The species name identifies the particular type of plant. An example is Acer rubrum. The genus is Acer, which means maple. The species name rubrum means red. Acer rubrum is a red maple.

Q: Every fall, these trees light up a local apartment complex. I keep meaning to "figure out" what they are but always forget until the next year. Any ideas? – Cathy A., Birmingham. A: This ...

The red maple (Acer rubrum) is one of the most common, and popular, deciduous trees in much of the eastern and central U.S. It has a pleasing oval shape and is a fast grower with stronger wood ...

rubrum cultures grown at three different salt conditions: DSW diluted to 5, 30 and 50% (Aw~0.97, 0.93, 0.85) of its original concentration. We focused on transcriptional alterations between ...