Field Study 5: Francis Carter Preserve

Question 1

Mountain Laurel name

Answer 1

Kalmia latifolia

Question 2

Mountain Laurel family

Answer 2

Ericaceae

Question 3

Kalmia latifolia description

Answer 3

Tall native shrub. Dark leathery evergreen leaves. White-pink umbrella-like flowers (5 fused petals). Viscid flowers and stalks.

Question 4

Sheep Laurel name

Answer 4

Kalmia angustifolia

Question 5

Sheep Laurel family

Answer 5

Ericaceae

Question 6

Kalmia angustifolia description

Answer 6

Low native shrub with gray-green leaves often in whorls of three. Hot pink umbrella-like flowers. Viscid flowers and stalks.

Question 7

Black Huckleberry name

Answer 7

Gaylussacia baccata

Question 8

Black Huckleberry family

Answer 8

Ericaceae

Question 9

Gaylussacia baccata description

Answer 9

Medium native shrub that grows in dry woods. Oval alternate leaves with yellow resin dots on underside (will leave residue on paper). Small reddish urceolate flowers that will produce a seedy black fruit.

Question 10

Wintergreen name

Answer 10

Gaultheria procumbens

Question 11

Wintergreen family

Answer 11

Ericaceae

Question 12

Gaultheria procumbens description

Answer 12

Native, low-growing, shiny-leaved, evergreen. Usually no more than 2-3 leaves. Leaves and red berries taste like wintergreen.

Question 13

Bear Oak / Scrub Oak name

Answer 13

Quercus ilicifolia

Question 14

Bear Oak / Scrub Oak family

Answer 14

Fagaceae

Question 15

Quercus ilicifolia description

Answer 15

Small native oak with holly-shaped leaves with bristle tips. White and hairy underneath leaves and the leaves are highly variable in shape. Bark is dark and tree can reach 20-40 feet (but usually is shorter).

Question 16

Pitch Pine name

Answer 16

Pinus rigida

Question 17

Pitch Pine family

Answer 17

Pinaceae

Question 18

Pinus rigida description

Answer 18

Native pine with thick sturdy pine needles in groups of 3. Needles and cones often grow directly from trunk. Dark and chunky bark that looks like armor.

Question 19

Whorled Loosestrife name

Answer 19

Lysimachia quadrifolia

Question 20

Whorled Loosestrife family

Answer 20

Primulaceae

Question 21

Lysimachia quadrifolia description

Answer 21

Native herb with whorls of 4 leaves all the way up the stem. Yellow flowers with 5 petals, red-orange ring in center, light brown stripe markings down the middle of each petal. Flowers are borne on long pedicels from the axils of the leaves.

Question 22

American Holly name

Answer 22

Ilex opaca

Question 23

American Holly family

Answer 23

Aquifoliaceae

Question 24

Ilex opaca description

Answer 24

Native shrub/tree with dull evergreen leathery leaves with outward pointing spines. Bark is tan-yellow and smooth. White 5 petaled flowers followed by red berries.

Question 25

Wild Sarsaparilla name

Answer 25

Aralia nudiculus

Question 26

Wild Sarsaparilla family

Answer 26

Araliaceae

Question 27

Aralia nudiculus description

Answer 27

Native forest understory growing herb. Compound leaves of 5 leaflets in a whorl of 3 stalks (makes triangle shape. Spherical clusters of tiny flowers with 5 petals sit in a group of 3 under the canopy of leaves on a separte stem. Dark blue-black fruit.

Question 28

Braken Fern name

Answer 28

Pteridium aquilinum

Question 29

Braken Fern family

Answer 29

Dennstaedtiaceae

Question 30

Pteridium aquilinum description

Answer 30

Large coarse native fern with a 3 parted frond, triangular from above. Pinna have edges that roll under. Will grow in colonies of drier soils than many other ferns.

Question 31

Black/Sweet Birch name

Answer 31

Betula lenta

Question 32

Black/Sweet Birch family

Answer 32

Betulaceae

Question 33

Betula lenta description

Answer 33

Native tree with gray bark, not peeling. Twigs have a wintergreen smell/taste. Paired leaves finely toothed (look birch-like).

Question 34

Cow-wheat name

Answer 34

Melampyrum lineare

Question 35

Cow-wheat family

Answer 35

Orobanchaceae

Question 36

Melampyrum lineare description

Answer 36

Small native herb with opposite leaves that give the appearance of a whorl. Lower leaves entire, uper leaves toothed. Irregular white flowers with yellow tip that makes it look like a cow mooing. A hemi-parasitic plant.