Aesculus pavia Red flower Hummingbird pollinated Opposite, palmately compound leaves, with five leaflets Big fruit with more than one seed

Andropogon sp. Perennial grass Hemicryptophyte Andropogon stage-usually 3-5 years after disturbance.

Asplenium platyneuron Fern Terrestrial Dark-ebony midrib Sori spread along the leaflet bottom

Berchemia scandens Liana Smooth bark, bendable Small leaves with pinnate venation Structural parasite

Cercis canadensis Legume family Heart-shaped leaves 5 palmate major veins Simple alternate leaves (2 ranked) Pea-like flowers

Fraxinus pennsylvanica Opposite pinnately compound leaves

Maclura pomifera Fig family Bleeds milky juice when broken Short shoots Has thorns Have unequal leaf base Makes monkey brain fruit

Phoradendron sp. Hemiparasite Birds drop seeds on branches Grows on the tree branches

Pinus echinata Needles in 2’s Slightly twisted needles-maybe 1 revolution

Pinus glabra 2 needles per fascicle Extreme twisting Shade tolerant: seedlings found in understory of hardwood stands

Platanus occidentalis Circular stipule scars, circular leaf scar Peely bark Huge leaves Base of petiole hollow: leaf is attached over the axillary bud

Pleopeltis polypodioides Epiphyte Fern: has round rusty sori on underside of leaf

Polystichum acrostichoides Terrestrial fern with pinnately compound leaves Rachis (stalk) of leaf green and scaly (not ebony) Note “thumb” on each leaflet Fertile leaflets with sori at top of frond

Prunus angustifolia Winter deciduous Smooth bark with lenticels Have thorns Produces juicy edible fruit in the summer In the rose family

Quercus falcata Winter buds clustered at the tips Bell-shaped bottom of leaf blade Distinct bicoloration-dark green on the top and rusty/pale underneath Droopy leaves even during the wet season

Sabal minor Does not have saw-like teeth along the petiole Native Dwarf palm Monocot Likes wet spots

Tillandsia usneoides Neither Spanish nor moss Silvery scales on stems and leaves Bromeliad Native epiphyte Requires high humidity CAM photosynthesis

Trillium sp. 3 leaves Herbaceous stem Flower mounted on top of the 3 leaves Spring herb phenoseason

Ulmus alata Wind pollinated flowers Corky wings on the stems Simple leaves with double serrations