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Deciduous shrub, little fall color Most elongated leaves Smooth bottom half of leaves, serrated top half |
Spiraea cantoniensis 'Lanceata'
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Reeves Spirea
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'V'-shaped leaves Some orange fall color before defoliation |
Spiraea x vanhouttei
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Vanhoutte Spirea |
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Smaller foliage - softer, willow-like texture Some yellow fall color, drops most of its leaves Light green color |
Spiraea thunbergii
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Baby's Breath Spirea
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Deciduous shrub Long oval leaves, fold in half Multi-stemmed and trunked Thick branches all the way to the leaves Large, round, green buds at the ends of stems
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Edgeworthia chrysantha |
Paperbush
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Very dense evergreen Long and skinny thorns on stems Silver underside of leaves, brown speckles on the bottom look stapled |
Eleagnus pungens
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Thorny Eleagnus
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Tan seeds look like hops Bark exfoliates in vertical strips Bright yellow fall color Simple, alternate foliage, doubly serrated Fuzzy leaves
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Ostrya virginiana |
Hophornbeam |
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Small buds on branches Thorns Foliage: simple, alternate, long, ovate, finely serrated margins, small leaves at base |
Chaenomeles speciosa
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Flowering Quince
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Foliage: simple, alternate, ovate, coarsely serrated margins Holds onto brown, flat-topped flower heads all year Some fall color |
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'
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Anthony Waterer Spirea
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Star-shaped seed capsule Foliage: simple, alternate, obviate, smooth margins, white/green undersides, held together in bunches at axle |
Philadelphia coronarius
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Pearlbush |
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Evergreen shrub Opposite foliage, coarse spines along margins Fragrant Tiny clusters of white flowers in leaf axles **Leaves become smooth with age |
Osmanthus x fortunei
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Fortune's Osmanthus |
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Fragrant evergreen shrub Last to flower in November Leaves get smooth margins with age Longest pointy spines on margins Small, opposite leaves |
Osmanthus heterophyllus
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Holly Osmanthus
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Multi trunked Smooth, light grey, dappled bark Deciduous Foliage: simple, alternate, obovate, smooth margins, yellow/green color
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Magnolia x loebneri
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Loebner Magnolia |
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Dark bark with horizontal tan/orange bands Upright form |
Prunus x 'Okame' (Prunus spp.)
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Okame Cherry
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Blooms second
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Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula' (Prunus spp.)
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Weeping Cherry
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Largest size, foliage, and flowers
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Magnolia x soulangiana (Magnolia spp.)
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Saucer Magnolia
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Very fragrant Always has smooth margins (Occasionally has subtle serrations) Vertical form - upright and oval Multi-trunked
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Osmanthus fragrans |
Sweet Olive / Tea Olive |
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Evergreen shrub Large, round, green buds Foliage: tiny sawtooth serrations, simple, alternate, very glossy, flat Pink flowers with yellow center Reddish/brown new growth |
Camellia sasanqua
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Sasanqua Camellia
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Larger, more crinkled / wavy leaves, less glossy More vertical |
Camellia japonica
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Camelia
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Leaf follows around midrib Wavy margins Warm green color Reproductive structure on its own stem |
Onoclea sensibilis
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Sensitive Fern
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Yellow/tan petioles Develop stumps that fronds come out of Deciduous |
Osmunda regalis
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Royal Fern
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Bottom branches point down Small leaves with deeply cut, U-shaped sinuses Shiny leaves on top and bottom Very uneven leaf base |
Quercus palustris
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Pin Oak
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Elliptic leaves with very finely serrated margins Red/orange fall color |
Spiraea prunifolia
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Bridal Wreath Spirea
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Deciduous shrub Very red fall color Opposite, elliptic leaves, finely serrated margins 'Wings' on branches Red berries Branches at 75 degree angle
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Euonymus alatus |
Winged Euonymous / Burning Bush
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Coastal plain palm Tropical texture Fully evergreen Smooth edges on petiole |
Sabal minor
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Palmetto
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Silver undersides of foliage Green, edible fruit Fully evergreen |
Feijoa sellowiana
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Pineapple Guava
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Clumping palm Long spine 'needles' coming from trunk Evergreen |
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
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Needle Palm
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Punicum granatum
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Pomegranate
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Ground cover Mostly evergreen Spikes with purple/blue flowers extend above plant |
Ajuga reptans
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Ajuga / Bungleweed
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Tall, skinny, tight, columnar form 1" round seed cones Scaly foliage like Eastern Red Cedar |
Cupressus sempervirens
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Italian Cypress
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Very thorny shrub Purple foliage color |
Berberis thunbergii atropurea
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Purpleleaf Japanese Barberry
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Multi trunked, light grey dapples on trunk Spider-like flowers Fothergilla foliage on small deciduous tree |
Hamamelis virginiana
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Witchhazel
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Very woody perennial
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Salvia leucantha
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Mexican Sage
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Suckering Red fall color Pinnately compound leaves Bundles of black seeds Modified leaf wing on entire petiole Shiny foliage |
Rhus copallinum
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Winged Sumac
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Tiny leaves Always males, do not produce berries Alternate, ovate leaves |
Ilex vomitoria 'Nana'
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Dwarf Yaupon Holly
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Females have translucent red berries that remain through the winter
1" leaves with rounded serrations Small, multi-trunked evergreen tree |
Ilex vomitoria
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Yaupon Holly
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Part of leaf twists up while the other twists down Large clusters of red fruit Usually has 5 spines **NOT ALWAYS |
Ilex cornuta |
Chinese Holly |
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Very fine texture |
Zoysia x 'Emerald' |
Emerald Zoysiagrass |
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Small, multi-trunked tree or shrub Cupped, dark green, shiny leaves One spine at tip of leaf Large red berries |
Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii' |
Burford Holly |
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(quad outside of law school) |
Cynodon spp. |
Hybrid Bermudagrass |
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Smaller leaves and berries Leaves not as cupped More prominent veins in leaves Usually 1 spine |
Ilex cornuta 'Dwarf Burford' |
Dwarf Burford Holly |
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Leaf shape Leathery texture |
Rubus calycinoides |
Ornamental Raspberry / Creeping Raspberry |
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Musa basjoo |
Japanese Cold Hardy Banana |
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Roots in multiple different places |
Zoysia japonica 'Meyer' |
Meyer Zoysiagrass |
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Largest leaves with 3-5 spines Most sparse fruiting Edges of leaves are curved in |
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens' |
Nelly R. Stevens Holly |
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Yellow-green, less shiny leaves 1, 3, or 5 spines Flatter edges Large red berries |
Ilex opaca |
American Holly |
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Seed pods Red, barbed thorns |
Rosa laevigata |
Cherokee Rose |
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Clusters of red berries in fall Heart-shaped leaves Twining vine Yellow seed inside of red berry is a spiral |
Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina Snail Seed |
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Very thorny Stems remain green very long Lemon-like fruit |
Poncirus trifoliata |
Hardy Orange |
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Does not have wings Leaves are more matte Longer leaves with more leaflets |
Rhus glabra |
Smooth Sumac |
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Multi-trunked Long, willow-like leaves with upright habit |
Salix nigra |
Black Willow |
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Weeping form of Yaupon
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Ilex vomitoria 'Pendula'
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Weeping Yaupon
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Yellow-green foliage, feel waxy, larger, leaves point up Hard, brown buds Brown star-shaped seed pods |
Illicium parviflorum
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Anise Tree
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1 spine on tip of leaf Curvy, rounded leaves |
Ilex cornuta 'Carissa'
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Carissa Holly
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Very spiny - similar to Chinese Holly (Do not need to know difference for exam) |
Ilex cornuta 'Rotunda'
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Dwarf Chinese Holly
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Smooth leaves with minor tip spine Oval or obovate leaves Small berries, little fruit production |
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'
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East Palatka Holly
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Small, narrow, dark green leaves with 3-5 spines at tip Medium fruit production |
Ilex attenuata 'Fosteri'
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Foster's Holly
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Largest leaves, yellow-green color, sporadically spaced spines Heaviest fruit producer
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Ilex attenuata 'Savannah' |
Savannah Holly
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Skinnier leaves clustered at the ends of branches Flat, drooping leaves Large, light green, soft bud |
Illicium floridanum
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Starbush
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2" long needles in pairs Blocky, scaly trunk looks like 'giraffe neck', grey color with red and brown spots Lower branches fall of to make a 'lollipop' form Twisting branches Heavy producer of small pinecones |
Pinus echinata
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Shortleaf Pine
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Long needles usually in 3s Greyer, not as distinct bark Straighter branches Larger pinecones with matte surface |
Pinus taeda
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Loblolly Pine
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Long needles, usually in 2sLarge pinecones with shiny surface
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Pinus elliottii
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Slash Pine
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