Amsonia tabernaemontana
Eastern Bluestar
Apocynaceae
Illex verticillata
Winterberry
Aquifoliaceae
Aralia elata
Hercules' club
Araliaceae
Sabal minor
Dwarf palmetto
Arecaceae
Aristolochia tomentosa
Pipe vine
Aristolochiaceae
Echinacea purpurea
Purple conflower
Asteraceae
Betula lenta
Sweet birch
Betulaceae
Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
Betulaceae
Bignonia capreolata
Cross-vine
Bignoniaceae
Campsis radicans
Trumpet Creeper
Bignoniaceae
Catalpa speciosa
Northern Catalpa
Bignoniaceae
Cornus stricta
Swamp Dogwood
Cornaceae
Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress
Cupressaceae family
Taxodium ascendens
Pond cypress
Cupressaceae
Carex flaccosperma
Meadow sedge
Cyperaceae
Rhodendron maximum
Great rhododendron
Ericaceae
Baptisia australis
Blue wild indigo
Fabaceae
Cladrastis kentukea
Yellowwood
Fabaceae
Gleditsia triacanthos
Honey locust
Fabaceae
Thermopsis villosa
Golden banner
Fabaceae
Quercus machauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
Fagaceae
Quercus virginiana
Live oak
Fagaceae
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo Tree
Ginkgoaceae
Decumaria barbara
Wood vamp
Hydrangeaceae
Hygrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Carya aquatica
Water hickory
Juglandaceae
Magnolia virginiana
Sweet Bay
Magnoliaceae
Tilia americana
American Basswood
Malvaceae
Morella cerifera
Bayberry
Myricaceae
Pinus palustris
Longleaf Pine
Pinaceae
Pinus strobus
White pine
Pinaceae
5 needle
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine
Pinaceae
3 needle
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern hemlock
Pinaceae
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Yellowroot
Ranunculaceae
Crataegus marshalii
Parsley hawthorn
Rosaceae
Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye
Sapindaceae
Asarum reflexum
Wild ginger
Aristolochiaceae
Thelypteris kunthii
Southern shield fern
Thelypeteridaceae
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family)
-Opposite Arrangement
-Short petiole
-Soft, hairy undersurface
Black Haw
Viburnum prunifolium
Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family)
-Opposite Arrangement
-Branching from axillary buds
-Unlobed
-Serrulate (fine teeth)
-Flat top inflorescence
Downy Arrowwood
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family)
-Simple leaves
-Opposite arrangement
-Soft, hairy undersurface
-Coarsely serrated
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Altingiaceae (Altingia Family)
-Lobes have teeth but no sublobes
-Alternate leaf
-Leaves often grow from side shoots
Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron (Rhus) radicans
Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)
-3 leaftlet w/ coarse, jagged serrations
Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Annonaceae (Custard-apple Family)
-Alternate leaf
-Smells musky
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Aquifoliaceae (Holly Family)
-Evergreen
-Alternate leaf arrangement
Arrowleaf or Heartleaf
Hexastylis arifolia
Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort Family)
-Herb
-2 colors on leaf
-Sweet, gingery odor
Southern Hackberry or Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
Cannabinaceae (or Ulmaceae, or Celtidaceae)
-Small leaves
-3 big veins and branched vein
-Oblique leaf base
-Fine twig
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
-male and female individuals
-1/2 mm scale leaves
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Dryopteridaceae (wood-fern family)
-Compound leaves
-Grow from rhizomes
-Scales at tip have are tan on the underside (for reproduction)
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
-Alternate arrangement
-Simple leaf
-Finely serrated
-Angled twig
Hillside Blueberry or Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
Ericaceae (Heath Family)
-Short shrub with green stem
-Alternate leaves
Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
-heart shaped leaves
-NOT TRUE SIMPLE LEAF... compound leaf with one leaflet
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
-Simple leaf
-Secondary veins are straight and parallel and goes out to a tooth
-Multiple leaves coming from one twig
Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
-deeply lobed leaves without sublobes
-shiny upper surface
-downy underside
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
-deeply lobd
-armpit hairs
-symmetrical
Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Fagaceae (beech family)
-shade leaves are not very deep
-bristle tip along margin
-matte upper surfaced
-gritty hairs on under surface
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Fagaceae (Beech Family)
White Oak
Quercus alba
Fagaceae (beech family)
-rounded lobes and sinuses
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Fagaceae (Beech family)
-squarish lobes
-sort of shiny/vaxy
-starshapped little hairs
Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
-7 leaflets
-hairy stem
-flatter twig
Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
Juglandaceae (Walnut Family)
-5 leaflets per leaf
-compound leaf
-distinct turpentine smell
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Southern Mangolia
Mangolia grandiflora
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia Family)
-evergreen
-no teeth
-rusty hairs
-circumference stipule scars
Bigleaf Magnolia
Magnolia macrophylla
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
-earlobe on leaves
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Nyssaceae (Gum family)
-drip tip
-alternate leaves
-broader towards tip
White Ash
Fraxinus americana
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
-pennate compound leaf
-opposite leaf arrangement
Pokeberry
Phytolacca americana
Phytyolaccaceae (Pokeberry family)
-native weed
-herb
-alternate leaves
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae (Rose family)
-alterante leaf arrangement
-serrulate margin
-fringe of hair along midvein
-teeth have little gland exuding nectar
Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) OR Aceraceae (Maple family)
-opposite leaves
-long petals
-palmate venation
-U shaped sinus
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapinadaceae (Soapberry) OR Aceraceae (Maple Family)
-long petules
-3 or 5 lobes
-V shaped sinus
-jagged teeth
False Nettle
Boehmeria Cylindrica
Urticaceae (Nettle Family)
-opposite leaf arrangement
-herb
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Ulmaceae (Elm family)
-alternate leaves
-double serration
-straight, parallel secondary vein
-quirky phalanges
Muscadine or Scuppernong
Muscadinia rotundifolia or Vitis rotundifolia
Vitaceae (Grape family)
-alternate leaves
-climbs via tendrils
-hexagonal leaf
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Vitaceae (grape family)
-palmate compound leaf
-woody
-coarsely serrate
Atrichum angustatum
Lesser Smoothcap Moss
Polytrichaeceae family
Vinca minor
Common periwinkle
Apocynaceae family
Hedera helix
English Ivy
Araliaceae family
Hexastylis minor
Little Heartleaf
Aristolochiaceae Family
Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum
Green and Gold
Asteraceae family
Podophyllum peltatum
May Apple
Berberiaceae family
Alnus serrulata
Tag Alder
Betulaceae family
Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam
Betualaceae
Lonicera japaonica
Japanese Honeysuckle
Caprifoliaceae
Euonymus americanus
Heart's abustin' with love
Celastraceae family
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood
Cornaceae family
Dioscorea polystachya
Chinese Yam
Dioscoreaceae
Diospyros virginiana
American persimmon
Ebenaceae
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
Ericaceae family
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Hog peanut
Fabaceae
Hylodesmum nudiflorum
Naked Tick-trefoil
Fabaceae
Wisteria sinensis
Chinese wisteria
Fabaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel
Hamamelidaceae
Philadelphus inodorus
Mock orange
Hydrangeaceae family
Acer negundo
Box Elder
Aceraceae family
Juglans nigra
Black Walnut
Juglandaceae
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Lauraceae family
Mangolia tripetala
Umbrella magnolia
Mangoliaceae
Broussonetia papyrifera
Paper Mulberry
Moraceae
Morus alba
White mulberry
Moraceae family
Morus rubra
Red mulberry
Moraceae family
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
Oleaceae family
Epifagus viriginiana
Beechdrops
Orobanchaceae family
Platanus occidentalis
Eastern Sycamore
Platanaeceae family
Melica mutica
Two-flowered melic
Poaceae family
Microstegium vimineum
Stilt grass
Poaceae family
Acer negundo
Box elder
Aceraceae family
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of Heaven
Simaroubaceae family
Smilax rotundifolia
Common Greenbrier
Smiliacacaeae
Ulmus rubra
Slippery elm
Ulmaceae family