Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines
of the Wesleyan Campus
An accumulating checklist of naturalized
trees, shrubs and woody vines of the
Wesleyan College Arboretum,
Macon, Georgia
Revised August 2014
Please submit additions and corrections to
Jim Ferrari of the Wesleyan
Biology Department
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Field List |
TREES AND SHRUBS
I. Gymnosperms (plants with naked seeds)
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
__ Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Pinaceae (Pine family)
__ Loblolly pine Pinus taeda
__ Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata
Taxodiaceae (Redwood family)
__ Baldcypress Taxodium distichum
TREES AND SHRUBS
II. Angiosperms (flowering plants)
Aceraceae (Maple family)
__ Florida Maple Acer barbatum
__ Box Elder Acer negundo
__ Red Maple Acer rubrum
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
__ Winged Sumac Rhus copallina
__ Smooth Sumac Rhus glabra
Annonaceae (Custard Apple family)
__ Dwarf Pawpaw Asimina parviflora
Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
__ Possum-haw Ilex decidua
__ American Holly Ilex opaca
__ Yaupon Ilex vomitoria
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
__ Devil's Walking Stick Aralia spinosa
Arecaceae (Palm family)
__ Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor
Asteraceae (Aster family)
__ Groundsel-tree Baccharis halimifolia
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
__ Heavenly bamboo† Nandina domestica
Betulaceae (Birch family)
__ Hazel Alder Alnus serrulata
__ River Birch Betula nigra
__ American Hornbeam Carpinus
caroliniana
__ Hop-Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana
Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family)
__ Sweet-shrub Calycanthus floridus
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
__ Elderberry Sambucus canadensis
__ Black haw Viburnum prunifolium
__ Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum
Celastraceae (Staff-tree family)
__ Strawberry bush Euonymus americanus
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
__ Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Ebenaceae (Ebony family)
__ Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family)
__ Autumn olive† Elaeagnus umbellata
__ Thorny Elaeagnus† Elaeagnus pungens
Ericaceae (Heath family)
__ Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum
__ Rhododendron Rhododendron sp.
__ Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum
__ Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium
corymbosum
__ Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
__ Chinese Tallowtree† Sapium sebiferum
Fabaceae (Bean family)
__ Silktree† Albizia julibrissin
__ Redbud Cercis canadensis
__ Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Fagaceae (Beech family)
__ American Beech Fagus grandifolia
__ White Oak Quercus alba
__ Southern Red Oak Quercus falcata
__ Blackjack Oak Quercus marilandica
__ Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii
__ Water Oak Quercus nigra
__ Willow Oak Quercus phellos
__ Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra
__ Post Oak Quercus stellata
__ Black Oak Quercus velutina
Hamamelidaceae (Witch hazel family)
__ Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
__ Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut family)
__ Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia
Hypericaceae (St. John’s-Wort family)
__ St. John’s-Wort Hypericum spp.
Juglandaceae (Walnut family)
__ Pignut Hickory Carya glabra
__ Pecan Carya illinoensis
__ Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata
__ Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
__ Sassafras Sassafras albidum
Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family)
__ American Mistletoe Phoradendron
serotinum
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
__ Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera
__ Southern Magnolia Magnolia
grandiflora
Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
__ Chinaberry† Melia azedarach
Moraceae (Mulberry family)
__ Red Mulberry Morus rubra
Myricaceae (Waxmyrtle family)
__ Waxmyrtle Myrica cerifera
Nyssaceae (Sourgum family)
__ Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae (Olive family)
__ Fringe-tree Chionanthus virginicus
__ White Ash Fraxinus americana
__ Japanese Privet† Ligustrum japonicum
__ Chinese Privet† Ligustrum sinense
Platanaceae (Plane-tree family)
__ Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Rosaceae (Rose family)
__ Hawthorn Crataegus spp.
__ Laurel Cherry Prunus caroliniana
__ Black Cherry Prunus serotina
__ Blackberry Rubus sp.
Ruibaceae (Madder family)
__ Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
__ Trifoliate Orange† Poncirus trifoliata
Salicaceae (Willow family)
__ Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides
__ Black Willow Salix nigra
Styracaceae (Storax family)
__ Carolina Silverbell Halesia carolina
Tiliaceae (Basswood family)
__ American Basswood Tilia americana
Ulmaceae (Elm family)
__ Sugarberry Celtis laevigata
__ Georgia Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia
__ Winged Elm Ulmus alata
__ American Elm Ulmus americana
__ Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
__ Beautyberry Callicarpa americana
WOODY VINES
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
__ Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
__ English Ivy Hedera helix
Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family)
__ Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata
__ Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
__ Japanese Honeysuckle† Lonicera japonica
__ Red Trumpet Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens
Fabaceae (Bean family)
__ Japanese Wisteria† Wisteria
floribunda
__ Kudzu† Pueraria lobata
Loganiaceae (Logania family)
__ Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium
sempervirens
Menispermaceae (Moonseed family)
__ Coralbeads Cocculus carolinus
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)
__ Rattan-vine Berchemia scandens
Rosaceae (Rose family)
__ Cherokee Rose† Rosa laevigata
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
__ Climbing Hydrangea Decumaria barbara
Smilacaceae (Catbrier family)
__ Greenbrier Smilax spp.
__ Bullbrier Smilax bona-nox
__ Sawbrier Smilax glauca
__ Bamboo-vine Smilax laurifolia
Vitaceae (Grape family)
__ Pepper-vine Ampelopsis arborea
__ Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
__ Downy Grape Vitis cinerea
__ Muscadine Grape Vitis rotundifolia
† Not native to the United States
Total number of Species: 106
Field Guide
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