Week 8

Question 1

Eastern Hophornbeam

Answer 1

Betulaceae Betula virginiana
Catkins, shreddy bark

Question 2

Hazel alder

Answer 2

Betulaceae Alnus serrulata
Cupped leaves, shrub, fuzzy twig, grows on water’s edge

Question 3

Silky dogwood

Answer 3

Cornaceae Cornus amomum
Silky red stems, small, grows on water’s edge

Question 4

Mountain laurel

Answer 4

Ericaceae Kalmia latifolia
Tiny flower, bush, waxy small leaf, flame spreader, raised vein

Question 5

Sourwood

Answer 5

Ericaceae Oxydendrum arboreum
Charcoal rectangle bark, sour plain hairy leaves, tiny bud, twisty trunk

Question 6

Flame azalea

Answer 6

Ericaceae Rhododendron calendulaceum
Inside-out umbrella, green bud

Question 7

Low bush blueberry

Answer 7

Ericaceae Vaccinium pallidum
Tiny, green stem

Question 8

Bear oak

Answer 8

Fagaceae Quercus ilicifolia
Red oak, tiny, velvet underside

Question 9

Chestnut oak

Answer 9

Fagaceae Quercus montana
White oak, barely oak leaves, pointy buds, deep bark

Question 10

Table Mountain pine

Answer 10

Pinaceae Pinus pungens
2 thick needles, spiky ball cluster cones, no orange in bark

Question 11

Black raspberry

Answer 11

Purple stem, root tips