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31 Cards in this Set
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serviceberry
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Amelanchier arborea
SE: tree-like F: Rosaceae Uses: crows, squirrels, humans eat fruit; one of the best tasting fleshy fruits |
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pignut hickory
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Carya glabra var. glabra
SE: smooth F: Juglandaceae Uses: nuts eaten by squirrels & small mammals; pulpwood, striking hand tools, furniture, railroad ties, charcoal, excellent firewood |
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red hickory
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Carya galbra var. odorata
SE: smooth F: Juglandaceae Uses: nuts eaten the squirrels & small mammals; pulpwood, handles, furniture |
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mockernut hickory
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Carya tomentosa
SE: densely wooly F: Juglandaceae Uses: nut eaten by squirrels & small mammals; pulpwood, furniture, paneling |
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fringetree
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Chionanthus virginicus
SE:of or from Virginia F: Oleaceae Uses: ornamental landscaping |
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flowering dogwood
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Cornus florida
SE: flowering F: Cornaceae Uses: songbirds, turkeys, grouse eat fruit; little commercial value; formerly shuttles for weaving; rabbits eat inner bark |
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dangleberry, huckleberry
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Gaylussacia frondosa
SE: F:Ericaceae Uses: fruit eaten by songbirds, upland game birds, and humans |
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red mulberry
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Morus rubra
SE: red F: Moraceae Uses: valuable wildlife food plant for raccoons, possums, squirrels; wood formerly used locally for fence posts, barrels, caskets, and agricultural implements |
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shortleaf pine
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Pinus echinata
SE: spiny F: Pinaceae Uses: seeds eaten by songbirds, game birds, squirrels, and chipmunks; white-tailed deer browse foliage; pulpwood, lumber, high-density beams, plywood, poles, pilings |
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blackgum
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Nyssa sylvatia
SE: of the forest F: Cornaceae or Nyssaceae Uses: valuable wildlife tree because the center hollows out to make excellant home for animals; black bear and woodpecker eat fruit; flowers provide nectar for honey |
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scarlet oak
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Quercus coccinea
SE: scarlet F: Fagaceae Uses: low commercial value due to dead branches; cross ties, fuelwood; wildlife values similar to red oak |
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black oak
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Quercus velutina
SE: velvety F: Fagaceae Uses: inner bark produces yellow dye; similar to other red oaks; eaten by squirrels, mice, turkey, white-tailed deer |
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sweetleaf
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Symplocos tinctoria
SE: containing dye F: Symplocaceae Uses: white-tailed deer browse foliage |
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sparkleberry, farkleberry
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Vaccinium arboreum
SE: tree-like F: Ericaceae Uses:less valuable blueberry for wildlife but still eaten |
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blueberry
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Vaccinium sp.
SE: F: Ericaceae Uses: grouse, songbirds, black bear, and chipmunks eat fruit; white-tailed deer browse foliage |
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maple-leaf viburnum
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Viburnum acerifolium
SE: maple-leaved F: Adoxaceae or Caprifoliaceae Uses: fruit eaten by wildlife in late fall/early winter; historically, arrows |
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sourwood
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Oxydendrum ardoreum
SE: tree-like F: Ericaceae Uses: 'bee-tree'; tool handles |
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pitch pine
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Pinus rigida
SE: stiff F: Pinaceae Uses: low commercial value due to dead branches; pulpwood, railroad ties, rough lumber |
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persimmon
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Diospyros virginiana
SE: of or from Virginia F: Ebenaceae Uses: very hard wood, good for golf club heads; fruit eaten by many species, possum, raccon, red fox, white-tailed deer |
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poison ivy
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Toxicodendron radicans
SE: rooting F: Anacardiaceae Uses: songbirds eat fruit |
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red maple
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Acer rubrum
SE: red F: Aceraceae Uses: furniture frames, boxes, crates, pallets |
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Virginia pine
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Pinus virginiana
SE: of or from Virginia F: Pinaceae Uses: pulpwood, christmas trees, seeds eateny by birds, chipmunks, squirrels |
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lespedeza
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Lespedeza bicolor
SE: two colored F: Fabaceae Uses: quail use it for shelter; white-tailed deer browse on foliage |
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post oak
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Quercus stellata
SE: starred F: Fagaceae Uses: similar to other white oaks; fence posts |
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devil's walking stick
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Aralia spinosa
SE: spiny F: Araliaceae Uses: songbirds & small mammals eat fruit |
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winged sumac
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Rhus copillana
SE: F: Anacardiaceae Uses: white-tailed deer browse foliage; fruit eaten by grouse, turkey, robins, & rabbits |
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rusty blackhaw
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Viburnum rufidulum
SE: reddish F: Adoxaceae or Caprifoliaceae Uses: fruit eaten by songbirds in winter |
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loblolly pine
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Pinus taeda
SE: torchwood F: Pinaceae Uses: most important species in SE; pulpwood, lumber, plywood |
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southern red oak
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Quercus felcata
SE: sickle-shaped F: Fagaceae Uses: acorn eaten less than white oak; slack cooperage (solids) |
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white oak
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Quercus alba
SE: white F: Fagaceae Uses: most valuable wildlife species; acorns eaten by squirrels, small mammals, white-tailed deer; shingles, fence posts, tight cooperage (liquids) |
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black cherry
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Prunus serotina
SE: late F: Rosaceae Uses: furniture, cabinets; wildlife food |