナンゴクミネカエデ, Nangoku-mine-kaede, literally "southern Tschonoski's maple"), a variety of A. tschonoskii, is distributed from Iwate Prefecture southward to Shikoku and Kyushu.[5]
- ^ Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 23 (1886)
- ^ a b "Acer tschonoskii Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
gregory2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Yoshihide, Momotani (1962). "[Southern Tschonoski's maple (a new naming)] Nangoku-mine-kaede (Shinsho)". Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica. 19 (2–3): 72 – via J-STAGE.
- ^ Igari, Takashi (2010). [Maple identification handbook] Kaede Shikibetsu Handbook (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan. pp. 26–29. ISBN 978-4-8299-1175-4.