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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