Scientific Names Flashcards
(131 cards)
1
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Elderberry
A
Black-Sambucus nigra
Red- Sambucus pubens
2
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Sweetgum
A
Liquidambar styraciflua
Gummy sap–its liquid amber sap that you stir as it flows
3
Q
Fragrant Sumac
A
Rhus aromatica
Its fragrant—aromatic
4
Q
Smooth Sumac
A
Rhus glabra
It literally translates to smooth sumac
5
Q
Staghorn Sumac
A
Rhus typhina
6
Q
Winged Sumac
A
Rhus copallinum
7
Q
Poison Ivy
A
Toxicodendron radicans
Its radically toxic
8
Q
Poison-Sumac
A
Toxicodendron vernix
Very bad, Nix touching that
9
Q
Paw Paw
A
Asimina triloba
Hey papa, that’s a mine-a! Nice try!
10
Q
American Holly
A
Ilex opaca
11
Q
Inkberry Holly
A
Ilex glabra
Thats some smooth ink
12
Q
Meserve Blue Holly
A
Ilex x meserveae
13
Q
Mountain Holly
A
Ilex mucronatus
Growing in mountain muck
14
Q
Smooth Winterberry Holly
A
Ilex laevigata
15
Q
Winterberry Holly
A
Ilex verticillata
Winter berries w no green-vert but ice is a lot-a
16
Q
Devil’s Walking Stick
A
Aralia spinosa
Old devil needs a railing, that spine is a no so
17
Q
False Willow
A
Baccharis halimifolia
You fraud! Get back here, i shall elliminate you
18
Q
Gray/Speckled Alder
A
Alnus incana
Gray and older, age spot speckles, i never can allow it
19
Q
Green Alder
A
Alnus viridis
Older but still very green
20
Q
Hazel/Smooth Alder
A
Alnus serrulata
21
Q
Black Birch
A
Betula lenta
Black beans and lentils
22
Q
Dwarf White Birch
A
Betula minor
23
Q
Gray Birch
A
Betula populifolia
24
Q
Mountain White Birch
A
Betula cordifolia
Climbing the mountain w bungee cords
25
River Birch
Betula nigra
26
Swamp Birch
Betula pumila
27
Tundra Dwarf Birch
Betula glandulosa
28
White Birch
Betula papyrifera
29
Yellow Birch
Betula alleghaniensis
30
Musclewood/American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
31
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
32
Beaked Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
33
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
| Austrian hop beer
34
American Fly Honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
| Flying high in Canada
35
Hairy Honeysuckle
Lonicera hirsuta
36
Snowberry
Symphoricacarpos albus
| Snowberry blossom like edelweiss: a symphony formed...
37
Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Lonicera villosa
| Mountains, far from the village
38
Swamp Fly Honeysuckle
Lonicera oblongifolia
39
American Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
40
Burningbush
Euonymus atropurpureus
41
Running Strawberry Bush
Euonymus obovatus
42
Alternate-leaf Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
43
Dwarf Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
44
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
45
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
| Grayhounds race the most
46
Red-twig Dogwood
Cornus sericea
| Red twig--see the red vine licorice
47
Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
48
Roundleaf Dogwood
Cornus rugosa
49
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
50
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
51
Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
| Camo cypress, that's tight--t-oi-tee
52
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
| Ligit common juniper
53
Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
54
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
55
Northern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
| White collar thugs do it "accidentally"
56
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
57
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
58
American Larch/Tamarack
Larix laricina
59
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
| Deep black--mariana's trench
60
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
| Ruby red
61
White Spruce
Picea glauca
62
Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
63
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
| Your baseball pitch must be fast and straight--rigid
64
Red Pine
Pinus resinosa
65
Shortleaf Pine
Pinus echinata
66
Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
67
White Pine
Pinus strobus
| Pine party of white--strobe lights
68
Canadian Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
69
Sycamore/American Plane Tree
Platanus occidentalis
| Plane--plate; looks like a maple "by accident"
70
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
| Tea--Cea
71
Prairie Redroot
Ceanothus herbaceus
72
Alderleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus alnifolia
73
Bartram Shadbush
Amelanchier bartramiana
74
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
75
Intermediate Serviceberry
Amelanchier intermedia
76
Juneberry
Amelanchier interior
77
Low Serviceberry
Amelanchier alnifolia
78
Nantucket Serviceberry
Amelanchier nantucketensis
79
Roundleaf Serviceberry
Amelanchier sanguinea
80
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
81
Smooth/Alleghany Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
82
Black Chokeberry
Amelanchier melanocarpa
| Black--lots of melanin
83
Purple Chokeberry
Aronia prunifolia
| Purple like a plum---prunes
84
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
85
Hawthorn
Crataegus
86
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
87
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulofolius
88
American Plum
Prunus americana
89
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
| Don't be a prude--pop that cherry--it releases serotonin
90
Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
91
Low Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
92
Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
| Pins and pens
93
Blackberries and Raspberries
Rubus
94
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
| Ash on the mountains--wildfire: burns make you sore
95
Northern/Showy Mountain Ash
Sorbus decora
| Showy--decorative
96
Narrow-leaved Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
97
Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
| Button mushrooms--"accidentally" looks like a squid: "cephalopod"
98
Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
99
Northern Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum americanum
100
Balsam Poplar
Populus balsamifera
101
Bigtooth Aspen
Populus grandidentata
| Ligit: Bigtooth---grand denta
102
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
103
Swamp Cottonwood
Populus heterophylla
104
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
| Quaking and trembling
105
Black Maple
Acer nigrum
106
Box Elder
Acer negundo
107
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
108
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
109
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
110
Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
| Green stripes---pennsylvania
111
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
112
Greenbriers/Carrion Flowers
Smilax
113
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
| You've got a bladder infection---staph
114
American Yew
Taxus canadensis
115
American Linden/Basswood
Tilia americana
116
Eastern Leatherleaf
Dirca palustris
117
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
118
American Elm
Ulmus americana
119
Rock/Cork Elm
Ulmus thomasii
120
Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
121
Alderleaf Viburnum Hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
122
American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum
| 3 names--3 lobes
123
Downy Arrow-wood
Viburnum rafinesquianum
| Archers fingers are "roughened"--Medieval archers and knights, "squires"
124
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Vibernum acerifolium
125
Nannyberry Viburnum
Viburnum lentago
126
Southern Arrow-wood
Viburnum dentatum
| Arrow-leaved and toothed---denta
127
Squashberry
Viburnum edule
128
Stagbush/Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
129
Wild Raisin
Viburnum nudum
| Old people are like raisins in the nude
130
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
131
Riverbank Grape
Vitus riparia
