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What type of maple leaf is on the canadian penny?

April 26, 2017Canadian leaf maple penny type

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What type of maple leaf is on the canadian penny?

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While this is commonly excepted, it is not a maple at all. Maple leaves grow in paired opposite attachment along the stem, the penny has a two leaves attached individually. While the original artist may have thought it was a maple it is probably a London Plane Tree. I am referencing my university botany instructor on this one, but I verified this with phylotaxic diagrams.