Lab exam 3 Flashcards by Stephanie Wilson

What is the family & scientific name of Sassafras?

Lauraceae

Sassafras albidum

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What is the family & scientific name of Sycamore?

Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis

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What is the family & scientific name of the Cucumber tree?

Magnoliaceae

Magnolia acuminata

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What is a unique characteristic of Sassafras albidum?

3 types of leaves:

entire, 2 lobed (mitten), 3 lobed

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What are characteristics of Platanus occidentalis?

leaves are crown-shaped, 3 peaks (on top), large-toothed.

bark is reddish with peach-colored speckles

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What are characteristics of Magnolia acuminata?

leaves entire
obvious leaf scars
small white spire at branch terminal

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What is the family & scientific name of the Bigtooth Aspen?

Salicaceae

Populus grandidentata

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What are characteristics of Populus grandidentata?

Obovate large-toothed leaves
many achene (branch terminals & leaf axels)

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What is the family & scientific name of Wild Blackcherry?

Rosaceae Prunus serotina

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What are characteristics of Prunus serotina?

leaves w/miniscule teeth

no berries on collected specimens

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What is the family & scientific name of Chestnut?

Fagaceae

Castanea dentata

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What is a characteristic of Castanea dentata?

large fire-like teeth

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What is the family & scientific name of Box-elder?

Aceraceae

Acer negundo

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What are characteristics of Acer negundo?

obvious midrib & veins on under-leaf

compound leaves w/teeth that get smaller towards the apex

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What is the family & scientific name of Smooth Sumac?

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra

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What are characteristics of Rhus glabra?

tree w/fern-like compound leaves

some leaves entire others partially sparsely toothed

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What is the family & scientific name of Flowering dogwood?

Cornaceae

Cornus florida

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What is the family & scientific name of Bitternut Hickory?

Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis

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What is the family & scientific name of Blackgum?

Nyssaceae

Nyssa sylvatica

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What is a characteristic of Carya cordiformis?

odd-pinnate, 9-leaved compound leaves

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What is a characteristic of Nyssa sylvatica?

terminal leaves in group of 4-5

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What is the family & scientific name of Black locust?

Fabaceae

Rebinia pseudoacacia

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What are characteristics of Rebinia pseudoacacia?

many small leaved, compound leaves on green w/black fungus petiole

What is the family & scientific name of Partridge berry?

Rubiaceae

Mitchella repens

What are characteristics of Mitchella repens?

fruit created through fusion | ground-vining w/roots on stem

What is the family & scientific name of red Maple?

Aceraceae | Acer rubrum

What are characteristics of Acer saccharum?

top lobe of the leaf is crown-shaped (3 upward-facing pointy apexes)

What is the family & scientific name of Sugar Maple?

Aceraceae | Acer saccharum

What is the family & scientific name of Pin Oak?

Fagaceae | Quercus palustris

What are characteristics of Quercus palustris? | Red Oak or White Oak family?

very deep sinus almost to the midrib spines on leaf teeth (type of Red Oak)

What is the family & scientific name of Musclewood?

Betulaceae | Carpinus caroliniana

what are characteristics of Carpinus caroliniana?

catkin made up of many little leaves | leaves toothed - mini & miniscule toothed

What is the family & scientific name of tulip tree?

Magnoliaceae | Liriodendron tulipifera

What are the characteristics of Liriodendron tulipifera?

leaves w/obtuse triangular sinuses 4 lobes pointing upwards (tulip-looking) green spires at branch termini

What is the family & scientific name of Witch-hazel?

Hamamelidaceae | Hamamelis virginiana

What is a characteristic of Hamamelis virginiana?

tiny catkin flowers, (green w/yellow protruding strands)

What is the family & scientific name of Common privet?

Oleaceae | Ligustrum vulgare

What are characteristics of Ligustrum vulgare?

berries blue before drying, black covered in green powder-look afterwards; berries in opposite compound inflorescence leaves opposite

What is the family & scientific name of Spotted Wintergreen?

Pyrolaceae | Chimaphila maculata

What are characteristics of Chimaphila maculata?

wintergreen leaves small plant w/long flower stalk splitting into 2 at top for 1 flower each, toothed whorled leaves at flower stalk base

What is the family & scientific name of Swamp White Oak?

Fagaceae | Quercus bicolor

What is a characteristic of Quercus bicolor?

very shallow, almost just largely toothed leaves

What is the family & scientific name of Common blackberry?

Rosaceae | Rubus allegheniensis

What are characteristics of Rubus allegheniensis?

thorns compound finely-toothed leaves in groups of 5 achene at leaf petiole axel leaf petiole green

What is the family & scientific name of Shagbark Hickory?

Juglandaceae | Carya ovate

What is the family & scientific name of red oak?

Fagaceae | Quercus rubra

What is the family & scientific name of Shingle Oak?

Fagaceae | Quercus imbricaria

What is a characteristic of Quercus imbricaria?

leaves not lobed like other Oak species leaves entire many achene at termini

What is the family & scientific name of White Oak?

Fagaceae | Quercus alba

What is a characteristic of Quercus alba?

round lobes

What is a characteristic of Quercus rubra?

lobes are pointed

What is the family & scientific name of Yellow Birch?

Betulaceae | Betula alleghaniensis

what are characteristics of Betula alleghaniensis?

vibrant green many-many toothed leaves | leaf scar build-up due to quick growth (scale-looking stem near leaves)

What is the family & scientific name of tree of heaven?

Simaroubaceae | Ailanthus altissima

what is a characteristic of Ailanthus altissima?

skunk-like odor fern-like compound leaves somewhat toothed near leaf base