Hocking Hills Plants/ Leaves/unique characteristics

Alternate leaves, simple, 4 lobes, stipules at the base of petiole that turn yellow in autumn

Liriodendron tulipifera

Unique Characteristic: Stipules leave fine line scar around back of twig when they fall off

Liriodendron tulipifera

Small needle-like leaves attached individually to the twig, flat needles

Tsuga canadensis

Unique: Small cone fruit (2 cm)

Tsuga canadensis

needles in bunches (usually 2, but varies), longer needles

Pinus virginiana

Unique: moderately small cone with prickles that stick out

Pinus virginiana

Simple, alternate, parallel veins but network veination when you hold to the light.

Smilax sp.

Unique:2 tendrils come off petiole, green stem all winter. Monocot, umbel of berry fruit.

Smilax sp.

Bark: prickles on branches, twisty branches

Smilax sp.

Role: more vine than shrub

Smilax sp.

big teeth, no bristles, simple, alternate, kind of light underside, veins go to teeth/lobe on margin

Quercus Montana

Unique: large acorns

Quercus Montana

alternate, simple, usually not toothed

Kalmia latifolia

Unique: gum smell, capsule fruit (dry, dehiscent) with prickle sticking out of umbel of fruit balls

Kalmia latifolia

simple, alternate, toothed, coarse scalloped teeth, lopsided leaf base

Hamamelis virginiana

Unique: hippo jaw fruits capsule, explosive dehiscence)

Hamamelis virginiana

simple, alternate, fine sharp teeth

Betula lenta

Bark: horizontal stripes along trunk, twig smells like gum

Betula lenta

Unique: makes short branches that only have four leaves or buds

Betula lenta

irregular reeth along margin

Carylus americana

Unique: fruits bulb with jaw that covers hazelnut, catkins

Carylus americana

palmately compound, secondary veins closer together and go straight to margin, loses leaves early.

Aesculus flava

Role: canopy (understory) (ohio buckeye is understory)

Aesculus flava

Unique: smooth outer buckeye fruit shell, fpund in mesic forest habitat

Aesculus flava

round, heart shaped base, palmate veination, pulvinus where petiole joins leaf blade and at stem

Cercis canadensis

Buds: flowers come out of bare branches and trunk

Cercis canadensis

Unique: flat bean pod fruit

Cercis canadensis

small spiky/lemony, variable, alternate

Sassafras albidum

Bark: twigs stay green into winter

Sassafras albidum

Unique: clonal growth, petiole tastes like fruit loops

Sassafras albidum

evergreen, simple, alternate, entire, thick

Rhododendron sp.

Buds: large (form in autumn)

Rhododendron sp.

Unique: elongated capsule fruit with long bristle

Rhododendron sp.

spiral at in 3, giant pawpaw, simple, alternate

Magnolia sp

Bark: scar from stipule pulling around twig

Magnolia sp

Unique: pink, fleshy fruit, bright colored covering), dehiscent

Magnolia sp

alternate, simple, slightly teethed, tastes like sour apple

Oxydendrum arboreum

Bark: grooved but not flaky

Oxydendrum arboreum

Unique: umbel fruit head

Oxydendrum arboreum

heart shaped base, veins don’t reach margin, simple, alternate, fine teeth

Amelanchier arborea

Buds: long, pointed bud

Amelanchier arborea

Unique: juneberry fruit

Amelanchier arborea

elongated beech look, sharp, coarse teeth, veins reach margins

Castanea dentata

Buds: only one bud at tip of branch (oaks have more)

Castanea dentata

simple, alternate, pointed spine-like teeth, evergreen

Ilex opaca

Unique: red berry-like fruit

red berry-like fruit