April 9th Quiz flashcards

Common dandelion, a weedy, small, invasive yellow flower.

Taxaracum officianalis

A bush with yellow on suspended branches

Forsythia suspensa

A low-growing, umbrella-shaped plant with little green fruit, known as mayapple commonly.

Podophyllum peltatum

A small plant with a yellow flower, with one of its five petals marked with brown lines, known as the smooth yellow violet.

Viola eriocarpa

Known as the winged euonymus or burning bush, this bush turns bright red, and is an extremely invasive Asian plant.

Euonymus alatus

Known as Canadian ginger, this plant has a deep Corolla of three red petals and smells strongly of ginger.

Asarum canadense

AKA the wild raspberry, this plant has red, low-hanging, and spiky.

Rubus occidentalis

Also known as Solomon’s seal, this plant has two white, bell-shaped flowers on every node.

Polygonatum biflorum

AKA the American sycamore, this tall tree has bark that falls off in randomly-sized chunks, leaving a signature outer skin.

Platanus occidentalis

This tree, commonly called the American bladdernut, has three-part leaves and a three-part capsule fruit that doesn’t split at maturity.

Staphylea trifolia

Known as garlic mustard, this garlicky plant was brought over to flavor food but quickly became invasive.

Alliaria petiolata

This plant, called the northern spicebush, releases a strong scent when its bark is peeled back.

Lindera benzoin

This giant woody vine known as the riverbank grape is native to Canada and the US.

Vitis riparia

This tall evergreen tree, known as the white pine, has five needles in each fascicle.

Pinus strobus