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American Elm

Ulmus americana

family: Ulmaceae

Unequal leaf base/asymmetrical

Tree shape- umbrella like

 

 

English Walnut

Juglans regia

family: Juglandaceae

fat twigs, smooth leaf

chambered pith

 

 

Pecan Tree

Carya illinoensis

family: Juglandaceae

Fleshy capsule fruit

 

 

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

family: Sapindaceae

Non-native from Europe

No teeth, shallow lobes, latex in stem, broader leaf

 

 

Differences between a Norway maple and Sugar Maple

Left: Norway  Acer platanoides

Right: Sugar  Acer Saccharum

 

 

Tree of Heaven

Ailanthus altissima

family: Simaroubaceae (don't need to learn it)

Altissima= tallest

thin bark, very weedy, winged fruit, red stem

 

 

Queen Anne's Lace

Daucus carota

family: Apiaceae

carrot family, flowers in an umbel inflorescence

 

 

Chickery

Cicorium intybus

family: Asteraceae

each petal has five teeth

each petal is a separate flower

 

 

 

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

family: Fabaceae

pratense= of pastures

3 leaflets

 

 

Clematis; 'virgin's bower'

Clematis virginianum

family: Ranunculaceae

Buttercup family

3 compound leaflets

 

 

Begger ticks

Desmodium ep:?

family: Fabaceae - bean family

bean pods

 

 

Autumn Olive

Eleagnus ep:?

family: Eleagnaceae

red berries- sour

 

 

Real Strawberry

Fragaria virginica

family: Rosaceae

sharp teeth, 3 leaflets

 

 

Milk weed

Asclepias syriaca

family: Apocynaceae

fruit fuzzy seeds, latex stem

 

 

Dog Bane

Apocynum cannabinum

family: Apocycaceae

poisonous, Indian hemp

 

 

Vitis sp. 

climbing

 

 

Cherry Birch Tree

Betula lenta

family: Betulaceae

Edges of leaf jagged, toothed, Bark smells like root beer

 

 

 

Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana

family: Pineaceae

prickly pine cones, 2or3 needles per bunch

 

 

Common Blackberry

Rubus pennsylvanicus

family: Roseaceae

thorns, 5 leaflets, ribbed stem

 

 

 

 

Poke

Phytolacca americana

family: Phytolocaceae

beet family

poisonous fruit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staghorn Sumac

Rhus typhina

family: anacardiaceae

looks like antlers

poisonous

 

 

 

Horse Nettle

Solanum carolinense

family: Solanaceae

poisonous

thorns on stem

 

 

 

 

 

Teasel

Dipsacus sylvestris

family: Dipsacaceae

prickly stems

 

 

 

 

Differences:

Left: Cherry Birch

Betula lenta

Right: Wild Black cherry

Prunus serotina

family: Rosaceae

cherry birch bark smooth

the bark can be nearly identical