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Clethra alnifolia


-swamp pepperbrush, white-alder


Family: Clethraceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: leaves like alnus


*nectar used for honey

Ilex glabra


-inkberry, gallberry


Family: Aquifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: smooth


dioecious, nectar providing, cannot eat



Pinus palustris


-longleaf pine, longleaf


Family: Pinaceae


Cone: large


specific epithet: of the swamp


uses: naval stores

Quercus hemisphaerica


-sand laurel oak, diamondleaf oak


Family: Fagaceae


drier sites than laurifolia

Quercus laevis


-turkey oak, scrub oak


Family: Fagaceae


specific epithet: smooth


Nut: scales wrap inside cap

Quercus margaretta


-dwarf post oak, sand post oak


Family: Fagaceae



Chamaecyparis thyoides


-Atlantic whitecedar, juniper


Family: Cupressaceae


Cone: peltate shaped


specific epithet: similar to thuja


*Hessel's hairstreak food, decay resistant





Cyrilla racemiflora


-titi tree, swamp cyrilla


Family: Cyrillaceae


Fruit: drupe-like


specific epithet: raceme flowered


*honey bees poisoned by nectar

Kalmia carolina


-sheep-kill, lamb-kill


Family: Ericaceae


Fruit: capsule



Magnolia virginiana


-sweetbay magnolia, sweetbay


Family: Magnoliaceae


Fruit: follicle



Persea palustris


-swampbay


Family: Lauraceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: of the swamp


*dying of laurel wilt carried by beetle


*gloucous (waxy)

Pinus serotina


-pond pine, pocosin pine


Family: Pinaceae


Cone: has peduncle


specific epithet: late


*found on wetland sites

Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium


-blackcypress, pondcypress


Family: Cupressaceae


Cone: peltate shape


specific epithet: two-ranked

Gordonia lasianthus


-loblollybay, gordonia


Family: Theaceae (tea family)


Fruit: capsule


long green bud

Ilex coriacea


-gallberry, large gallberry


Family: Aquifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: leathery


dioecious

Lyonia lucida


-fetterbush, staggerbush


Family:Ericaceae


revulate margins (lip)


flattened twigs

Nyssa biflora


-swamp blackgum, swamp tupelo


Family: Cornaceae, Nyssaceae


Fruit: drupe


wetter sites

Vaccinium crassifolium


-creeping blueberry


Family: Ericaceae


Fruit: berry


specific epithet: leaves like crassula

Catalpa speciosa


-catalpa, cigar-tree


Family: Bignoniaceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: showy

Hydrangea quercifolia


-oakleaf hydrangea


Family: Saxifragaceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: oak-leaved

Ligustrum lucidum


-glossy privet


Family: Oleaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: shining

Phyllostachys aurea


-fishpole bamboo, yellow bamboo


Family: Poaceae, Gramineae


Fruit: caryopsis


specific epithet: golden

Taxodium distichum var. distichum


-baldcypress, cypress


Family: Cupressaceae, Taxodiaceae


Cone: peltate


specific epithet: two-ranked



Celtis tenufolia


-dwarf hackberry, Georgia hackberry


Family: Cannabaceae, Ulmaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: thin-leaved


found on wetter sites than celtis laevigata

Gelsemium sempervirens


-yellow jessamine, jasmine


Family: Gelsemiaceae, Loganiaceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: evergreen


reddish brown vine

Juniperus virginiana


-eastern redcedar, juniper


Family: Cupressaceae


Cone: peltate (looks like a berry)


dioecious


cedar waxwings eat fruit



Kalmia latifolia


-mountian laurel ivy


Family: Ericaceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: broad-leaved


*"melty buds"

Pyrus communis


-common pear, pear


Family: Rosaceae


Fruit: pome


specific epithet: common

Quercus marilandica


-blackjack oak


Family: Fagaceae


specific epithet: from Maryland


*bark like persimmon

Quercus montana


-chestnut oak, rock chestnut oak


Family: Fagaceae


Nut: acorn cap looks like a helmet


*michauxii leaves, rigid bark

Ulmus alata


-winged elm


Family: Ulmaceae


Fruit: samara


specific epithet: winged



Viburnum dentatum


-southern arrowwood


Family: Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe


*sharp green buds


*dark smooth bark

Pinus ponderosa


-ponderosa pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: heavy


*found in west

Thuja plicata


-western redcedar


Family: Cupressaceae


specific epithet: folded

Abies sp.


-fir, true fir


Family: Pinaceae


*lumber sold as hem-fir

Eleagnus umbellata


-autumn-olive, eleagnus


Family: Eleagnaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: having umbels


*silver scales on underside of leaves and twigs

Gleditsia triacanthos


-honeylocust


Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae


Fruit: legume


specific epithet: 3-branched



Lespedeza cuneata


-sericea, lespedeza


Family: leguminosae, fabaceae


Fruit: legume


specific epithet: wedge-shaped

Osmanthus americanus


-devilwood, wild-olive


Family: Oleaceae


Fruit: drupe


*opposite arrangement, lenticels on bark

Picea engelmannii


-Engelmann spruce


Family: Pinaceae


Specific epithet: named after George Engelmann

Picea clausa


-sand pine, scrub pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: closed


found mainly in florida


*stripe in cone scale, 2 fassicles

Pinus glabra


-spruce pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: smooth


*christmas trees


*flexible cones

Pinus elliottii var. elliottii


-slash pine


Family: Pinaceae


cone: glossy and red


specific epithet: named after stephen elliott

Pinus elliottii var. densa


-South Florida slash pine


Family: Pinaceae


* grass stage

Pinus pungens


-Table-mountain pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: prickly


*found on dry sites

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii


-Douglas-fir, Doug-fir


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: named after Archibald Menzies



Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca


-Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir


Family: Pinaceae


bluish foliage

Sequoia sempervirens


-redwood, Coast redwood


Family: Cupressaceae


specific epithet: evergreen


tallest tree on earth, decay resistant

Triadica sebifera


-popcorn tree, tallowtree


Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge)


Fruit: capsule

Picea sitchensis


-sitka spruce


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: from Alaska



Sequoiadendron giganteum


-Giant sequoia, bigtree


Family: Cupressaceae


*most invasive tree on earth

Acer negundo


-box-elder, ash-leaf maple


Family: Sapindaceae, Aceraceae


Fruit: samara



Arundinaria gigantea


-giant cane, river cane


Family: Poaceae, Graminae


Fruit: caryopsis



Campsis radicans


-trumpet creeper, hummingbird vine


Family: Bignoniaceae


Fruit: capsule

x Cupressocyparis leylandii


-Leyland cypress


Family: Cupressaceae


bag worms defoliate it

Morella cerifera


-wax myrtle, bayberry


Family: Myricaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: bearing wax

Ostrya virginiana


-ironwood, leverwood


Family: Betulaceae


Fruit: nutlet



Pyrus calleryana


-Callery pear


Family:Rosaceae


Fruit: pome


*contains thorns



Quercus lyrata


-overcup oak


Family: Fagaceae


Nut: cap completely covers nut


specific epithet: lyre-shaped

Quercus nigra


-water oak


Family: Fagaceae


*pulpwood


*spatulate leaves

Quercus phellos


-willow oak


Family: fagaceae


specific epithet: greek for cork oak

Smilax sp.


-smilax, greenbrier


Family: smilacaceae, liliacaea


Fruit: berry



Ulmus rubra


-red elm, slippery elm


Family: Ulmaceae


Fruit: samara


*dutch elm disease


*scaborous leaves, red bud hairs

Viburnum rafinesquianum


-downy arrowwood


Family: Adoxaceae, Caprifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe black


specific epithet: named after rafinesque


*brown buds

Pinus edulis


-pinyon pine, nut pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: edible


*no prickles, two fassicles

Populus tremuloides


-trembling aspen, popple


Family: Salicaceae


Fruit: capsule


specific epithet: similar to aspen in Europe

Ampelopsis glandulosa


-porcelain berry, Amur peppervine


Family: Vitaceae


Fruit: berry


specific epithet: full of glands

Elaeagnus pungens


-silverberry, elaeagnus


Family: Elaeagnaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: prickly

Hamamelis virginiana


-witch-hazel


Family: Hamamelidaceae


Fruit: capsule

Hedera helix


-English ivy


Family: Araliaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: twining

Ilex verticillata


-winterberry, black-alder


Family: Aquifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe


specific epithet: whorled

Ilex vomitoria


-yaupon


Family: Aquifoliaceae


Fruit: drupe


dioecious

Itea virginica


-Virginia-willow, tassel-white


Family: Saxifragaceae


Fruit: capsule





Magnolia grandiflora


-southern magnolia, bull bay


Family: Magnoliaceae


Fruit: aggregate of follicles

Pinus strobus


-eastern white pine, white pine


Family: Pinaceae


specific epithet: cone



Prunus caroliniana


-Carolina laurel cherry, laurel cherry


Family: Rosaceae


Fruit: drupe

Pueraria montana


-kudzu, kudzu-vine


Family: Fabaceae, Leguminosae


Fruit: legume


specific epithet: of the mountain

Quercus acutissima


-sawtooth oak


Family: Fagaceae


specific epithet: deeply cut

Quercus texana


-Texas red oak, Nuttall oak


Family: Fagaceae


*bullet-shaped nuts

Quercus palustris


-pin oak


Family: Fagaceae


specific epithet : of the swamp


branches look like pins

Quercus virginiana


-live oak


Family:Fagaceae


Champagne glass acorn cap



Pinus lambertiana


-sugar pine


Family: Pinaceae


Largest cone


named for Alymer Lambert