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103 Cards in this Set
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Red Maple, soft maple Acer rubrum Family: Aceraceae or Sapindaceae Fruit: Samara specific epithet: red use: song birds eat fruit |
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Painted Buckeye Aesculus sylvatica Family: Sapindaceae or Hippocastanaceae Fruit: capsule (poisonous to humans) specific epithet: of the forest use: taxidermy |
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Aralia Spinosa Devil's walking stick, hercules' club Family name: Araliaceae (ginsing) Fruit: purple drupe (poisonous to humans) specific epithet: spiny use: leaves boiled and eaten |
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Asimina parviflora dwarf pawpaw, small-flowered pawpaw Family: Annonaceae Fruit: berry specific epithet: small-flowered use: turkeys eat fruit |
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Diospyros virginiana Persimmon, common persimmon Family: Ebenaceae Fruit: berry use: golf club heads |
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Lespedeza bicolor Lespedeza, bush clover Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae Fruit: legume use: quail food native to Japan |
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Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood, lily-of-the-valley tree Family: Ericaceae (heath) Fruit: capsule use: bee tree |
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Pinus rigida pitch pine Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone specific epithet: stiff use: tar |
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Pinus teada loblolly pine Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone specific epithet: torch wood use: pulp, lumber |
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Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone (black stripe in scale) use: christmas trees |
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Prunus serotina black cherry, wild black cherry Family: Rosaceae Fruit: dark purple drupe specific epithet: late flowering use: black bears eat fruit |
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Quercus alba white oak Family: Fagaceae ( beech) Fruit: nut specific epithet: white |
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Quercus stellata post oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: starred |
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Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: sickle-shaped |
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Rhus copallina winged sumac, shining sumac Family: Anacardiaceae (cashew) Fruit: red drupe |
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Toxicodendron radicans poison-ivy Family: Anacardiaceae Fruit: green and yellow drupe specific epithet: adventitious rooting |
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Viburnum rufidulum rusty blackhaw Family: Adoxaceae (Moschatel) or Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle) Fruit: blue drupe |
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Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone use: teepees |
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Amelanchier arborea Juneberry, serviceberry Family: Rosaceae Fruit: dark purple pome use: humans and crows eat fruit |
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Carya glabra var. glabra pignut hickory, pignut Family: Juglandaceae (walnut) Fruit: nut use: railroad ties, nuts eaten by squirrels but not humans |
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Carya glabra var. odorata red hickory, false shagbark hickory Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut |
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Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory, white hickory Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut (eaten by humans) |
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Chionanthus virginicus fringetree, old man's beard Family: Oleaceae (olive) Fruit: drupe (dark blue) |
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Cornus florida flowering dogwood, dogwood Family: Cornaceae Fruit: red drupe specific epithet: flowering use: grouse eat fruit, weaving shuttles *dogwood anthracnose= disease |
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Gaylussacia frondosa huckleberry, dangleberry Family: Ericaceae Fruit: berry |
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Nyssa sylvatica black gum, black tupelo Family: Cornaceae or Nyssaceae Fruit: drupe (dark blue) use: bee tree |
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Pinus echinata shortleaf pine, shortleaf Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone use: sold as yellow pine, seeds eaten by songbirds |
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Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: scarlet |
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Quercus velutina black oak, quercitron Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: velvety (young leaves) use: inner bark produces yellow dye |
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Robinia psuedoacacia black locust, yellow locust Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae Fruit: legume use: cabin construction (shrinks less) *poisonous to livestock |
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Rosa multiflora multiflora rose Family: Rosaceae Fruit: achene use: hips for brewing tea, wildlife cover |
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Symplocos tinctoria sweetleaf, horse-sugar Family: Symplocaceae (sweetleaf) Fruit: green drupe *contains dye use: WTD eat foliage |
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Vaccinium arboreum farkleberry, sparkleberry Family: Ericaceae Fruit: berry |
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Vaccinium sp. blueberry Family: Ericaceae Fruit: berry use: WTD eat foliage |
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Viburnum acerfolium maple-leaf viburnum Family: Adoxaceae or Caprifoliaceae Fruit: black drupe use: fruits eaten by wildlife |
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Alnus serrulata hazel alder, smooth alder Family: Betulaceae (birch) Fruit: nutlet or samara specific epithet: finely saw-toothed use: wetland restoration |
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Carpinus caroliniana musclewood, bluebeech Family: Betulaceae Fruit: nutlet use: tool handles |
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Cercis canadensis redbud, Judas tree Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae Fruit: legume flowers edible |
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Cornus amomum silky dogwood Family: Cornaceae Fruit: blue drupe use: wetland reclamation |
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Corlyus americana hazelnut, hazel nut Family: Betulaceae Fruit: nut use: fruit eaten by wild turkey |
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Fraxinus americana white ash, American ash Family: Oleaceae Fruit: samara use: furniture, sports equipment, beavers eat inner bark *killed by ash borer beetle |
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Leucothoe fontanesiana dog-hobble, switch-ivy Family: Ericaceae Fruit: capsule use: lanscaping |
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Liriodendron tulipifera tulip-poplar, yellow-poplar Family: Magnoliaceae Fruit: aggregate of samaras use: bee tree, furniture, songbirds eat fruit |
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Magnolia tripetala umbrella magnolia, umbrella tree Family: Magnoliaceae Fruit: aggregate of follicles use: songbirds eat fruit |
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Morus rubra red mulberry Family: Moraceae Fruit: multiple drupelets use: lumber, wildlife food source |
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Quercus rubra Northern red oak, red oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut use: furniture |
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Rhododendron sp. azalea Family: Ericaceae Fruit: capsule deciduous |
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Rhododendron maximum rhododendron, rosebay Family: Ericaceae Fruit: capsule evergreen, foliage poisonous |
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Styrax grandifolius bigleaf snowbell, storax Family: Styracaceae Fruit: capsule |
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Tsuga candadensis Eastern hemlock Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone use: tanning leather *wooly adelgid |
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Tsuga caroliniana Carolina hemlock Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone *wooly adelgid |
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Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone specific epithet: variously leaved found in : Northwest |
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Acer saccharinum silver maple, soft maple Family: Aceraceae or Sapindaceae Fruit: samara use: Wtd eat foliage |
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Ailanthus altissima tree-of-heaven, ailanthus Family: Simaroubaceae Fruit: samara specific epithet: very tall native to china |
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Calycanthus floridus sweet-shrub, Carolina allspice Family: Calycanthaceae Fruit: achene use: flower necklaces, WTD browse |
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Carya Illinoinensis pecan, sweet pecan Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut use: humans eat, furniture |
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Castanea mollissima Chinese chestnut Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut use: resistant to chestnut blight, humans and deer eat nuts |
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Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet Family: Celastraceae Fruit: capsule use: floral arrangements |
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Celtis laevigata Southern hackberry, sugarberry Family: Ulmaceae (elm) or Cannabaceae (hemp) Fruit: drupe (orange-brown) use: furniture, slack cooperage, songbirds eat fruit |
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Ginkgo biloba ginkgo, maidenhair Family: Ginkgoaceae Fruit: naked seeds specific epithet: two-lobed use: leaves treat alzheimer's and dementia |
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Maclura pomifera osage-orange, bow-wood Family: Moraceae Fruit: multiple of drupes specific epithet: pome-bearing use: fence posts |
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Melia azedarach Chinaberry, chainy-ball Family: Meliaceae Fruit: drupe(yellow) -deadly to livestock and humans use: insect repellent (farmers believed) |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn-redwood Family: Cupressaceae or Taxodiaceae Fruit: peltate (shield-shaped) cone native to china |
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Morus alba white mulberry Family: Moraceae Fruit: multiple druplets use: food for silkworms in colonial times |
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Picea abies Norway spruce Family: Pinaceae Fruit: cone specific epithet: fir tree use: pulp, musical instruments |
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Quercus laurifolia laurel oak, swamp laurel oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: laurel leaves |
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Sassafras albidum Sassafras Family: Lauraceae (laurel) Fruit: drupe (blue) use: songbirds eat fruit, root beer |
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Castanea dentata American chestnut, chestnut Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: dentate leaves use: furniture, tannin *chestnut blight |
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Picea rubens red spruce Family: Pinaceae fruit: cone specific epithet: reddish (cones) native to appalachians |
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Acer floridanum sugar maple, hard maple Family: Aceraceae or Sapindaceae Fruit: samara use: sports equipment, furniture, WTD browse foliage |
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Asimina triloba pawpaw, common pawpaw Family: Annonaceae Fruit: berry use: fruits eaten by turkey |
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Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: heart shaped use: turkey eat fruit *pecan-hickory section |
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Carya ovata shagbark hickory Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: egg-shaped use: bats roost under some shags |
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Cretagus sp. hawthorn, thorn apple Family: Rosaceae Fruit: yellow-red pome use: eaten by songbirds |
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Fagus grandifolia American beech, beech Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut (toxic to humans) use: brewing beer, porcupines eat inner bark *killed by beech bark disease |
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Ilex decidua possumhaw, winterberry Family: Aquifoliaceae Fruit: drupe (orange/red) use: fruit eaten by turkey, NOT by humans |
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Juglans nigra black walnut Family: Juglandaceae Fruit: nut use: gunstocks, furniture, nuts eaten by squirrels and humans |
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Lindera benzoin spicebush Family: Lauraceae Fruit: drupe (red) use: fruit eaten by songbirds |
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Quercus x beadlei hybrid white oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut * also called Quercus alba x michauxii |
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Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak, cow oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut(largest) specific epithet: named after F.A. Michaux use: WTD eat foliage |
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Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak, swamp red oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: pagoda shape (leaf) *also called Quercus falcata var. pagodifolia |
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Quercus shumardii Shumard oak Family: Fagaceae Fruit: nut specific epithet: named after B.F. Shumard |
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Salix nigra black willow Family: Salicaceae (willow) Fruit: capsule use: charcoal for black powder |
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Staphylea trifolia bladdernut Family: Staphyleaceae (bladdernut) Fruit: capsule |
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Ulmus americana American elm, white elm Family: Ulmaceae Fruit: samara use: steam-bent furniture parts *dutch elm disease |
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Viburnum prunifolium blackhaw Family: Adoxaceae or Caprifoliaceae Fruit: drupe (black) specific epithet: leaves like prunus use: WTD browse foliage |
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Albizia julibrissin mimosa, powederpuff tree Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae Fruit: legume use: pollinated by hummingbirds *native to China |
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Baccharis halimifolia silverling, sea myrtle Family: Asteraceae (aster) or Compositae Fruit: achene or nutlet specific epithet: salt-leaved (halite in them) |
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Betula nigra river birch Family: Betulaceae Fruit: nutlet or samara *incorrectly called paper birch |
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Callicarpa americana beautyberry, French-mulberry Family:Verbenaceae Fruit: drupe-like (lavender or white) use: WTD browse foliage |
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Euonymus americanus strawberry bush, hearts-a-bustin' with love Family: Celastraceae Fruit: capsule use: songbirds eat fruit |
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash, red ash Family: Oleaceae Fruit: samara use: inner bark eaten by beavers *emerald ash borer |
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Ligustrum sinense privet, Chinese privet Family: Oleaceae Fruit: drupe (blue) specific epithet: of or from China use: WTD browse foliage |
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Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum, redgum Family: Altingiaceae (sweetgum) or Hamamelidaceae (witch hazel) Fruit: capsule (multiple) specific epithet: storax-flowing use: resin used for perfume, inner bark eaten by beavers |
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Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Family: Caprifoliaceae Fruit: berry (black) use: WTD browse foliage |
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Microstegium vimineum Japanese stilt grass, Mary's grass Family: Poaceae or Gramineae Fruit: caryopsis *native to Japan |
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Muscadinia rotundifolia muscadine grape, muscadine Family: Vitaceae Fruit: berry (dark purple) specific epithet: round leaves use: wine, eaten by songbirds |
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Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper, woodbine Family: Vitaceae Fruit: berry (dark blue) specific epithet: 5-leaflets use: songbirds eat fruit |
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Paulownia tomentosa princess tree, paulownia Family: Paulowniaceae, Bignoniaceae Fruit: capsule use: furniture |
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Rubus argutus or pensilvanicus blackberry, common blackberry Family: Rosaceae Fruit: aggregate of drupelets use: songbirds and humans eat fruit |
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Sambucus canadensis elderberry Family: Adoxaceae or Caprifoliaceae Fruit: drupe (dark purple) use: fruit eaten by songbirds, leaves contain toxins |
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Vitis cinerea possum grape, winter grape Family: Vitaceae Fruit: berry (dark purple) |
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Fraxinus caroliniana Carolina ash, pop ash Family: Oleaceae Fruit: samara *wettest sites |
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