Catalpa speciosa
Northern Catalpa
Bignoniaceae
Cornus stricta
Swamp Dogwood
Cornaceae
Carex flaccosperma
Meadow sedge
Cyperaceae
Hygrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangeaceae
Tsuga canadensis
Eastern hemlock
Pinaceae
Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Yellowroot
Ranunculaceae
Thelypteris kunthii
Southern shield fern
Thelypeteridaceae
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Altingiaceae (Altingia Family)
-Lobes have teeth but no sublobes
-Alternate leaf
-Leaves often grow from side shoots
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)
Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
-heart shaped leaves
-NOT TRUE SIMPLE LEAF... compound leaf with one leaflet
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
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
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
Hedera helix
English Ivy
Araliaceae family
Hexastylis minor
Little Heartleaf
Aristolochiaceae Family
Podophyllum peltatum
May Apple
Berberiaceae family
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Hog peanut
Fabaceae
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel
Hamamelidaceae
Acer negundo
Box Elder
Aceraceae family
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras
Lauraceae family
Mangolia tripetala
Umbrella magnolia
Mangoliaceae
Epifagus viriginiana
Beechdrops
Orobanchaceae family
Melica mutica
Two-flowered melic
Poaceae family
Microstegium vimineum
Stilt grass
Poaceae family
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of Heaven
Simaroubaceae family
Smilax rotundifolia
Common Greenbrier
Smiliacacaeae