Spicatum: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this species. 

	leaves lobed, not pinnate; NOT [leaves pinnate with 3 - 5 leaflets]
	leaves with lobes deltoid; NOT [leaves with lobes rhomboid]
	leaf base not chordate
	inflorescence a many-flowered racemose panicle; NOT [inflorescence a few-flowered corymb]

Aceraceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family.  Not all the answers apply to all members of this family, but they all do apply to A. spicatum. 

	plants not climbing
	large or small trees, or large shrubs; NOT [low shrubs]; NOT [herbs]
	plants with normal leaves
	leaves opposite; NOT [leaves alternate]
	leaves palmately lobed
	flowers with two floral rings
	each petal distinct from the others
	fruit a 2-seeded samara; NOT [fruit fleshy]