Species Flashcards
Abies balsamea
balsam fir
Acer pensylvanicum
striped maple
Acer rubrum
red maple
Acer saccharum
sugar maple
Alnus incana
speckled alder
Betula alleghaniensis
yellow birch
Betula papyrifera
paper birch
Carya cordiformis
bitternut hickory
Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Comptonia peregrina
sweetfern
Swida alternifolia
alternate leaf dogwood
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
Fraxinus americana
white ash
Larix laricina
tamarack / eastern larch
Ostrya virginiana
ironwood / hophornbeam
Picea rubens
red spruce
Pinus resinosa
red pine
Pinus rigida
pitch pine
Pinus strobus
eastern white pine
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Populus tremuloides
quaking aspen
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Quercus rubra
northern red oak
Quercus alba
white oak
Rhamnus cathartica
common buckthorn
Rhus typhina
staghorn sumac
Robina pseudoacacia
black locust
Rubus spp.
blackberries / raspberries
Thuja occidentalis
northern white cedar
Tilia americana
American basswood
Toxicodendron radicans
poison ivy
Tsuga canadensis
eastern hemlock
Ulmus americana
American elm
Carpinus caroliniana
musclewood
Corylus cornuta
beaked hazelnut
Acer negundo
boxelder
Hamamelis virginiana
witch-hazel
Juglans cinerea
white walnut / butternut
Juglans nigra
black walnut
Picea abies
Norway spruce
Populus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Prunus virginiana
chokecherry
Sambucus spp.
elderberry
Amelanchier arborea
serviceberry
Berberis spp.
barberries
Betula populifolia
gray birch
Betula lenta
black birch
Quercus velutina
black oak
Fraxinus nigra
black ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Salix spp.
willows
Juniperus communis
common juniper
Juniperus virginiana
eastern red cedar
Lonicera spp.
honeysuckles
Prunus pensylvanica
pin cherry
Ribes spp.
gooseberries / currants
Syringa vulgaris
common lilac
Taxus canadensis
Canadian yew
Ulmus rubra
slippery elm
Viburnum lantanoides
hobblebush
Zanthoxylum americanum
prickly-ash
Frangula alnus
glossy-buckthorn
Populus grandidentata
bigtooth aspen
Viburnum acerifolium
maple leaved viburnum
Viburnum lentago
nannyberry
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
Acer saccharinum
silver maple
Acer spicatum
mountain maple
Aesculus hippocastanum
horsechestnut
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk Island-pine
Betula nigra
river birch
Castanea dentata
American chestnut
Celastrus orbiculatus
oriental bittersweet
Celtis occidentalis
hackberry
Crataegus spp.
hawthorns
Ginkgo biloba
ginkgo
Gleditsia triacanthos
honeylocust
Liriodendron tulipifera
tulip-poplar
Malus sylvestris
common apple
Nyssa sylvatica
black tupelo
Parthenosisis quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
Picea glauca
white spruce
Picea mariana
black spruce
Picea pungens
blue spruce
Pinus nigra
Austrian pine
Pinus sylvestris
Scot’s pine
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas-fir
Pyrus callerana
Callery pear
Quercus palustris
pin oak
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky-coffeetree
Quercus bicolor
white swamp oak
Quercus macrocarpa
bur oak
Salix nigra
black willow
Sorbus americana
American mountain-ash
Taxus baccata
ornamental yew
Tilia cordata
little-leaf linden
Vaccinium angustifolium
low bush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
high bush blueberry
Vitis spp.
wild grape
Aralia spinosa
devil’s walkingstick
Betula cordifolia
mountain paper birch
Cephalanthus occidentalis
common buttonbush
Ilex verticillata
winterberry / mountain holly
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
dawn-redwood
Carya tomentosa
mockernut hickory
Swida amomum
silky dogwood
Benthamidia florida
flowering dogwood
Swida racemosa
gray dogwood
Swida rugosa
round leaf dogwood
Staphylea trifolia
American bladdernut
Viburnum trilobum
high-bush cranberry
Callitropsis nootkatensis
yellow cedar
Populus basamifera
balsam poplar
Euonymus alatus
burningbush
Catalpa speciosa
northern catalpa
Zelkova serrata
Japanese zelkova
Larix decidua
European larch
Larix kaempferi
Japanese larch
Taxodium distichum
baldcypress