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Lab exam 3 Flashcards

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What is the family & scientific name of Sassafras?

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Lauraceae

Sassafras albidum

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What is the family & scientific name of Sycamore?

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Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis

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What is the family & scientific name of the Cucumber tree?

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Magnoliaceae

Magnolia acuminata

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What is a unique characteristic of Sassafras albidum?

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3 types of leaves:

entire, 2 lobed (mitten), 3 lobed

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What are characteristics of Platanus occidentalis?

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leaves are crown-shaped, 3 peaks (on top), large-toothed.

bark is reddish with peach-colored speckles

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What are characteristics of Magnolia acuminata?

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leaves entire
obvious leaf scars
small white spire at branch terminal

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What is the family & scientific name of the Bigtooth Aspen?

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Salicaceae

Populus grandidentata

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What are characteristics of Populus grandidentata?

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Obovate large-toothed leaves
many achene (branch terminals & leaf axels)
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What is the family & scientific name of Wild Blackcherry?

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Rosaceae Prunus serotina

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What are characteristics of Prunus serotina?

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leaves w/miniscule teeth

no berries on collected specimens

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What is the family & scientific name of Chestnut?

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Fagaceae

Castanea dentata

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What is a characteristic of Castanea dentata?

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large fire-like teeth

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What is the family & scientific name of Box-elder?

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Aceraceae

Acer negundo

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What are characteristics of Acer negundo?

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obvious midrib & veins on under-leaf

compound leaves w/teeth that get smaller towards the apex

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What is the family & scientific name of Smooth Sumac?

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Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra

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What are characteristics of Rhus glabra?

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tree w/fern-like compound leaves

some leaves entire others partially sparsely toothed

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What is the family & scientific name of Flowering dogwood?

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Cornaceae

Cornus florida

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What is the family & scientific name of Bitternut Hickory?

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Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis

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What is the family & scientific name of Blackgum?

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Nyssaceae

Nyssa sylvatica

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What is a characteristic of Carya cordiformis?

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odd-pinnate, 9-leaved compound leaves

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What is a characteristic of Nyssa sylvatica?

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terminal leaves in group of 4-5

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What is the family & scientific name of Black locust?

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Fabaceae

Rebinia pseudoacacia

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What are characteristics of Rebinia pseudoacacia?

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many small leaved, compound leaves on green w/black fungus petiole

24
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What is the family & scientific name of Partridge berry?

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Rubiaceae

Mitchella repens

25
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What are characteristics of Mitchella repens?

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fruit created through fusion

ground-vining w/roots on stem

26
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What is the family & scientific name of red Maple?

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Aceraceae

Acer rubrum

27
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What are characteristics of Acer saccharum?

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top lobe of the leaf is crown-shaped (3 upward-facing pointy apexes)

28
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What is the family & scientific name of Sugar Maple?

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Aceraceae

Acer saccharum

29
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What is the family & scientific name of Pin Oak?

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Fagaceae

Quercus palustris

30
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What are characteristics of Quercus palustris?

Red Oak or White Oak family?

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very deep sinus almost to the midrib
spines on leaf teeth
(type of Red Oak)

31
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What is the family & scientific name of Musclewood?

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Betulaceae

Carpinus caroliniana

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what are characteristics of Carpinus caroliniana?

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catkin made up of many little leaves

leaves toothed - mini & miniscule toothed

33
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What is the family & scientific name of tulip tree?

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Magnoliaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera

34
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What are the characteristics of Liriodendron tulipifera?

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leaves w/obtuse triangular sinuses
4 lobes pointing upwards (tulip-looking)
green spires at branch termini

35
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What is the family & scientific name of Witch-hazel?

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Hamamelidaceae

Hamamelis virginiana

36
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What is a characteristic of Hamamelis virginiana?

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tiny catkin flowers, (green w/yellow protruding strands)

37
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What is the family & scientific name of Common privet?

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Oleaceae

Ligustrum vulgare

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What are characteristics of Ligustrum vulgare?

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berries blue before drying, black covered in green powder-look afterwards; berries in opposite compound inflorescence
leaves opposite

39
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What is the family & scientific name of Spotted Wintergreen?

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Pyrolaceae

Chimaphila maculata

40
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What are characteristics of Chimaphila maculata?

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wintergreen leaves
small plant w/long flower stalk splitting into 2 at top for 1 flower each,
toothed whorled leaves at flower stalk base

41
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What is the family & scientific name of Swamp White Oak?

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Fagaceae

Quercus bicolor

42
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What is a characteristic of Quercus bicolor?

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very shallow, almost just largely toothed leaves

43
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What is the family & scientific name of Common blackberry?

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Rosaceae

Rubus allegheniensis

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What are characteristics of Rubus allegheniensis?

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thorns
compound finely-toothed leaves in groups of 5
achene at leaf petiole axel
leaf petiole green

45
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What is the family & scientific name of Shagbark Hickory?

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Juglandaceae

Carya ovate

46
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What is the family & scientific name of red oak?

A

Fagaceae

Quercus rubra

47
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What is the family & scientific name of Shingle Oak?

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Fagaceae

Quercus imbricaria

48
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What is a characteristic of Quercus imbricaria?

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leaves not lobed like other Oak species
leaves entire
many achene at termini

49
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What is the family & scientific name of White Oak?

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Fagaceae

Quercus alba

50
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What is a characteristic of Quercus alba?

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round lobes

51
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What is a characteristic of Quercus rubra?

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lobes are pointed

52
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What is the family & scientific name of Yellow Birch?

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Betulaceae

Betula alleghaniensis

53
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what are characteristics of Betula alleghaniensis?

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vibrant green many-many toothed leaves

leaf scar build-up due to quick growth (scale-looking stem near leaves)

54
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What is the family & scientific name of tree of heaven?

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Simaroubaceae

Ailanthus altissima

55
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what is a characteristic of Ailanthus altissima?

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skunk-like odor
fern-like compound leaves
somewhat toothed near leaf base

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