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Red Maple

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Scientific: Acer rubrum
Family: Aceraceae
leaves: simple; opposite, deciduous; 3-5 lobed; coarse and irregularly serrated margin; palmate venation
Twigs: slender, dark red
Bark: thin, smooth, light gray
Fruit: double samara; red
Flowers: dense, stalked clusters; crimson red color
Location: will grow practically anywhere
Recognition: opposite; 3-5 lobed leaves; palmate venation; crimson red flowers in early spring

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Pecan

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Scientific: Carya illinoinensis
Family: Juglandaceae
Leaves: compound; up to 17 leaflets; falcate (curved shape); deciduous; entire margin
fruit: in clusters; nut- 4 winged from base to apex
Twigs: stout; reddish brown
Bark: light brown to gray brown; interlacing; narrow fissures
Location: well-drained bottom land

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Chinese Privet

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scientific: Ligustrum sinense
Family: Oleaceae
Leaves: opposite; evergreen; simple; entire margin
Twigs: slender; orange-brown
Fruit: blueish, black berries (olive like); poisonous
Bark: light mottled gray; thin; somewhat rough
Flowers: White petals; small
Location: shade tolerant; moist bottom land sites
Recognition: black fruit; opposite leaves; dark brown to gray smooth(ish) bark

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Sweetbay Magnolia

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Scientific: Magnolia virginiana
Family: Magnoliaceae
Leaves: generally evergreen; simple; alternative; glossy above; white/ light green below; entire margin
Flowers: white; 2” diameter
Bark: thin; gray; smooth/ irregularly furrowed
Location: bottom land; swamps; south MS
Recognition: 3-6 in elliptical leaves; sweet scent

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Osage-Orange

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Scientific: Maclura pomifera
Family: Moraceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; pinched tip; entire margin
Twigs: frequently armored; green to orange-brown
Fruit: only female- multiple drupes; lumpy grapefruit
Bark: deep, irregular ridges/ furrows; orange- brown
Location: moist bottom lands
Recognition: armored twigs; shredded bark with orange; big, multiple drupes; bowed branches; milky latex sap

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Eastern Redcedar

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Scientific: Juniperus virginiana
Family: Cupressaceae
Leaves: dimorphic needles
Flowers: no! has small cones that look like berries
Location: poor, dry sites; rocky and dry soils
Bark: reddish brown
Recognition: scale like leaves; red shreddy bark; small berry like cones

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Black Willow

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Scientific: Salix nigra
Family: Salicaceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; lance like; lightly serrated
Fruit: capsule; seeds with cottony tufts
Flower: yellowish green; drooping catkins
Bark: dark gray to black; furrowed scaley ridges
Location: shade intolerant; banks of streams and lakes; wet bottom lands
Recognition: lance-shaped leaves; bark

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Boxelder

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Scientific: Acer negundo
Family: Aceraceae
Leaves: opposite; pinnately compound; deciduous; 3-5 leaflets; lightly serrated margin
Twigs: younger- bright green and smooth; darker with age
Fruit: double samara
Bark: smooth/ shallow fissures; light brown/ gray-brown
Location: flood plains; river beds; moist uplands
Recognition: opposite compound leaves; green twigs; double samara fruit

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Chinaberry

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Scientific: Melia azedarach
Family: Meliaceae
Leaves: binnately compound; 10-20”; 5-9 leaflets; alternate; serrated margin
Flowers: purple in loose clusters
Fruit: marble sized drupes; yellowish color
Twigs: stout; olive brown
Bark: brown/ reddish brown; criss-crossing furrows
Location: disturbed areas; can invade flood plains and marsh communities

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Eastern Cottonwood

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Scientific: Populus deltoides
Family: Salicaceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; delta shaped; flattened petiole; serrated margin
Fruit: capsules; heavily seeded; conical; green
Flower: rusty reddish green; long; red anthers
Bark: yellowish and smooth and thin when young; thick, gray, and deeply furrowed with age
Location: rivering systems; mud bars; sand bars; needs bare; moist mineral soil to grow
Recognition: delta shaped leaves with flattened petiole; bark

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Eastern Baccharis

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Scientific: Baccharis halimifolia
Family: Asteraceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; oblong; funky odor; coarsely toothed near apex
Flowers: terminal clusters; long; white
Fruit: small achene with feathery tips; white
Twig: slender; green; often angled
Bark: orangish brown when young; gray with flat ridges and orangish shallow furrows when mature
Location: wood’s edges; wet areas
Recognition: shrub with alternate evergreen leaves; fruit; location

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Yaupon

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Scientific: Ilex vomitoria
Family: Aquifoliaceae
Leaves: alternate; simple; evergreen; wavy margins
Fruit: berrylike; red drupes; poisonous
Twigs: slender; stiff; initially purplish brown but turns into a light gray
Bark: reddish brown; thin; medium gray; smooth
Location: moist sites; shade tolerant; well-drained forests; coastal dunes; upper edges of salt marshes
Recognition: smooth, small, elliptical leaves with wavy margins; red drupes (if female)

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Eastern Redbud

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Scientific: Cercis canadensis
Family: fabaceae
Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous; kidney shaped; entire margin
Flowers: purplish pink; flowers in early spring
Fruit: legumes- pod like; in lateral clusters
Bark: thin; brown; slightly furrowed with age
Twigs: light brown/ gray brown; slender
Location: moist bottoms; shade tolerant; near streams
Recognition: flat legumes; kidney shaped leaves; purplish flowers

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Nuttall Oak

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Scientific: Quercus Texana
Family: Fagaceae
Leaves: simple; deciduous; alternative; irregular sinuses; bristle tipped
Fruit: acorns (top: turbinate- cup like; long (1 1/4”); striped
Bark: gray-brown to dark brown; smooth with slight fissures
Location: wet clay soils; can withstand water; bottom land
Recognition: regularly lobed leaves; turbinate acorn caps

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Poison Ivy

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Scientific: Toxicodendron radicans
Family: Anacardiaceae
Leaves: alternate; compound; 3 leaflets; irregularly toothed; serrated
Fruit: greenish white; clustered; persists in winter
Recognition: trifoliate leaves; fruits; trailing/ climbing vine

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Sugarberry

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Scientific: Celtis laevigata
Family: Ulmaceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; entire/ irregularly serrated margin; lance shaped
Fruit: dull orange drupe; size of a small pea
Bark: light gray to brownish gray; corky warts
Twigs: slender; brown to red brown
Location: bottom lands; shade tolerant; rocky soils along stream
Recognition: Corky bark; asymmetric base on leaves

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Water Oak

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Scientific: Quercus nigra
Family: fagaceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; spatula shaped (narrow at base; broad at tip); entire margin
Fruit: small acorn; dark at maturity (takes 2 yrs to mature); shallow cup
Bark: medium gray; light brown; smooth at first; shallow furrows; scaley
Location: bottom land
Associated species: willow oak
Recognition: spatulate leaves; small, dark acorns; shallow, furrowed bark

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Shumard Oak

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Scientific: Quercus shumardii
Family: fagaceae
Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; deep “U” shaped lobes; multiple bristle tips
Fruit: 1” long acorn with shallow cup
Bark: relatively smooth; develops narrow, flat light ridges with age; dark gray furrows with lighter gray ridges
Location: well drained soils; moist lower positions in uplands
Recognition: broad, deeply lobed leaves with bristle tips; relatively large nut with shallow acorn cup

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Black Locust

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Scientific: Robinia pseudoacacia
Family: Fabaceae
Leaves: pinnately compound; alternate; deciduous; elliptical; entire margin
Fruit: 2-4 in legumes; flattened
Location: shade intolerant; well drained soils
Flower: white; individual; aromatic
Twigs: short; thorns at nodes; greenish brown
Recognition: pinnately compound; swollen petiole; paired spines(?)

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Rough-leaf dogwood

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Scientific: Cornis drummondii
Family: Cornaceae
Leaves: opposite; arcuate venation; entire margin; elliptical
Flowers: small; white open clusters
Fruit: drupes (small)
Twigs: slender, purplish red
Bark: dark gray, scaley; blocky
Location: moist to wet sites; shade tolerant
Recognition: opposite leaves; slightly rough upper surface of leaf; arcuate venation

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White Ash

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Scientific: Fraxinus americana
Family: Oleaceae
Leaves: opposite; compound leaves; 5-9 leaflets; serrated to entire margin
Fruit: single winged samara
Twigs: leaf scar is “U” shaped and bud sets in “U”; moderately stout
Bark: gray; furrowed; interlacing ridges forming a diamond pattern
Location: moist upland sites
Recognition: opposite, compound leaves; opposite twigs; upland sites

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Shagbark Hickory

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Scientific: Carya ovata
Family: Juglandaceae
Leaves: pinnately compound; 5 leaflets; alternate; deciduous; serrated margin
Fruit: large nut with thick husk
Twigs: stout and brown; loose scales on the outside; pubescent fuzz
Bark: very shaggy; bark pops out vertically
Location: moist uplands; well drained bottom lands
Recognition: 5 leaflets with pubescent rachis; shaggy bark

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Post Oak

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Scientific: Quercus stellata
Family: Fagaceae
Leaves: alternate; simple; cross shaped(ish); lobed
Fruit: 3/4” acorn
Bark: gray; loosely ridged; shallow fissures
Location: relatively dry site
Recognition: cross shaped leaves; gray scaley bark; sites

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Winged Elm

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Scientific: Ulmus alata
Family: Ulmaceae
Leaves: simple; deciduous; alternate; narrow; coarsely doubly serrated margin
Fruit: elliptical samara; single, flattened seed
Bark: gray with scaley ridges; shallow fissures
~shade tolerant
Recognition: corky ridges on twigs

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Pignut Hickory
Scientific: Carya glabra var glabra Family: Juglandaceae Leaves: pinnately compound; 5 leaflets; alternate; deciduous; finely serrated; smooth rachis Fruit: nuts that are pear shaped; husk does not split Twigs: stout; reddish brown; heart shaped leaf scars Bark: gray; tight and nearly smooth when young; shallow fissures in irregular diamond-shaped pattern with maturity Recognition: 5 leaflets; smooth rachis; interlacing bark; pear shaped nut
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Red Hickory
Scientific: Carya glabra var odorata Family: Juglandaceae Leaves: pinnately compound; 7 leaflets (usually); alternate; deciduous; finely serrated margin Bark: darker and looser; gray; scaley; weakly shaggy Fruit: rounded nut; husk will split Location: lower sites Recognition: 7 leaflets; darker bark, rounded nuts DON'T CONFUSE WITH PIGNUT HICKORY
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Cherrybark Oak
Scientific: Quercus pagoda Family: fagaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; angular lobes and sinuses; bristle tipped teeth Fruit: small acorn; 1/2" in diameter Bark: smooth and gray when young; scaly ridges; shallow furrows Location: moist, well drained bottom lands; used as a shade tree Recognition: scaley, flakey bark; pagoda shaped leaves; small acorns
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White Oak
Scientific: Quercus alba Family: Fagaceae Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; 7-9 rounded lobes Fruit: 3/4" acorn with bowl shaped cup Bark: white; ashy gray; light; split out horizontally; blocky low and platey as the bark gets higher Recognition: deep lobed leaves with rounded lobes; bark; acorn
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Red Mulberry
Scientific: Morus rubra Family: Moraceae Leaves: simple, alternate; deciduous; milky sap; polymorphism; lobed as juvenile, solid margin as adult; coarsely serrated Fruits: size of raspberry/ blackberry; drupe Bark: light gray, smooth on young stems; becomes moderately fissured into thing, long narrow scales Location: moist, fertile sites Recognition: variable shaped leaves; milky sap, fruit clusters
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Mockernut Hickory
Scientific: Carya tomentosa Family: Juglandaceae Leaves: pinnately compound; 7-9 leaflets; furry rachis; alternate; fine to coarsely serrated margin Twigs: stout; thick; reddish brown Bark: heavily tight interlacing; gray Fruit: second largest nut; up to 2" diameter Location: upland ~spicy aromatic leaves and bark Recognition: thick twigs; pubescents on leaf rachis; tight interlacing bark
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Bitternut Hickory
Scientific: Carya cordiformis Family: Juglandaceae Leaves: pinnately compound; 7-11 leaflets; alternate; coarsely serrated margin Bark: smooth; close; firm; light brown to gray; flattened interlacing ridges Fruit: 4 winged nut; only on 1/2 the husk ~terminal bud: sulfur yellow Recognition: yellowish terminal bud; 7-11 leaflets; nut with 4 wings but only on 1/2 the husk
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Southern Red Oak
Specific: Quercus falcata Family: fagaceae Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; 3-7 deeply lobed; bristle tipped; "U" shaped base Fruit: acorns up to 1/2" long Bark: dark brown to black; thick; deep fissures; ridged with rough plates near base Location: uplands Recognition: variably lobed leaves (fat turkey foot....?); heavily furrowed bark; upland sites
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Red Buckeye
Scientific: Aesculus pavia Family: Hippocastanaceae Leaves: palmately compound; 5-7 lobes opposite; deciduous; coarsely serrated ~most do not have leaves now; start falling early ~terminal buds are sharp! Fruit: large capsuled nuts; poisonous Bark: thin; gray-brown; smooth ~small tree! Recognition: compound leaf; opposite leaf scars; sharp, stout terminal bud
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American Elm
Scientific: Ulmus americana Family: Ulmaceae Leaves: large; broad; double serrated margin; pinched tip; asymmetric base; simple; alternate; deciduous Bark: light to medium gray; broad flat ridges Fruit: winged samara; hairy on wing margin Location: flood plains; margins of wet areas; drier uplands
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Flowering Dogwood
Scientific: Cornus florida Family: Cornaceae Leaves: opposite; simple; deciduous; arcuate venation; entire or slightly scalloped margin; smooth on surface Twigs: red or yellow-green to purple Bark: thick; dark brown; small rectangular plates on young stems; square, scaly blocks on mature stems; reptile skin Flowers: very small; white Fruit: bright red drupes in clusters Location: moist, rich, deep soils near stream banks
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Rusty Blackhaw
Scientific: Viburnum rufidulum Family: Caprifoliaceae Leaves: simple; alternate; deciduous; stiffly serrated margins; ~fuzzy and dark maroon buds Fruit: black drupes Location: dry sites Recognition: opposite leaves; serrated margins; fuzzy dark buds; really straight stems/ twigs
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Virginia creeper
Scientific: Parthenocissus quinquefolia Family: Vitaceae Leaves: pinnately compound; 5 leaflets; alternate Fruit: black, dark drupe
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American beautyberry
``` Scientific: Callicarpa americana Family: Verbenaceae Leaves: opposite; simple; serrate margin Flowers/fruit: grows on the axal between the leaves; purplish drupes Twigs: brown with raised lenticles Habitat: shade tolerant shrub ~distinct smell! alcoholish ```
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common persimmon
Scientific: Diospyros virginiana Family: Ebenaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; elliptical Fruit: dible berry Bark: heavy; dark; blocky; alligator hide Location: upland and bottom lands Recognition: dark, square, blocky bark; large, edible berry; dark, triangular axillary buds
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black cherry
Scientific: Prunus serotina Family: Rosaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous; finely serrated; red fuzz on bottom of leaf Fruit: clusters of dark purple drupes (edible) Bark: fine; flakey; burnt frosted flakes Recognition: finely serrated margin; rusty red pubescent hairs on leaf bottom
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deciduous holly
Scientific: Ilex decidua Family: Aquifoliaceae Leaves: soft; light green; finely serrate margin; alternate; elliptical Fruit: bright orange-red drupes Twigs: has short "twiglets": spur shoots Bark: smooth and gray Habit: rounded arching, large shrub; frequently multi stemmed Recognition: spur shoots; soft green leaves; smooth bark; multi stemmed
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sweetgum
Scientific: Liquidambar styraciflua Family: Hamamelidaceae Leaves: alternate; star shaped; palmately lobed Fruit: multiple capsules with winged seeds Recognition: star shaped leaves; clusters of fruit
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Florida maple
Scientific: Acer barbatum Family: Aceraceae Leaves: opposite; simple; angular lobes; 3-5 lboes Fruit: double samara Habit: medium sized; slow growing Location: shade tolerant; moist; well-drained sites
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Alabama supplejack
``` Scientific: Berchemia scandens Family: Rhamnaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; elliptical; strongly veined Bark: smooth; dark gray Fruit: dark blue berries ~twining vine ~very thick Recognition: twining vine with smooth bark; elliptical and strongly veined leaves ```
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Carolina buckthorn
``` Scientific: Rhamnus caroliniana Family: Rhamnaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous; strongly veined Fruit: red drupe Habit: small tree; shade tolerant Bark: wrinkly...looks like old man skin? ```
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chinkapin oak
``` Scientific: Quercus muehlenbergii Family: fagaceae Leaves: coarse, serrate margin; upside down egg shaped? Bark: ashy gray; thin; flakey Location: limestone soil (chalk) ```
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Durand oak
``` Scientific: Quercus sinuata Family: Fagaceae Leaves: ? Fruit: small acorn Bark: light and flakey Location: chalky; calcarous soil Recognition: water oak leaves and white oak bark ```
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loblolly pine
``` Scientific: Pinus taeda Family: Pinaceae ~fasicles have 3 needles Bark: rectangular; blocky Seed: 3-5/6 in long cone; prickly Location: grow in low lands and uplands ```
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shortleaf pine
``` Scientific: Pinus echinata Familiy: Pinanceae Leaves: fasicles have 2 needles Bark: square and blocky; kind of reddish (cinnamon) Seed: 2" cone; not prickly Location: upland only ```
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blackjack oak
Scientific: Quercus marilandica Family: Fagaceae Leaves: broadly oborate; broad spatula shape; Bark: looks slighlty like persimmon; dark and blocky Recognition: broad, spatulate leaves; dark, blocky bark; upland species
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mimosa
Scientific: Albizia julibrissin Family: fabaceae Leaves: alternate; bipinnately compound; many leaflets Flowers: pink "pom poms" Recognition: pink flowers; good sized legumes; leaves
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pepper-vine
Scientific: Ampelopsis arborea Family: Vitaceae Leaves: bipinnately compound; dark green ~vine
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Japanese honeysuckle
``` Scientific: Lonicera japonica Family: Caprifoliaceae Leaves: opposite, simple Flowers: white tubular Fruit: small, black berry ~twining vine ```
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smooth sumac
Scientific: Rhus glabra Family: Anacardiaceae Leaves: large; 11-31 leaflets; compound; pinkish petiole Flower: terminal; stand straight up Fruits: drupes in panicles ~heart shaped leaf scar with bud in the center Habit: shrub to small tree Recognition: large compound leaves with pink rachis
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winged sumac
Scientific: Rhus copallina Family: Anacardiaceae Leaves: winged rachis; dark green Fruit: droopy ~ash like leaf scar; U-shaped with bud in U Recognition: winged rachis; dark green color; bud scar
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Virginia willow
``` Scientific: Itea virginica Family: Saxifragaceae Leaves: alternate; deciduous; finely serrate margin Fruit: cylindrical capsules Habit: shrub Location: near water! native throughout South and midwest ~terminal capsules ~along Oktoc creek ```
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common buttonbush
``` Scientific: Cephalanthus occidentalis Family: Rubiaceae Leaves: opposite or whorled; elliptical; strongly veined Flowers: small; white; tubular Fruit: round clusters of nutlets Bark: fissured and scaley Habit: mutibranching shrub Location: wet areas; bottom lands Recognition: small white flowers; clusters of nuts; opposite/whorled elliptical leaves ```
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willow oak
``` Scientific: Quercus phellos Family: Fagaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; lance like Fruit: small acorn; 1/2" in diameter Bark: tight; smooth; gray Location: moist, wet sites; bottom land Recognition: willow like leaves; small acorns in shallow cups ```
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American elder
Scientific: Sambucus canadensis Family: Caprifoliaceae Leaves: opposite; pinnately compound; 5-11 serrate leaflets Flowers: small; white; flat like clusters Fruit: berry; drupe Twig: stout; yellow gray; warty lenticels Habit: multi stemmed shrub Location: water; bottom land
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muscadine grape
``` Scientific: Vitis rotundifolia Family: Vitaceae Leaves: alternate; cordate Fruit: thick skinned berry Bark: smooth; dark; grayish brown Habit: high climbing vine ~unbranched tendrils ```
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summer grape
``` Scientific: Vitis aestivalis Family: Vitaceae Leaves: large; cordate; toothed Fruit: small, edible berry Bark: flakey; ridged; peels into long strips Habit: climbing vine ~branched tendrils ```
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greenbrier
``` Scientific: Smilax spp Family: Smilacaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; evergreen Fruit: shiny, black berries Habit: woody climbing vine Recognition: woody green vine; glossy green leaves; dark fruits ```
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devil's walking-stick
``` Scientific: Aralia spinosa Family: Araliaceae Leaves: binnately compound; Flowers: terminal clusters Habit: shrub to small tree; spiny stems ```
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blackgum
``` Scientific: Nyssa sylvatica Family: Cornaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous Fruit: 1/2" long plum like black drupe Buds: multicolor Bark: scaly ridged; ashy gray ~90 degree branches ```
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sparkleberry
``` Scientific: Vaccinium arboreum Family: Ericaceae Leaves: simple; oval; evergreen; alternate Fruit: spherical berry with many seeds Bark: relatively smooth but flaky; cinnamon reddish undertones Habit: large shrub; small tree Location: uplands; shade tolerant Twigs: gray Recognition: rounded leaves and bark ```
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Elliott's huckleberry
Scientific: Vaccinium elliottii Family: Ericaceae Leaves: small; 1" long; elliptical to oval; shiny green Twigs: green Fruit: 1 cm spherical berry; juicy and sweet Habit: shrub only Recognition: small leaves; green twigs; shiny, black, juicy fruits
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American holly
Scientific: Ilex opaca Family: Aquifoliaceae Leaves: simple; alternate; everygreen; spiny margins Habit: can get up to 60 ft tall; shrub and small tree Fruit: 1/4 to 1/2" drupe Bark: smooth and gray Location: bottom land sites
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pawpaw
Scientific: Asimina triloba Family: Annonaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous; big: 6-12" long Twigs: terminal bud is naked Bark: smooth; brown Fruit: banana like; 3-6" long; yellow green berry
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American beech
Scientific: Fagus grandifolia Family: Fagaceae Leaves: parallel lateral veins; ends in leaf margin with a hook ~long, narrow, sharp terminal bud Bark: smooth and gray; fine; light colored Location: shade tolerant Recognition: smooth bark; cigar shaped buds; parallel lateral veins that end in hooks ~leaves die but stay stuck to tree in winter
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green ash
``` Scientific: Fraxinus pennsylvanica Family: Oleaceae Leaves: opposite; deciduous; pinnately compound Fruit: samara; paddle shaped wings Bark: chiseled look Location: wet sites ~1/2 moon shaped leaf bud with seed on top Habit: medium to large tree ```
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swamp dogwood
``` Scientific: Cornus stricta Family: Cornaceae Leaves: opposite; arcuate venation Flowers: open clusters Fruits: dark blue at maturity Location: wet sites Habit: mutistemmed shrub ```
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planertree
Scientific: Planera aquatica Family: Ulmaceae Leaves: alternate; simple; deciduous; asymmetric base; irregular serrate margin Bark: gray brown with loose scales Location: wet sites Recognition: ovate leaf with asymmetric base
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baldcypress
Scientific: Taxodium distichum Family: Taxodiaceae Leaves: featherlike; deciduous; gymnosperm Fruit: globose cone; size of golf ball Habit: up to 150 feet tall and 20 ft in diameter Location: river bottoms; lake sides; water! ~fluted base Recognition: fluted base; shreddy bark; extended root system (pops out of ground)
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overcup oak
``` Scientific: Quercus lyrata Family: Fagaceae Leaves: irregularly lobed (like post oak) ~swollen base Fruit: acorn! cup covers entire nut ```
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swamp chestnut oak
Scientific: Quercus michauxii Family: fagaceae Leaves: chinkapin on bottomland; unlobed leaf with wavy and/ or toothy margin Fruit: 1 1/2" acorns; only acorn that humans can eat

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