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Plants 2

Plants 2

by carlynielsen, Sep. 2016

Subjects: Plant ID & Communities

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Tiny white daisy-like flowers Basal foliage clumping close to the ground	Eurybia divaricata	White Wood Aster
Horizontal branches Ovate leaves, smooth margins Simple, alternate leaves, clumping together at end of branch	Nyssa sylvatica	Blackgum
Leaves fall in late October, red berries through winter on females	Ilex verticillata	Winterberry Holly
Yellow fall color Simple, alternate, serrated foliage Fruit comes from leaf axle	Callicarpa americana	American Beautyberry
Brown when dying, seeds detach and blow away	Eragrostis spectabilis	Purple Lovegrass
3 major lobes 2 minor lobes U-shaped sinuses Helicopter seeds Ascending branches Dark branch crotch	Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple
Evergreen shrub Opposite, thick, leathery, lanceolate leaves	Gardenia jasminoides	Gardenia
Smaller foliage	Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'	Dwarf Gardenia
Pointy sinuses Red fall color Bark starts spotted grey, becomes lightly ridged and furrowed with age	Acer rubrum	Red Maple
Yellow flowers Pink seed pods, fade to brown, shaped like pecans Bipinnately compound leaves with smooth margins	Koelreuteria bipinnata	Chinese Flame Tree
Toothed margins Brown seed pods Dissected foliage (each leaf is a leaflet) Yellow in fall	Koelreuteria paniculata	Goldenraintree
Simple, alternate, rounded leaves with smooth margins Merlot color in fall	Cotinus cogyggria	Purple Smoke Tree
Very straight trunk Simple, alternate, lanceolate leaves	Quercus phellos	Willow Oak
Large, wide glossy leaves Deep, curved sinuses Symmetrical leaves Very large buds	Quercus velutina	Black Oak
Orange/red fall color Exfoliating bark Orange inner bark Simple, opposite leaves with 3 pointy lobes	Acer buergerianum	Trident Maple
Exfoliating bark - grey outer bark, orange inner bark Unequal leaf base and serrated margins Paper-like seeds	Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese Elm
Long, skinny asymmetrical leaves - 3 lobes on one side, 2 on the other Buff colored undersides	Quercus falcata	Southern Red Oak
Very large leaves with uneven base and serrated margins Golden fall color 3 seeds hanging	Tilia americana	Basswood
Shorter, thicker, glossier, and more leathery leaves than willow oak and tree shape is more rigid Not much fall color	Quercus hemisphaerica	Laurel Oak
Vase like form to branches Deeply furrowed bark Buttressed at the base Doubly serrated leaf margins and angled leaf lobe at the bottom Fall color	Ulmus americana	American Elm
Leaves have unequal base, doubly serrated margin. and rough, sandpaper texture Vine-like branches twist up and out in all directions Golden fall color	Ulmus alatus	Winged Elm
Clumping herbaceous perennial Purple flower spikes	Liriope muscari	Liriope
More grass-like Less showy flowers nestled into foliage	Liriope spicata	Liriope
Large, elongated acorns Very large leaves with waving serrations Deeply ridged and furrowed bark	Quercus prinus	Chestnut Oak
Flowy, rounded leaves End branches have forking habit - gives horizontally layered form Very red fall color Simple, alternate leaves Blocky, cracked bark	Cornus florida	American Dogwood
Simple, alternate elliptic/lanceolate leaves with smooth margins Smooth bark	Prunus caroliniana	Cherry Laurel
Dark, glossy green foliage with deep red fall color Trunk splits heavily Fish smell	Pyrus calleriana	Bradford Pear
Rounded leaves with serrated margins Hold some foliage after leaves turn brown Long, skinny, cigar-shaped buds Smooth grey bark	Fagus grandifolia	American Beech
Palmate leaves with 7 pointy lobes Red or green Bright red/orange fall color Smooth bark	Acer palmata	Japanese Maple
Large, oak-shaped leaves Red, orange, yellow fall color	Hydrangea quercifolia	Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Tripinnately compound Stems covered in fine white hair Very large	Macrothelypteris torresiana	Mariana Maiden Fern
Unique bark Warm colors Evenly pinnately compound leaves	Pistacia chinensis	Chinese Pistachio
Small scale multi trunked tree Palmately compound leaves Purple flowers	Vitex agnus-castus	Vitex
Very symmetrical leaves with shallow sinuses and yellow petioles Vertically striped bark Little fall color	Quercus rubra	Northern Red Oak
Red, orange, yellow fall color Simple, alternate leaves with wavy margins	Fothergilla gardenii	Dwarf Fothergilla
Leaves have wavy margins, rough tops and soft bottoms Large brown seedpods	Calycanthus floridus	Sweetshrub
Exfoliating bark Simple, alternate, elliptic leaves with long tapering point and teardrop shaped serrations	Zelkova serrata	Japanese Zelkova
Birch-like bark, orange/blue color Trifoliate leaves with fuzzy petioles and undersides Red-burgundy fall color	Acer griseum	Paperbark Maple
Large simple, alternate, cordate leaves Long, slender bean pods year round	Catalpa bignonioides	Catalpa
Droopy, simple, alternate elliptical foliage with smooth margins and an unequal base Bark is heavily cracked with blocky pattern like alligator skin Orange plum-like fruit	Diospyros virginiana	Persimmon
Palmate foliage with serrated margins Buckeye fruit Defoliates by October	Aesculus pavia	Red Buckeye
Coarse foliage with 3 lobes and curvilinear shape Yellow in fall Smooth grey bark Coarse texture, tropical appearance	Firmiana simplex	Chinese Parasol Tree
Simple, alternate, elliptic leaves with ruffled edges Horizontally banded bark	Prunus serotina	Black Cherry
"Leaves of 3, let it be" Good fall color Clinging vine Can produce woody lateral growth	Toxicodendron radicans	Poison Ivy
5 leaves Ground cover Red/orange fall color	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia Creeper
Oddly pinnately compound leaves with fuzzy underside Very thick outer shell of nut Diamond-shape in bark	Carya tomentosa	Mockernut Hickory
Leaves have smooth underside Nut has thinner outer shell	Carya glabra	Pignut Hickory
Short, silvery-blue needle foliage arranged in radial bunches Bark looks like small scales Small male pollen cones Branches grow outward horizontally	Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'	Blue Atlas Cedar
Good fall color Opposite, pinnately compound leaves with white fuzz on underside (tip leaf) Lacy bark Samaras	Fraxinus americana	White Ash
Skinnier leaflets with smooth underside Only turns slightly yellow in fall	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green Ash
Spiky gumball seed pods Star-shaped foliage with serrated margins Good fall color	Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum
Bark like white oak, leaves like chestnut oak Fuzzy undersides of leaves Orange fall color Very large acorns	Quercus michauxii	Swamp Chestnut Oak
Foliage like pecan without tip leaf, larger leaves, and more leaflets 3" 2-shelled nuts	Juglans nigra	Black Walnut
Giant tree, branching towards ground Leaves all winter Oval leaves with buff fuzz on underside Small acorns	Quercus virginiana	Live Oak
Soft, fine, opposite, feathery foliage Branches point up at 45 degree angles Bark curved around armpits Small pinecone-like seeds Papery-looking bark	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	Dawn Redbud
Columnar/upright - branches sweep upward Golden fall color Ironwood - bigger buds	Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'	Upright European Hornbeam
Greener foliage and softer texture than Atlas Seed cones sit on top of branches	Cedrus deodara	Deodar cedar
Tiny, tart apples Multi-trunked Rounded form Simple, alternate, ovate, gently serrated leaves Defoliates in fall Bark irregularly cracked in block pattern - orange inner bark, dark grey outer bark	Malus spp.	Crab Apple
Upright, clumping grass used for groundcover Dangling seed heads Red/gold in fall, tan in winter	Chasmanthium latifolium	Inland Sea Oats
Huge, tropical, wavy leaves Fuzzy, silver terminal bud Smooth grey bark	Magnolia macrophylla	Bigleaf Magnolia / Umbrella Magnolia
	Salix alba 'Tristis'	Weeping Willow
Tiny white tubular flowers Clumps of tiny brown/pink flowers Stems and new growth are red	Abelia x ' Rose Creek	Rose Creek Abelia
Simple, alternate, oval leaves Red, orange, yellow fall color before leaves drop Multi trunked at base	Amelanchier arborea	Serviceberry
Smooth, dark grey bark with light dapples Oddly pinnately compound obovate leaves Tree is y-shapes	Cladrastis kentukea	Yellowwood
Lenticels - small bumps in bark Open, droopy, knobby twigs from old leaves Multi-trunked Lanceolate, simple, opposite leaves with smooth margins and yellow fall color Branches fork oppositely	Chionanthus virginicus	White Fringe Tree / Grancy Greybeard
Small, heart-shaped, opposite leaves with rounded serrations Grey/white scaly papery bark Gold fall color Vanilla fragrance	Cercidiphyllum japonicum	Katsura Tree
Red flower Green foliage throughout winter	Lycoris radiata	Spider Lily / Surprise Lily
Warty bark Simple, alternate leaves with coarsely toothed margins and gritty texture	Celtis laevigata	Hackberry
Dappled, light, open canopy Leaflets can be pinnately and bipinnately compound on same tree Leaflets fold toward each other Defoliates in fall - no color	Gleditsia triacanthos inermis	Thornless Honeylocust
Coarser texture, foliage only pinnately compound Leaflets are oval, larger, and have more blue tint Thorns on trunk and branches Hanging seed pods remain longer	Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust
Smaller leaved version of American Linden Heart-shaped, dark green leaves with serrated margins Deeply ridged and furrowed bark with diamond shape Gold fall color Seed structure - tiny balls with long skinny leaves	Tilia cordata	Little Leaf Linden
Silver underside of leaves Peeling, scaly park, reddish on inside No fall color Forks early like pecan tree Samaras Simple, opposite foliage Long, pointed center lobe, skinny where sinuses cut in Orange stems connect leaves to branches	Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple
Long, skinny foliage with sharply serrated margins "Hairy" cap covers half of acorn	Quercus acutissima	Sawtooth Oak
Lime green fruit Simple, alternate, cordate, dark green, shiny leaves with smooth margins	Maclura pomifera	Osage Orange
Shrub Lanceolate, dark green, opposite, long, skinny leaves Golden, squared stems	Forsythia x intermedia	Forsythia
Deciduous shrub Old flower spikes stick up off of branches Simple, alternate elliptic foliage with serrated margins and rough texture	Clethra alnifolia	Summersweet Clethra
Very multi-trunked Light grey bark with round white dapples 1st half of leaves have smooth margins, then become wavy A lot of fall color	Parrotia persica	Persian Parrotia
4 different kinds of leaves A lot of fall color Leaf stems smell like fruit loops Little white fuzz on leaf undersides	Sassafras albidum	Sassafras
Semi-evergreen shrub - small tree Opposite, oval foliage Pea-sized black/grey seeds Holds leaves longest in winter	Ligustrum sinense	Chinese Privot
Translucent red, mushy berries remain on fruit through December Simple, opposite leaves with fine hairs	Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle
Ground cover, shrub, vine Semi-evergreen Tiny berries turn from green to white, then open to reveal orange inside	Euonymus fortunei	Winter Creeper
Very soft foliage - bipinnately compound, tiny leaflets Smooth grey bark Large green and brown seed pods	Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa
Large clusters of berry-like seeds Opposite, ovate, smooth, flat foliage Plastic, fake-looking bark Multi-trunked	Ligustrum lucidum	Tree Ligustrum
Silver + Red Maple Very red fall color Leaf shape of Silver Maple with silver underside, but shorter middle lobe - side lobes are closer to even with the center lobe More red petiole (stem) color	Acer x freemanii	Freeman Maple
Acorn almost entirely covered by cap Same bark as White Oak, narrower leaves with more angularly rounded lobes	Quercus lyrata	Overcup Oak
Droopy foliage Old, twiggy flower racimes hang off of the ends of branches Leaves taste sour Red fall color Bark becomes ridged and furrowed	Oxydendrum arboreum	Sourwood
Opposite, compound foliage 3 or 5 leaflets per leaf Branch is green at the ends Coarsely serrated leaflets	Acer negundo	Box Elder
Large, almost cordate leaves with serrated margins Can have single-lobe or "mitten-shaped" leaves	Morus spp.	Mulberry
Very large, ornamental, rounded, fuzzy leaves Weak wooded, weedy	Paulownia tomentosa	Royal Empress Tree
Large simple, alternate leaves Maple-like shape without deep sinuses Modified leaf at the base of the leaf Exfoliating grey bark reveals smooth white bark	Platanus occidentalis	Sycamore
Gangly, sprawling habit Lenticels Opposite, pinnately compound leaves	Sambucus canadensis	Elderberry
Tiny blue/purple fluffy flowers Triangular, opposite, mint-like leaves Red/purple stems Aggressively spreading	Conoclinium coelestinum	Mist Flower / Wild Ageratum