Common Names with Leaves Flashcards
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What is the definition of Blue Beech?

  • Elliptical leaves, point tip, evergreen, entire margin, yellow-green below, twisted twig with leaves clustered at end, shreddy brown bark
  • Longer than an American beech and doubly serrate, brown angled buds, muscular bark (correct)
  • Doubly serrate, pubescent veins and petiole, long hop-like fruit, zigzag twigs, cat scratch bark
  • Assymetrical lobing, mucronate tips, large cap with small bottom, red ski trail bark

    • What are the characteristics of the American Hophornbeam?

    Doubly serrate, pubescent veins and petiole, long hop-like fruit, zigzag twigs, cat scratch bark

    Which of the following is true about Mountain Laurel?

  • It is deciduous.
  • It produces oval berries.
  • It has shreddy brown bark. (correct)
  • It has elliptical leaves with point tips. (correct)

    • What is a characteristic of Scarlet Oak?

    <p>Assymetrical lobing with mucronate tips, large cap with a small bottom, red ski trail bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which description fits the Chestnut Oak?

    <p>Obovate leaf with wavy lobed margin, beret cap with large bottom, thick triangular bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unique feature of American Witch-Hazel?

    <p>Broad leafed, inequilateral base, wavy margin, slender light brown pubescent twig, smooth gray brown bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes Norway Maple?

    <p>Broad, 3 main equal sized lobes, stout dark red to purple bud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a defining characteristic of the Sugar Maple?

    <p>Dominant terminal lobe, 5 lobes, acuminate tips</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Baldcypress produce?

    <p>Woody brown spheres as cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristics relate to Mockernut Hickory?

    <p>7-9 finely serrate leaflets, very pubescent rachis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is unique about Eastern Red-Cedar?

    <p>Rolled chord-like foliage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Choose the correct definition for the Northern White-Cedar.

    <p>Flat chord-like foliage, glands on underside, small cone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of the American Chestnut?

    <p>Brown spiky ball fruit, beech leaves with oak bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is notable about the Sweetgum?

    <p>Round dark brown spiky fruit with a star shaped leaf</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following pertains to Yellow Buckeye?

    <p>Opposite, palmately compound, large smooth fruit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are unique features of Spicebush?

    <p>Simple, alternate leaves, large shrub with red drupes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines Osage-orange's appearance?

    <p>Zigzag stem, entire margin, stipular spines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes Norway Spruce?

    <p>Hanging shoots with large pendant cones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What identifies Eastern Hemlock?

    <p>Rounded short needles with flattened structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is significant about Eastern White Pine?

    <p>Long feathery needles with horizontal branches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes the Serviceberry's characteristics?

    <p>Small tree with smooth gray bark and black vertical striped bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following characteristics belong to Sweet Cherry?

    <p>Serrate leaves with large glands on the petiole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement describes Basswood?

    <p>Large broadleaf with rounded serrate edges</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which features describe American Holly?

    <p>Evergreen with spines on leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which description fits American Sycamore?

    <p>Alternate, simple, large leaves with camo-colored bark</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which distinct feature pertains to Bitternut Hickory?

    <p>Naked terminal bud that is sulfur yellow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes Black Locust?

    <p>Pinnately compound with small leaflets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What identifies Black Walnut?

    <p>No terminal leaflet, pinnately compound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which features describe Black Willow?

    <p>Simple, alternate, narrow lanceolate leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of Box-Elder?

    <p>Opposite, pinnately compound leaves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What features describe Dryland Blueberry?

    <p>Simple, alternate, green stems, variably serrate and pubescent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a defining feature of Green Ash?

    <p>Opposite, pinnately compound with watermelon-like leaf scar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Common Names with Leaves

    • Blue beech: Features longer leaves than the American beech, with doubly serrate edges, brown angled buds, and muscular bark.

    • American hophornbeam: Identified by doubly serrate leaves, pubescent veins and petioles, long hop-like fruit, zigzag twigs, and cat scratch bark.

    • Mountain laurel: Possesses elliptical leaves with pointed tips, evergreen status, entire margins, yellow-green undersides, and a characteristic twisted twig with clustered leaves at the end.

    • Scarlet oak: Notable for asymmetrical lobing with mucronate tips, a large acorn cap with a small base, and red ski trail-like bark.

    • Chestnut oak: Has obovate leaves with wavy lobed margins, a beret-shaped acorn cap, and thick triangular bark.

    • American witch-hazel: Broad leaves with an inequilateral base, wavy margins, slender light brown pubescent twigs, smooth gray-brown bark, and shrub-like growth.

    • Norway maple: Recognized by broad leaves with three equally sized main lobes, spreading samaras, stout dark red to purple buds, and long narrow interlacing bark.

    • Sugar maple: Distinguished by a dominant terminal lobe, five lobes with acuminate tips, parallel samaras, sharp pointed brown buds, and powdering bark.

    • Baldcypress: Characterized by two-ranked needles, woody brown spherical cones, branches that drop in winter, and a wide tree base.

    • Mockernut hickory: Contains 7-9 finely serrate leaflets, compound leaves, obovate-lanceolate shape, very pubescent rachis, green round nut with a thick husk, and a distinctive monkey leaf scar.

    • Eastern red-cedar: Defined by rolled, chord-like foliage.

    • Northern white-cedar: Features flat, chord-like foliage, glands on the underside of its leaves, and small cones.

    • American chestnut: Presents a brown spiky ball fruit, beech-like leaves with oak bark characteristics, and rounded buds.

    • Sweetgum: Notable for round dark brown spiky fruits, star-shaped leaves, long petioles, wrinkly twigs, and long blocked bark.

    • Yellow buckeye: Has opposite, palmately compound leaves and produces large smooth fruit.

    • Spicebush: A large shrub with simple, alternate, elliptical, and waxy leaves featuring red drupes.

    • Osage-orange: Recognizable by its zigzag stem, entire leaf margins, stipular spines, orange inner bark, and large green brain-like fruit.

    • Norway spruce: Known for hanging shoots, large pendant cones, silver dollar-like red bark, large orange buds, and four-angled needles.

    • Eastern hemlock: Features rounded short needles, flattened structure, and small cones.

    • Eastern white pine: Characterized by long feathery needles, five needles per fascicle, long open-scaled cones, and horizontal branches.

    • Serviceberry: A small tree with smooth gray bark marked by black vertical stripes and serrate leaves.

    • Sweet cherry: Exhibits serrate leaves with large glands on the petioles, short shoots, and silvery bark with black lenticels.

    • Basswood: Recognized by its large broad leaves, rounded serrate margins, inequal chordate bases, ice cream cone-shaped buds, and hollow trunks.

    • American holly: An evergreen plant with spiny leaves, smooth gray bark, and simple alternate leaf arrangement.

    • American sycamore: Features alternate simple leaves, large size, camouflaged bark, maple leaf shape, large buds, and aggregate nutlets.

    • Bitternut hickory: Displays pinnately compound leaves with serrated margins, a naked terminal bud that is sulfur yellow, 7-9 leaflets, and shallowly fissured light gray bark.

    • Black locust: Identified by its pinnately compound leaf structure with small oval leaflets, white undersides, enlarged pulvina, ropey bark, and bean-sized legumes.

    • Black walnut: Lacks a terminal leaflet, possesses a finely serrated margin on its pinnately compound leaves, multiple leaflets, an ET-like leaf scar, and dark brown ropey bark.

    • Black willow: Exhibits simple, alternate, narrow lanceolate leaves with serrate margins, an open crown, long conical buds, and dark brown furrowed bark.

    • Box-elder: Displays opposite, pinnately compound leaves where the terminal leaflet is close to the petiole, serrated margins, variably lobed shapes, green-white clustered samaras, red petioles, and green-purple twigs.

    • Dryland blueberry: Simple, alternate leaves with green stems, variably serrate and pubescent surfaces, elliptical-oval shape, triangular papery buds, and shreddy brown bark.

    • Green ash: Features opposite, pinnately compound leaves with a watermelon-like leaf scar and light gray hairs on new growth.

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    Test your knowledge of various tree species with these flashcards focusing on their common names and leaf characteristics. Each card provides a distinct definition to help you learn and remember essential details about blue beech, American hophornbeam, and mountain laurel.

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