1. Trees of Ohio

2. Maples ( Acer )

3. Red Maple 3 shallow lobes Dull green above, whitish and fuzzy beneath
Red, orange and yellow in the fall

4. Silver Maple 5 deeply lobed leaves
Dull green above, white/silver below

5. Sugar Maple 5 deep, long pointed lobes with few, narrow teeth
Red, orange, yellow in fall

6. Oaks ( Quercus )

7. Pin Oak
5-7 deep lobes
Leaves have tipped teeth

8. White Oak
5-7 rounded lobes

9. Other Types of Trees

10. Sweetgum Star shaped leaves Red, orange, purple and yellow in fall
“bristly fruit”

11. Sycamore Broad leaves with 3-5 shallow, sharp pointed lobes
Bright green above, paler underneath
Patchy bark

12. Tuliptree (Yellow Poplar)
Leaves resemble tulips
Shiny green above, pale below
Yellow in fall
Used to make canoes

13. American Beech
Elliptical leaves with long pointed tips and saw-tooth edges
Dull, dark blue-green above and light green underneath

14. Ginkgo Only one type of this ancient tree left = Ginkgo biloba
Leaves are fan shaped, two lobed, dull light green and turn yellow in the fall

15. Ohio Buckeye Leaves are elliptical, long, unevenly saw-toothed
Yellow-green above
Poisonous seeds
**State Tree

16. Buckeye vs. Horse chestnut
The horse chestnut has “fatter” leaves and “spikier” fruit

17. Ohio Spring Wild Flowers

18. Mayapple Large, deeply lobed leaves (resembles droopy maple leaf)
Fruit under leaves
White flower 6-9 petals
Found in woods and damp, shady clearings

19. Cutleaf Toothwort White or pink 4 petal, cross shaped flowers
Leaves in a whirl of 3, deeply lobed and sharp toothed
Found in moist, low woodlands and damp thickets

20. Bloodroot Single white flower with golden orange center
Leaves are lobed and often curl around stem
Found in woodlands along streams

21. Animal Tracks of Ohio

22. White Tail Deer Petal like Two toed May have dewclaw prints behind
May see bark removed from trees near the ground (rub)

23. Wolf & Coyote 4 toed Visible claw marks Similar to large dog
Larger than dog
Toes are farther from pad
Dog is more rounded
Sometimes hind feet come down in fore feet prints

24. Striped Skunk 5 toed front and back Back is longer than front
Front has claw marks (digging)

25. Opossum 5 toed Back is longer than front Has claws Front is star-like
Back is hand-like
(four fingers and thumb)

26. Raccoon
5 toed
Back is very long
Has claws