February 4, 2025

Box Elder (Acer negundo), a species of Maple that is native to much of eastern North America and in many scattered areas throughout the rest of the continent, all the way south to Guatemala. There is even a Box Elder County in Utah.

These are seeds of Box Elder, called helicopters or samaras. Perhaps you recall, from your childhood, why they are called helicopters. They twirl to the ground as they fall.

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