1. Albizia julibrissin (mimosa tree) Non-Native
Legume family
pink powder puff flowers
alternate leaves
twice-pinnately compound leaves
invades disturbed habitat

2. Aralia spinosa 2 or 3 times pinnately compound leaves
One of largest leaves in Alabama
Has prickles all over
Small tree (to about 30 ft)

3. Arundinaria gigantea (Cane)
Member of the grass family (Poaceae)
Parallel venation

4. Carya spp. (Hickory) Large and fat winter buds
Stout twig: alternate, pinnately compound leaves

5. Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)
“Flower” is inflorescence (cluster flowers) with 4 large white bracts
Opposite leaves
Leaf veins come out and trail along leaf margin: vascular tissue “threads” when leaf is broken
Alligator bark

6. Elaeagnus spp. (Russian olive)
Leaves dark green on adaxial surface, silvery with red spots on abaxial surface
Thorns: short and stalky at base with a pointy tip
Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds

7. Fagus grandifolia (beech)
Smooth white bark
Long, sharp needle-like winter buds
Leaves remain attached even when dry
Has teeth along margins
Alternate, 2 ranked leaves (coming off each side: makes the branches flat-looking)

8. Hedera helix (english ivy)
major invasive in the NW US
Adventitious roots for climbing
Leaves are 5-pointed
White veins

9. Hexastylis arifolia (wild ginger)
Leaves have a spicy smell
“Ear-lobed” leaves
Have jug shaped flowers at the base

10. Ilex opaca (American holly)
Spines on margin of leaves
Orange berries in winter
Alternate evergreen leaves

11. Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar)
Gymnosperm (no flowers)
Covered with scale shaped leaves on the stem
Called red cedar because the heartwood is red
Smells like cedar
Repels insects
Dioecious - (males have yellow cones and females have blue cones)
Juniperus cones used to make gin

12. Ligustrum sp. (privet) non-native
Large leaves- Japanese and
small leaved -Chinese
Evergreen
Opposite leaves
One of the top 10 invasive species in Alabama

13. Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)
Simple alternate leaves
5 palmate-lobed leaves
Winter buds have shiny, yellow bud-scales
Corky wings on branches
Make “gumballs” (fruits)

14. Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree)
Circular stipule scar
Deciduous
Winter buds at the tip of stem are flattened
Leaves have truncate tip
Fruits are like little helicopters

15. Lonicera japonica (honeysuckle) non-native.
Viny with no tendrils
Usually simple leaves
Have nectar filled flowers
Have dark berries that are usually consumed by birds and dispersed
Deer food
Widespread invasive

16. Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia)
Circular stipule scars
Large white flowers
Reddish-rusty under the leaves
Evergreen

17. Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay magnolia)
Circular stipule scars
Evergreen
Whitish on the underside of leaves
Sweet smell when crushed
Usually found in wet spots

18. Melia azedarach (chinaberry) non-native
Compound leaves
Cluster of fruits (waxy large white)
invasive

19. Mitchella repens (patridge berry)
Opposite leaves (evergreen)
Prostrate plant
Rooting at the nodes
Like undisturbed understory
Has a bright red berry

20. Morella cerifera (Bayberry)
Spicy scent when crushed (essential oils)
Golden glands found on the underside of leaves hold the oils
Evergreen
Has nitrogen fixing bacteria in its roots (it is not a legume)

21. Nandina domestica
Non-native
2-3 times pinnately compound
Its wood is yellow inside

22. Pinus taeda (loblolly pine)
Needles in 3’s, 6-9 inches long
Potato shaped cone
Very economically important

23. Prunus serotina (black cherry)
Smooth bark with silvery patches
Simple alternate leaves
Has hairs on the base of the petiole where it meets the stalk
Has lenticels that allow for gaseous exchange
Defoliated by eastern tent caterpillars
Has cyanide used by caterpillars for defense
When caterpillars are threatened, they spit out cyanide juice

24. Prunus caroliniana (Carolina laurel cherry)
Serrate leaves
Evergreen

25. Clustered winter buds at the tips of twigs Star shaped pith
Quercus sp. (oak)
Clustered winter buds at the tips of twigs
Star shaped pith
Alternate simple leaves

26. Rubus sp. (briar, blackberry)
Has prickles that are curved
Has palmately compound leaves
Leaves are alternate
Evergreen

27. Smilax sp.
Has tendrils –used to climb
Has prickles
Evergreen
Young stems are green and taste like asparagus

28. Tipularia discolor (cranefly orchid)
Parallel veins
Mottled green top of leaf
Bright purple underneath the leaf

29. Vitis rotundifolia (muscadine grape)
Winter deciduous
Round, toothed leaves
Make muscadines
Has adventitious roots
Uses tendrils to climb on other trees