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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

 

 

Trees and Shrubs

Gymnosperms

Trees and Shrubs

Angiosperms

Woody Vines

Field List

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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

 

 

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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
 

      

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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


 

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Field Guide

 

Ancillary Materials\Tree Checklist 2014.doc

(open and print this Word 2003 document landscape/duplex, then tri-fold)

 

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 Rev. 09.14