Species Flashcards
Species Fall 2018
California hazel
Corylus cornuta californica
Betulaceae
Western redbud
Cercis occidentalis
Fabaceae
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae
paired stipular spines at base of leaf! alternate compound leaves, round characteristically fabaceous leaves, white flowers in spring
ghost pine
Pinus sabiana
Pinaceae
3 needle pine
needles distinctively pale gray-green, sparse, drooping, 8-12” long
large heavy seed cones 4-13” long and wide
Pacific dogwood
Cornus nutallii
Cornaceae
Monterey pine
Pinus radiata
Pinaceae
2-3 needle pine
assymetrical, massive on one side w/ rounded scales
Dawn redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Cupressaceae
Red huckleberry
Vaccinium parvifolium
Ericaceae
Western viburnum
Viburnum ellipticum
Adoxaceae
Bluegum eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus
Myrtaceae
Scotch broom
Cytisis scoparius
Fabaceae
reduced foliage, seed pods fringed with hair only
Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis
Pinaceae
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
Rosaceae
Black cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Salicaceae
Cascara
Frangula purshiana
Rhamnaceae
Pepperwood/California Bay
Umbellularia californica
Lauraceae
Domestic apple
Malus pumilis
Rosaceae
Twinberry
Lonicera involucrata
Caprifoliaceae
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
Sapindaceae
leaves opposite, palmately lobed with five lobes, sinuses not very deep
Canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis
Fagaceae
small elliptical evergreen leaves with very downy undersides
acorns green with golden cap when young
Scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea
Fagaceae
deeply cut glossy green leaves with bristle-tipped pointed lobes, turning brilliant scarlet in fall
Dwarf/boxleaf silktassel
Garrya buxifolia
Garryaceae
Leaves opposite , each , leathery ..
Dioecious w characteristic Garrya flowers and fruit
limited distribution
American basswood
Tilia americana
Tiliaceae
Strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo
Ericaceae
Monterey cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
Cupressaceae
black poplar (Lombardy poplar)
Populus nigra
Salicaceae
genetic anomaly
distinctive columnar form
Jeffrey pine
Pinus jeffreyi
Pinaceae
3 needle
Evergreen huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
Ericaceae
Mountain whitethorn
Ceanothus cordulatus
Rhamnaceae
Twining honeysuckle
Lonicera hispidula
Caprifoliaceae
Atlas cedar
Cedrus atlantica
Pinaceae
whorls of short leaves
upright cones
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Rosaceae
English holly
Ilex aquifolium
Aquifoliaceae
Silver maple
Acer saccharinum
Sapindaceae
leaves 3-6” long, deeply angular notches between 5 lobes, downy silver underside, long slender stalks, very large samaras in spring with red wings
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pinaceae
Western white pine
Pinus monticola Pinaceae 5 needle grey crocodile bark when old smaller narrow cones
Pacific yew
Taxus brevifolia
Taxaceae
Western serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
Rosaceae
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
Rosaceae
Dwarf oregon-grape
Berberis nervosa
Berberidaceae
Black-fruit dogwood
Cornus sessilis
Cornaceae
Yellow / tulip poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnoliaceae
Coast live oak
Quercus agrifolia
Fagaceae
Monkey puzzle tree
Araucaria araucana
Araucariaceae
Sweet gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Hemimelidaceae
Poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
Anacardiaceae
Western azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
Ericaceae
European beech
Fagus sylvatica
Fagaceae
alternate, slightly crenate, long slender buds, marcescent, brightly copper colored in autumn
long slender terminal buds with characteristic imbricate scales of oak family
fuzzy nuts
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Ericaceae
weeping willow
Salix babylonica
Salicaceae
Pacific madrone
Arbutus menziesii
Ericaceae
Big leaf maple
Acer macrophyllum
Sapindaceae
Western hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Pinaceae
white poplar
Populus alba
Salicaceae
diamond shaped marks on trunk
very small loosely serrate leaves, shining fuzzy white underside
Ginkgo
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgoaceae
Pacific rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
Ericaceae
Incense cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
Cupressaceae
Ponderosa pine
Pinus ponderosa
Pinaceae
3 needle
Pinemat manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Ericaceae
Red flowering currant
Ribes sanguineum
Grossulariaceae
Oregon white oak
Quercus garryana
Fagaceae
rounded lobes
California black oak
Quercus keloggii
Fagaceae
spined lobe tips
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus
Rosaceae
California rose
Rosa californica
Rosaceae
Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Cupressaceae
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemose
Adoxaceae
Giant sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Cupressaceae
Juniper spp.
Juniperus spp.
Cupressaceae
French broom
Genista monspessulana
Fabaceae
pods completely hairy
leaves trifoliate
Coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
Asteraceae
Grand fir
Abies Grandis
Pinaceae
Red oak
Quercus rubra
Fagaceae
bark ridges have shiny stripes down the center all the way down the trunk
winter buds dark chestnut brown
leaves alternate, 7 to 9 lobed, oblong ovate to oblong, repandly dentate and terminating w/ long bristle-pointed teeth
Tobacco brush
Ceanothus velutinus
Rhamnaceae
Vine maple
Acer circanatum
Sapindaceae
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae
Western raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
Rosaceae
Red alder
Alnus rubra
Betulaceae
Salal
Gaultheria shallon
Ericaceae
Sugar pine
Pinus lambertiana Pinaceae 5 needle Red scaled bar when old long large narrow cones
Huckleberry oak
Quercus vacciniafolia
Fagaceae
White alder
Alnus rhombifolia
Betulaceae
Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
Fagaceae
Bishop pine
Pinus muricata
Pinaceae
2 needle
Pacific wax myrtle
Morella californica
Myricaceae
Western red cedar
Thuja plicata
Cupressaceae
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
Sapindaceae
Oceanspray
Holodiscus discolor
Rosaceae
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis
Rosaceae
Wood rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
Rosaceae
California box elder
Acer negundo
Sapindaceae
Oregon-grape
Berberis aquifolium
Berberidaceae
Port Orford cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Cupressaceae
Beach pine
Pinus contorta contorta
Pinaceae
2 needle
pin oak
Quercus palustris
Fagaceae
very characteristic tuft of pale orange-brown down on the lower surface where each lobe vein joins the central vein
Bailey’s acacia
Acacia baileyana
Fabaceae
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae
Cryptomeria
Cryptomeria japonica
Cupressaceae
Deodar cedar
Cedrus deodara
Pinaceae
Weeping
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
Rosaceae
Spicebush
Calycanthus occidentalis
Calycanthaceae
Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatum
Rosaceae
Burr oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Fagaceae
English ivy
Hedera helix
Araliaceae
Red willow
Salix laevigata
Salicaceae
Empress tree
Paulonia tomentosa
Scrophulariaceae
Catalina fern-leaf ironwood
Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius
Rosaceae
Red twig dogwood
Cornus sericea
Cornaceae
Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
Caprifoliaceae
Blueblossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Rhamnaceae
Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
Rhamnaceae
Coast Silk Tassel
Garrya ellipticum
Garryaceae
Hooker willow
Salix hookeriana
Salicaceae
Shining willow
Salix lucida
Salicaceae
Silky willow
Salix sitchensis
Salicaceae
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster spp.
Rosaceae