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Full Species List Flashcards

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spiny, evergreen leaves; light, smooth bark; alternate leaves

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Ilex opaca
Aquifoliaceae

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horizontal lenticels; flaky old bark, porous new bark; horizontal white stripes; tree

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Prunus serotina
Rosaceae

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The FIRST woody shrub with evergreen opposite leaves that we will learn in this class; purple fruits

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Cartrema americana
Oleaceae

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shitty, eaten, warty leaves; fuzzy petiole; distinct smell; prefers wet habitats

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Tamala palustris
Lauraceae

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silvery, reflective underside; glaucous, leaf-shaped leaves; prefer hill bottoms

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Magnolia virginiana
Magnoliaceae

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mesic species with vertically striped bark; cones at top of tree; conical fruits often nearby

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Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnoliaceae

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red berries; evergreen; crenate leaf margins; young twigs are sharp and gray

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Ilex vomitoria
Aquifoliaceae

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pubescent, brown leaf underside and valvate bud scales

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Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae

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evergreen, alternate leaves; slightly serrated; waxy fruits

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Morella cerifera
Myricaceae

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semi-evergreen oak of the bottomlands; non-lobed leaves

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Quercus laurifolia
Fagaceae

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large spines under LARGE leaf scars; linear trunk design; largest angiosperm leaf in Mississippi

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Aralia spinosa
Araliaceae

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leaves die, but don’t fall; mesic; acuminate / pointy leaf tips; broad serrations; horizontally splotchy wood

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Fagus grandifolia
Fagaceae

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distinctive ridges and valleys in old bark; ridge tops are smoooth, valleys are orange; hairs on underside of midrib

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Oxydendrum arboreum
Ericaceae

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dry habitat; liana with no thorns; fuzzy underside of leaf; monocot; weird, palmately parallel venation w/ somewhat cordate base

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Smilax pumila
Smilacaceae

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rough, sandpaperish leaves; alternate leaves; greenish / pale yellowish petiole + midrib; vertical stripes and white splotches on bark

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Symplocos tinctoria
Symplocaceae

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shrub w/ black berries; light gray / pale green twigs

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Ilex glabra
Aquifoliaceae

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taller holly shrubs that tend to form clonal patches; purple twigs

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Ilex coriacea
Aquifoliaceae

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tiny, spindly twigs w/ little swelling flower buds at tips; flaky, shreddy old bark

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Vaccinium elliottii
Ericaceae

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3 medium-sized needles per fascicle; cones hurt when grabbed

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Pinus taeda
Pinaceae

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3 long needles per fascicle; pom-pom formations at twig tips

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Pinus palustris
Pinaceae

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opposite, ovate, thick, leathery, evergreen leaves; pointed at the end; two-raked on young twigs

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Ligustrum japonicum
Oleaceae

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22
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evergreen leaves; grows out more than up; sclerophyllous leaves;

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Quercus virginiana
Fagaceae

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evergreen, opposite, ROUNDED leaves; irregular shrub, typically with a deer browse line

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Ligustrum sinense
Oleaceae

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sharp cones / nut shells; widely serrate leaf margins; vertically plated bark

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Castanea mollissima
Fagaceae

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25
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evergreen conifer with bluish-green fleshy cones; scales on red twigs

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Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae

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spiky, circular fruits; pointy canopy, one main apical stem; vertical ridges; star shaped leaf; orange apical growth during winter; ridges/wings on twigs

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Liquidambar styraciflua
Atlingiaceae

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blackish / dark reddish bark; huge black fruits; vertical ridges; pinnately compound leaves with narrow leaflets

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Juglans nigra
Juglandaceae

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28
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extremely short needles and tiny cones

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Pinus echinata
Pinaceae

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tiny, 4 part yellow inflorescence; hanging yellow flowers; spiky fruits; shrub; NARROW, UNEVENLY VALVATE, SLIGHTLY FUZZY BUDS; undulate leaves with asymmetrical leaf base

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Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelidaceae

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liana; leaves are gray and waxy on the bottom; medium angry thorns

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Smilax glauca
Smilacaceae

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Palm; very tall; huge leaves; you’ll break your legs if you fall off of this one

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Sabal palmetto
Arecaceae

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conifer; lance-like leaves; cones have a rose-like pattern; very straight up, even if multi-stem; bark resembles peeling strips

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Cunninghamia lanceolata
Cupressaceae

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conifer; scales in a flat plane; often held vertically

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Thuja occidentalis
Cupressaceae

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conifer; needles shaped into flexible, thick, mostly flat leaves

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Podocarpus macrophylla
Podocarpaceae

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bottomlands pine; darker green needles; flattened bark instead of flaky;

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Pinus glabra
Pinaceae

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36
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“overcup oak” due to the signature acorn structure where the cap encloses >75% of nut; strippy, plated bark

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Quercus lyrata
Fagaceae

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37
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“sawtooth oak” due to the spiny (soft spines) covering the large acorns; rough bark; orange valleys on bark; vase-shaped tree with dark macresence

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Quercus acutissima
Fagaceae

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small leaves; bark is super splotchy and unique; sort of resembles a map with greenish, bumpy ‘land’ and orange ‘oceans’; circular samara; asymmetrical leaf base; small leaves

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Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmaceae

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39
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tipping birches by rivers; peeling, papery bark; typically multi-stem; horizontal lenticels; deltoid (triangular) leaf with doubly serrate margin and truncate base

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Betula nigra
Betulaceae

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40
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vertically shreddy bark; acute crotch angles; cones are rounded and spiky; undercrotch tends to have vertical, barcode-esque lines

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Cupressaceae

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Magnolia that blossoms pink; pubescent, small, valvate buds; purpleish twigs

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Magnolia X soulangina
Magnoliaceae

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42
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Evergreen; largest privet; blue berries in terminal cones; leaves are larger, less glossy, and have an acuminate apex; opposite at nodes

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Ligustrum lucidum
Oleaceae

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43
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evil orange tree; fruits look like small pumpkins; 3-leaflets; massive spikes

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Citrus trifoliata
Rutaceae

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44
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saw palmetto; sharp teeth on petioles; typically a sandy environment specialist

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Serenoa repens
Arecaceae

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stems with 2 ridges on the twigs; long vertical stripes; small terminal buds; round architecture

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Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae

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palm that tends to stay near the ground; harmless; “blue” refers to its slightly waxy, darker leaves

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Sabal minor
Arecaceae

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cycad; superficially resembles a fountain; male / female cones; revolute leaf margins that come to a point at the apex; sago palm

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Cycas revoluta
Cycadaceae

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slightly lobed leaf (spatulate); most variable leaves of the oaks; deciduous or semi-evergreen; smooth oak bark; prefers bottomlands

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Quercus nigra
Fagaceae

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sycamore; shreddy bark at bottom; very white bark at top of tree; loves floodplains; huge distinctive leaf; spiny pubescence on underside of leaf (only on veins in winter)

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Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae

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50
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sinewy, muscular trunk; small, grayish brown macresence; bottomlands species

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Carpinus caroliniana
Betulaceae

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bark similar to chinese elm, but substantially more shreddy; large woody spines; white, roselike flowers; leaves resemble parsely

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Crataegus marshallii
Rosaceae

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52
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deciduous magnolia with smooth bark; very thick branches; prefer to grow on steep slopes; sparse architecture; large pubescent, valvate buds; giant leaves with auriculate base;

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Magnolia macrophylla
Magnoliaceae

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incredibly smelly leaves; purple petioles on an evergreen leaf-shaped leaf; dark maroon flower;

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Illicium floridanum
Illiciaceae

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54
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beech drops :D little parasitic twigs with small flowers growing on beech roots

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Epifagus virginiana
Orobanchaceae

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twisty tree trunks; resides at the bottom of mesic slopes; vertical stripes on cinnamon-esque bark; near streams

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Kalmia latifolia
Ericaceae

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white oak bark; shreddy white bark shows up about halfway up the tree; hand-sized leaves with rounded lobes; mesic forest specialist

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Quercus alba
Fagaceae

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57
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low palm; sharp needles at base

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Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Arecaceae

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sinewy, shreddy, rough bark with vertical stripes; fruits resemble hops; bark is diagnostic for this one, since leaves resemble elms and carpinus

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Ostrya virginiana
Betulaceae

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deciduous magnolia with rough bark; ovate leaves with a rounded leaf base; glaucous (white/waxy) buds

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Magnolia acuminata
Magnoliaceae

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60
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spanish moss; epiphytic commensal

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Tillandsia usneoides
Bromeliaceae

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61
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evergreen oak with leaf-shaped leaves; upland habitat specialist; smoother bark than live oak

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Quercus hemisphaerica
Fagaceae

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fruticose lichen found in sandhills; sage in color; has the little “british soldiers” as a fruiting body

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Cladonia spp.

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63
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large scrub oak; sandhill restricted; lobed oak leaves (turkey tracks); consistently acute leaf base; blocky, red oak bark

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Quercus laevis
Fagaceae

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64
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evergreen, leaf-shaped leaves, with small serrate margins; grows on bayheads; very iconic bark,,, seems to be huge plates, taller than they are wide; shotgun tree

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Gordonia lasianthus
Theaceae

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liana with super dense, sharp spines; restricted to wet habitats; long, oblong, evergreen leaves;

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Smilax laurifolia
Smilacaceae

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white dangling racemes when flowering; platy, flaky, and often times greenish brown bark; tree with weird architecture; restricted to wet areas; evergreen but jettisons a portion of its leaves every so often

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Cyrilla racemiflora
Cyrillaceae

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67
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thick, leathery, evergreen leaves; reinforced, thick margin (revolute); shrub; wetlands species; vein is 1 mm away from margin; zigzag stem/twigs; pink flowers

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Lyonia lucida
Ericaceae

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evergreen, leaf-shaped leaves, sometimes tips are red; white bell-shaped flowers; slightly serrate, almost crenate, leaf margins; wetland habitat; rough margins

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Leucothoe axillaris
Ericaceae

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aromatic, waxy leaves; grows in water/streams; evergreen, serrate margins (only few serrations, typically); less serrations and undulations than cerifera

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Morella caroliniensis
Myricaceae

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70
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xeric oak (dry habitat); large leaves with cross-shaped lobes; scrubby branches, but not in trunk architecture; white oak !!! pubescent leaf undersides and twigs

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Quercus stellata
Fagaceae

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winged sumac; in winter, seems to be a singular stem sticking up; similar architecture to Aralia; young twigs are red, old twigs peel; small lenticels on twigs; diagnostic winged rachis

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Rhus copallinum
Anacardiaceae

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72
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very, very short shrub with very small leaves; Vaccinium style leaves; evergreen; green stem

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Vaccinium myrsinites
Ericaceae

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73
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dry habitat Morella; smaller leaves; nodes in the axils; around knee high;

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Morella pumila
Myricaceae

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small shrub; dark maroon leaves in winter; glossy leaves; very rounded tips, semi-truncate to acute base

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Gaylussacia dumosa
Ericaceae

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75
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narrow, skinny, evergreen leaves; wetland shrub; whorled leaves; strongly acute leaf base; wispy architecture; yellow flowers

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Hypericum galioides
Hypericaceae

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76
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green petioles; shrubby; leaves form vase shapes and are held close to the stem; its another Illicium, but its habit is different from floridanum

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Illicium parviflorum
Illiciaceae

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77
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semi-evergreen oak; mix between live and overcup oak; live oak bark; acorn with large covering, but doesn’t cover whole nut; heavily lobed, leathery leaves

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Quercus X componiae
Fagaceae

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serrate margin at apex, entire margin at base; smooth bark; multi-trunked; acuminate tip with undulations; green petioles

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Quercus myrsinifolia
Fagaceae

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79
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Extremely vertical bark w/ very thin valleys; beautiful white flowers; compact architecture; very acute crotches (weak); tall, pubescent, imbricate buds; circular, slightly serrate leaves; huge thorns in the wild

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Pyrus calleryana
Roseaceae

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80
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“Popcorn Tree”; Unevenly plated bark; white, pineish bark; white, waxy, ballish fruits; bright white flowers in fall

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Triadica sebifera
Euphorbiaceae

81
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very rough bark; multiple trunks; wetland; wispy twigs;

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Salix nigra
Salicaceae

82
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small tree or shrub; young twigs are green; glaucous, puny leaves; wetland preferential

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Baccharis halimifolia
Asteraceae

83
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wetland species; more upright than cyrilla; erect, vertical racemes and twigs; pale pink flowers

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Cliftonia monophylla
Cyrillaceae

84
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horsetails w/ minor branching

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Equisetum hyemale
Equisetaceae

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willow oak; clean, pyramidal shape (resembles sweetgum); high twig density; long, linear leaves

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Quercus phellos
Fagaceae

86
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Bean-like fruits; membrane separates the two halves; sandbar specialist; circular leaf scars + whorled leaves (bunches of 3); Massive Leaves

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Catalpa bignonioides
Bignoniaceae

87
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spiky, palmy shrub with hairs along the margin; some erect leaves, some lazy leaves

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Yucca filamentosa
Asparagaceae

88
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buckeye fruits; tubular red flowers; opposite, palmately compound leaves; mesic understory

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Aesculus pavia
Sapindaceae

89
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ephiphytic fern; “resurrection fern”

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Pleopeltis polypodioides
Polypodiaceae

90
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Flat acorn cap; tends to be confused with texanus; Widest part of the sinus is interior; lots of bristle tips

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Quercus shumardii
Fagaceae

91
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Acorns with vertical stripes; widest part of sinus is terminal (exterior); often confused with shumardii; formerly nuttallii

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Quercus texana
Fagaceae

92
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bark with corky, nodular growths; looks like mountains? or warts? horizontal lenticels

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Celtis laevigata
Cannabaceae

93
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black gum tree; right angle / droopy branches; branches are doing the wave; leaf scars have 3 vascular bundle scars (E.T. face?); acuminate leaf tip

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Nyssa sylvatica
Cornaceae

94
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vine with opposite, evergreen, leaf-shaped leaves; purple, chocolatey vines; narrow and pointy leaves; yellow flower; distyly; wide, pointy sepal tips

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Gelsemium sempervirens

95
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redbud tree; zigzap structure of twigs; heart shaped leaves; lavender buds on stems; mesic tree

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Cercis canidensis
Fabaceae

96
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evergreen, serrate, plastic-y leaves; prefers disturbed areas; white flowers

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Prunus caroliniana
Rosaceae

97
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glaucus vine with no thorns

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Smilax smallii
Smilaceae

98
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white, 5-petal’d flower; white, pubescent underside of small leaves with tiny serrations; red berries; bog plant

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Aronia arbutifolia
Rosaceae

99
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wetland, boggy habitat specialist; prefers full sun; very short shrub with needle-like leaves

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Hypericum brachyphyllum

100
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opposite leaves with entire margins; prefers edge of wetlands, very thick, well-defined venation of leaves

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Viburnum nudum

101
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shrub; mesic / floodplain habitats; opposite leaves + twigs; slight serrations; green everything; strawberry bush

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Euonymus americanus

102
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green bottomlands shrub; very narrow leaf tips; milky sap; 3 lobed fruit

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Ditrysinia fruticosa

103
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elderberry shrub; opposite leaves with opposite leaflets (serrate)

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Sambucus canidensis

104
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Wild Mulberry; very variable leaves; palmately lobed; mitten leaf shape; serrate margin; multiple fruits

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Morus rubra

105
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native floodplain tree with white, downward facing flowers; 2-winged fruits; deciduous, leaf-shaped leaves; stamens exerted beyond corolla; 4 petal’d flowers; vertical striping and plating on bark; large, irregular serrations; acuminate tip

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Halesia diptera

106
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riverbottom white oak; deciduous leaves with many tiny, rounded, lobes

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Quercus michauxii

107
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serviceberry tree; incredibly pubescent underside to leaves; dark twigs; white, strappy flowers; mesic / floodplain species

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Amelanchier arborea

108
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PawPaw Tree; 3-lobed flowers; mesic; bell-peppery smell; acuminate tips to leaves; smooth bark; brown flowers

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Asimina triloba

109
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chinesex parasol tree; non-native; huge, gecko-foot shaped leaves; green bark

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Firmiana simplex

110
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crabapple tree; light pink petals; large, ovate leaves with round serrations

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Malus angustifolia

111
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non-native conifer; short needles are arranged into strands

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Cryptomeria japonica

112
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coral honeysuckle; red, tubular flowers; vine; opposite, ovate leaves; fused base of two penultimate leaves (Perfoliate)

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Lonicera sempervirens

113
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2 lobed leaf base w/ spines along the margin; mild thorns

A

Smilax bona-nox

114
Q

invasive vine; purple, pyramidal flowers; pinnately compound leaves

A

Wisteria sinensis

115
Q

large, unscented yellow flowers; moist habitat specialist; acuminate sepal tips

A

Gelsemium rankinii

116
Q

strappy, white petals; opposite leaves; slender leaves with parallel venation that curves towards the end

A

Chionanthus virginicus

117
Q

dogwood flowers; arcuate veins with blocky barks

A

Cornus florida / Benthamidia

118
Q

Opposite leaves with pubescence; opposite twigs; beautyberry

A

Callicarpa americana

119
Q

Pink, tubular flowers; clustered at the tips; wetlands specialist; glandular pubesence; ericaceae flowers

A

Rhododendron canescens

120
Q

Poison Ivy; leaflets of 3; climbing vine; branches with infloresence

A

Toxicodendron radicans

121
Q

grape leaves; cordate base with dentate margins; woody vine

A

Muscadinia rotundifolia

122
Q

sometimes uneven leaf base; sharply serrate leaf margins; prominent midrib; parallel venation; odd architecture; dry habit

A

Castanea pumila

123
Q

little fella with one flower at tip of stem; sandhill restricted; long, narrow leaves

A

Geobalanus oblongifolia

124
Q

leaves are similar to Hypericum branchyphyllum, but they are six ranked, narrow, soft, needle like leaves; scrubby shrub that is restricted to sandhills

A

Ceratiola ericoides

125
Q

scrubby little TREE; can get huge; sandhill restricted; multi-trunked; Vaccinium leaf on Cyrilla bark; bottomside of leaf is lighter than topside

A

Vaccinium arboreum

126
Q

small shrub with tiny, sessile, opposite leaves; sandhill specialist; red, tubular flowers

A

Clinopodium coccineum

127
Q

crepe myrtle; spindly architecture; multi-trunked; patchy bark

A

Lagerstroemia indica

128
Q

small, white, foul-smelling flowers; big, frequent thorns; slender, narrow leaves; bright red berries

A

Pyracantha coccinea

129
Q

small, opposite leaves with acuminate tips; vine without perfoliate apical leaves; bicolor stem; acuminate tips

A

Lonicera japonica

130
Q

thorny trees with racemes of white flowers; prefers disturbed areas; compound leaves; stipular thorns

A

Robinia pseudoacacia

131
Q

Evergreen; white puffball infloresence; opposite leaves with rusty hairs on the underside

A

Viburnum rufidulum

132
Q

Purple-white flowers; Bi-pinnately compound leaves; serrate/crenate leaflets

A

Melia azedarach

133
Q

sand live oak; live oak but in sandhill; revolute leaf margins

A

Quercus geminata

134
Q

row of shrubby trees with cherry bark; white flowers; reddish, dark twigs; spindly architecture

A

Prunus angustifolia

135
Q

legume with pinnately compund leaves; rounded leaftips; INCREDIBLY THORNY

A

Gleditsia triacanthos

136
Q

Cypress tree with closely appressed leaflets on branchlets

A

Taxodium ascendens

137
Q

Cypress tree with needles at a 70 - 90 degree angle from branchlet

A

Taxodium disticum

138
Q

American Elm; Elm leaf with HEAVILY uneven leaf base; doubly serrate margins; acuminate tip; floodplain species

A

Ulmus americana

139
Q

Virginia Creeper; five part compound leaf on a climbing vine

A

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

140
Q

Incredibly variable leaf shape; red oak bark; falcate tips; Bell + Clapper shape; tree always looks wilted; lobes are bristle tips

A

Quercus falcata

141
Q

Alder; stream-side specialist; multi-trunked; black cones; serrulate leaves

A

Alnus serrulata

142
Q

Mimosa tree; multi-trunked

A

Albizia julibrissin

143
Q

Sugar maple; 5 lobed leaf; huge leaves; sapsucker favorite

A

Acer saccharum

144
Q

large crenations on a Ilex leaf; deciduous holly; possomhaw; indention at tip; floodplains and mesic bottoms specialist

A

Ilex decidua

145
Q

Blackjack oak; duck foot leaf shape; yellow pubescent underside; scrubby oak tree

A

Quercus marilandica

146
Q

lemony scent; ovatish-acutish leafs

A

Lindera benzoin

147
Q

3-part leaves; stinky smell; no thorns; cherry-like bark

A

Ptelea trifoliata

148
Q

multi-trunked; no bracts on sprays of white flowers; opposite leaves with undulations; acuminate tips; arcuate venation; 3-5 pairs of prominent veins; swamp dogwod

A

Swida stricta

149
Q

Ginkgo biloba

A

Ginkgo biloba

150
Q

Large, Cordate, Tri-lobed Leaves; 2 red extrafloral nectaries

A

Vernicia fordii

151
Q

Bottomlands Oak Species; lobed, symmetrical, tiered leaves; rarely rounded leaf base; cherry-like bark on younger portions

A

Quercus pagoda

152
Q

glaucous leaves; pointed leaf tips; normal blueberry

A

Vaccinium corymbosum

153
Q

lobed leaves; white underside; smelly; new twigs are green and brown; Sassafrass

A

Sassafras albidum

154
Q

large, bronzy, Morella; usually entire margins; very dark leaves; loves extremely wet habitats

A

Morella inodora

155
Q

smaller Saccharum leaf; pale green underside

A

Acer floridanum

156
Q

acuminate leaf tips; prominent veins; light green petioles; parrallel veins; serrulate margins

A

Frangula caroliniana

157
Q

Opposite, 5/3 pinnately compound leaves; side leaflets are mitten shaped; very green twigs;

A

Acer negundo

158
Q

flaky bark; opposite leaves; 5-ish lobes; HUGE LEAVES; scrubby

A

Hydrangea quercifolia

159
Q

climbing hydrangea; mesic; cluster of leaf scars at twig tips; slightly crenate leaves; light underside

A

Decumeria barbara

160
Q

Shagbark hickory; pinnately compound leaves; wide strips of bark; alternate leaves

A

Carya ovata

161
Q

squishy, blocky bark with opposite, pinnately compound leaves

A

Fraxinus spp.

162
Q

leaf similar to michauxii but pointed scallop tips;; white oak bark; dry, rocky ridge preference

A

Quercus muehlenbergii

163
Q

sub-shrub; 3 leaflets with distinct lobes; dry habitat specialist

A

Toxicodendron pubescens

164
Q

Sand Post Oak; Glaucous leaf; wider, smaller, post oak leaf; pubescent underside; non-fuzzy petioles

A

Quercus margaretta

165
Q

Bluejack oak; brown or light green twigs; very large, long, leaf-shaped leaves; very waxy, bluish cast; sandhill restricted

A

Quercus incana

166
Q

Mesic to dry hickory; medium interlacing of bark; very pubescent leaves

A

Carya tomentosa

167
Q

compound leaf w/ 3 leaflets (ovate); light green leaflets with waxy undersides

A

Lespedeza bicolor

168
Q

mayhaw; thorny twigs; Amelanchier leaf; tiny apple fruits; swampy

A

Crataegus aestivalis

169
Q

dwarf pawpaw; shrubby; pubescent; light green twigs; dry soils

A

Asimina parviflora

170
Q

Very sticky, fuzzy, large, opposite leaves; nut clusters persist; dentate margins

A

Paulownia tomentosa

171
Q

super dense leaves clustered on topside of branches; swamp post oak; wide stellata leaves

A

Quercus similis

172
Q

Vine; Opposite Leaves; Trifoliate leaves, but one leaflet is modified into a tendril

A

Bignonia capreolata

173
Q

Buttressing; very large, ovate leaves; light underside of leaves; wetland restricted

A

Nyssa aquatica

174
Q

Alternate, pinnately compound leaves; smoothish bark; Wetland hickory; serrulate, acuminate leaflets

A

Carya cordiformis

175
Q

Glossy leaves; bushy tree; wetland restricted; purple petioles; uneven base; serrate margin; Water Elm

A

Planera aquatica

176
Q

pecan tree; light yellow/green foliage; shreddy bark

A

Carya illinoinensis

177
Q

Vine with 3x pinnately compound leaves; sharp corners on leaflets; red petioles; peppervine

A

Nekemias arborea

178
Q

Red Maple w/ Cordate Base
LONG CENTRAL LOBE

A

Acer rubrum var. rubrum

179
Q

Red Maple
SHORT CENTRAL LOBE

A

Acer rubrum var. triloba

180
Q

Red Maple w/ a Hairy Petiole
Swamp Restricted

A

Acer rubrum var. drummondii

181
Q

Wetland Restricted; Gum Pond Tree; Small Leaves; Buttressing; Wide Part of Leaf Towards End; Smaller Leaf w/ Entire Margin

A

Nyssa biflora

182
Q

white upright racemes; shrubby; upward leaves; reddish new growth; serrate margins

A

Itea virginica

183
Q

Acute base, acuminate tip; serrations at tip, more entire at base; axillary buds; Viburnum-esque venation

A

Ilex ambigua

184
Q

Silver maple; bottomlands species; white underside to maple leaves; very toothy / dissected leaves

A

Acer saccharinum

185
Q

Assymetric cordate leaf bases w/ serrations into an acuminate tip; mesic to floodplain species

A

Tilia spp.
either americana or cordata

186
Q

Pinnately compound leaves; small, randomly distributed thorns; mesic or limestone deposit resident

A

Xanthoxylum clava-herculis

187
Q

Opposite leaves; dentate leaf margins; white fuzzy petioles; smaller leaves; sandpapery underside

A

Viburnum scabrellum

188
Q

Opposite, palmately compound leaves; blooms in may; Large leaves;

A

Aesculus parviflora

189
Q

Magnolia bark, with a leaf that is the same general shape as macrophylla; smaller, auriculate base; lightish leaves; rhombus-shaped leaves

A

Magnolia pyramidata

190
Q

Very triangular leaf w/ a thick, leathery texture; large, oval petiole; floodplains species

A

Populus deltoides

191
Q

Trumpet creeper; opposite, pinnately compound leaves; many lobed w/ long acuminate tips

A

Campsis radicans

192
Q

Persimmon tree; incredibly blocky bark with deep, orangish valleys; rough ridges; Nyssa or peach leaves, but droopier; one bundle sheath scar

A

Diospyros virginiana

193
Q

white oak w/ scallopy, lobed leaves

A

Quercus macrocarpa

194
Q

Kudzu; Huge trifoliate leaf

A

Pueraria montana

195
Q

poison sumac; big infloresences; purple rachis

A

Toxicodendron vernix

196
Q

Highly variable leaves; ranging from falcata leaves to marilandica
Bristle tips on wide lobes; velvety underside

A

Quercus velutina

197
Q

White flowers; red berries; 3x compound leaves; ESPECIALLY AT TIPS

A

Nandina domestica

198
Q

Highly variable palmate maple leaves

A

Acer palmatum

Dendrology BSC 434 (3 decks)

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