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Rhus aromatic
fragrant sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
Rhus glabra
smooth sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae
- Glabrous Leaves
Toxicodendron radicans
poison-ivy
Family: Anacardiaceae
Asimina triloba
pawpaw
Family: Annonaceae
Betula nigra
river birch
Family: Betulaceae
Betula papyrifera
paper birch
Family: Betulaceae
- Not listed on the tree list, but was shown in lab
carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
or
musclewood
Family: Betulaceae
Ostrya virginiana
eastern hophornbeam
or
ironwood
Family: Betulaceae
- Sturdy wood
Campsis radicans
trumpet-creeper
Family: Bignoniaceae
- Giant fruit
- Vine type of tree
Catalpa bignonioides
southern catalpa
Family: Bignoniaceae
- not really common enough to worry about
Catalpa speciosa
northern catalpa
Family: Bignoniaceae
- Only catalpa in MO
Celtis occidentalis
hackberry
Family: Cannabaceae
Distinguish:
- Leaves have serration mainly toward the end
- Uneven leaf base
- Thick, Warty ridged bark all the way up
Celtis laevigata
sugarberry
Family: Cannabaceae
Distinguish:
- Warty bark does not go all the way up
- "Zig-Zag" leaf arrangement
- Normally serrated
Lonicera mackii
bush honeysuckle
or
Amur honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
- Invasive and Everywhere!
- Hollow Twig
Sambucus canadensis
American elder
or
elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
- Wine berry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Coralberry
or
buckbrush
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Vibarnum prunifolium
blackhaw
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Vibarnum rufidulum
rusty blackhaw
Family: Caprifoliaceae
- Orbicular opposite leaves, with red ones in the Fall
- Buds rust colored and rounder than blackhaw
- Alligator bark
- 18' at most
Eunymus atropurpureus
eastern wahoo
Family: Celastraceae
- Red bursts in Fall
Eunonymus fortunei
wintercreeper
Family: Celastraceae
- Decorative, Extensively used in landscaping
- Covers Floor
- Invasive and Everywhere!
Cornus drummondii
roughleaf dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
- Dogwood with Small buds and wavy leaf edges
Cornus florida
flowering dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
- Those Buds!
Nyssa sylvatica
blackgum
or
black tupelo
Family: Cornaceae
Diospyros virginiana
common persimmon
Family: Ebenaceae
- Alligator Scale Bark
Elaeagnus umbellata
autumn-olive
Family: Elaeagnaceae
- Invasive and Everywhere!
Cercis canadensis
eastern redbud
Family: Fabaceae
- Popular for landscaping
- Lots of beanpod fruit
- Heart Shaped Leaves
Cladrastis kentukea
yellowwood
Family: Fabaceae
Gleditsia triacanthos
honeylocust
Family: Fabaceae
- On Campus will not have thorns, instead it will have very Scaly bark
Gymnocladus dioicus
Kentucky coffeetree
Family: Fabaceae
- Giant bean pods
- Salmon inner bark
- Bi-pinnately compound leaves
Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust
Family: Fabaceae
- good for watershed management
- Bluish green leaves
- Zig-zag sticks
- Pair of thorns at each node.
Quercus abla
white oak
Family: Fagaceae
Distinguish:
- Finger leaves
- White bark all up the branches
- Buds are red
Quercus bicolor
swamp white oak
Family: Fagaceae
Distinguish:
- Dark top of leaf, light bottom
- Branches are flaky as well
- Clustered redish/brown buds
- Hairy acorn cap
- Long acorn peduncel
Quercus coccinea
scarlet oak
Family: Fagaceae
Quercus imbricaria
shingle oak
Family: Fagaceae
oak with magnolia leaves
Quercus lyrata
overcup oak
Family: Fagaceae
Quercus macrocarpa
burr oak
Family: Fagaceae
distinguish:
- Giant acorns, big hairs on cap
- Fiddle/violen leaves
- No red terminal buds
- Stout yellow/brown twigs with warty edges
Quercus muehlenbergii
chinkapin oak
Family: Fagaceae
Distinguish:
- Alternate leaf arrangement
- Sharp toothed leaf, pointed forward
- Buds are clustered at the top
Site info:
- Lime stone ridges, SW facing slope, High PH soil
Quercus palustris
pin oak
Family: Fagaceae
Distinguish:
- Branches low and dead, not self pruning
- Large leaf sinuses
- Flat small acorn
- Bean pole tree
- No or little ski tracks up tree
Quercus phellos
willow oak
Family: Fagaceae
- Looks like a willow, but not really
Quercus rubra
northern red oak
Family: Fagaceae
Distinguish:
- Sharp pointed leafs, taper down in the middle
- Buds are pointed and red brown
- Twigs are moderately brown and new growth will be red brown
- Acorns are barrel shape, barely
- Will be a pinkish red (salmon) when bark is carved into
Site info:
- open well drained soils
Quercus shumardii
Shumard oak
Family: Fagaceae
- Acorn is heaviest at the top
- No ski tracks all the way up the tree bark
Quercus stellata
post oak
Family: Fagaceae
- Cruciform leaves
Quercus velutina
black oak
Family: Fagaceae
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Family: Hamamelidaceae
- Big, star leaves
- Spiky gumball
Carya cordifomis
bitternut hickory
Family: Juglandaceae
mustard-yellow bud
Carya illinoinensis
pecan
Family: Juglandaceae
- 9-17 compound leaves
- falcate leaves ,Scythe shape
- prefer wet spots
- 4 wing pecan nut
Carya laciniosa
shellbark hickory
Family: Juglandaceae
Carya ovata
shagbark hickory
Family: Juglandaceae
- "Dairy Queen" bud
- 5 leaf leaflets
- Can peel 2 foot strip off of bark
Juglans nigra
eastern black walnut
Family: Juglandaceae
Distinguish:
- Compound leaves
- Green walnut
- Greatly etched bark, dark inner bark
Lindera benzoin
spicebush
Family: Lauraceae
Sassafras albidum
sassafras
Family: Lauraceae
-Dino Leaves
Magnolia acuminata
cucumbertree
Family: Magnoliaceae
Magnolia grandiflora
southern magnolia
Family: Magnoliaceae
Distinguish:
- Melon fruit
- Underside of leaf is velvet and rust colored
- Giant wavy leaves
Magnolia virginiana
sweetbay
Family: Magnoliaceae
- Bay Leaf
Liriodendron tulipifera
yellow-poplar, tulip-poplar, tuliptree
Family: Magnoliaceae
Distinguish:
- Tulip/ hippo foot shaped leaf
- Baby corn looking fruit
Morus rubra
red mulberry
Family: Moraceae
- Dinner Plate Leaves
Maclura pomifera
Osage-orange
or
Bois D'arc
or
hedgeapple
Family: Moraceae
Fraxinus americana
white ash
Family: Oleaceae
- Stipule scars are horseshoe shaped
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Family: Oleaceae
- Stipule scars are not horseshoe shaped, D-Shaped
Fraxinus quadrangulata
blue ash
Family: Oleaceae
- square stick
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
Family: Platanaceae
Distinguish:
- White upper bark
- Always by wet sites
Platanus x acerifolia
London planetree
Family: Platanaceae
- Similar to American sycamore
- generally will have 2 fruit on one stalk
Amelanchier arborea
downy serviceberry
Family: Rosaceae
Crateagus species
hawthorn
Family: Rosaceae
Malus species
apple
Family: Rosaceae
Prunus americana
American plum
Family: Rosaceae
- Thicket Grower
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Distinguish:
- Twigs have white lenticils
- Singly serrated leaf
- Older trees have "burnt potato chip" bark
- Matures fruit in late August
Pyrus calleryana
Callery pear
Family: Rosaceae
- Invasive!
Rosa multiflora
multiflora rose
Family: Rosaceae
- Thorns
- Invasive!
Rubus allegeniensis
common blackberry
Family: Rosaceae
- Thorns everywhere
Rubus occidentalis
black raspberry
Family: Rosaceae
Ptelea trifoliata
common hoptree
Family: Rutaceae
Salix exigua
sandbar willow
Family: Salicaceae
- Won't See a Whole Lot
Populus deltoides
eastern cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Acer negundo
boxelder
Family: Sapindaceae
- So many Samaras!
Acer nigrum
black maple
Family: Sapindaceae
Distinguish:
- Sticks are dark black
- Giant 3 lobed, pointy leaves
- long petiole, making leaves droop
- V-shaped samara in the Fall
Site info:
- Wet locations
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
Family: Sapindaceae
- Invasive!
Acer rubrum
red maple
Family: Sapindaceae
Distinguishing:
- Opposite leaf arrangement
- Simple, sharp pointed, leaf normally with three lobes
- Slender twigs, new growth will be a dark red
- Buds: Obtuse, blunt tips, 2-4 pairs of scales
Site info:
- Mainly on campus, not normally in Missouri woods
Acer saccharinum
silver maple
Family: Sapindaceae
Distinguish:
- Large, spring samaras
- Prefers wet locations
- Silver underside
- Slender leaves
- Red/brown buds
- Smells bad when broken off
Acer saccharum
sugar maple
Family: Sapindaceae
Distinguish:
- Opposite leaf arrangement
- Soft maple
- Canadian flag leaf
- U-shaped samaras in the Fall
- Shade tolerant
- Bark becomes wartier with age
Aesculus glabra
Ohio buckeye
Family: Sapindaceae
Distinguish:
-Prickly fruit
- Skunk/musky smell from leaves and stick when scratched
Aesculus hippocastanum
horsechesnut
Family: Sapindaceae
- Opposite leaf arrangement
- Palmate compound leaf arrangement
- long petioles
- terminal buds look stick (glue sticky)
Koelreuteria paniculata
golden raintree
Family: Sapindaceae
Ribes species
gooseberry
Family: Saxifragaceae
Ailanthus altissima
tree-of-heaven
Family: Simaroubaceae
- Super long compound leaves
- Invasive!
Smilax species
greenbrier
Family: Smilacaceae
Staphylea trifolia
American bladdernut
Family: Staphyleaceae
Tilia americana
American basswood
Family: Tiliaceae
Distinguish:
- Heart shaped leaves
- Prefer wet spots
- Zig-zag twig
- Bright red buds
- Sprouts from stump
- Grey/brown hairy nut
Tilia cordata
little-leaf linden
Family: Tiliaceae
- Do not do well on campus
Ulmus americana
American elm
Family: Ulmaceae
- Rough only one way
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese elm
Family: Ulmaceae
- orange and brown patched bark
- lots of tiny samaras
Ulmus pumila
Siberian elm
Family: Ulmaceae
- Invasive!
Ulmus rubra
slippery elm
or
red elm
Family: Ulmaceae
- Rough both ways
Zelkova serratta
Japanese zelkova
Family: Ulmaceae
- coctail glass shaped tree
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
Family: Vitaceae
- Vine tree
- 5 Palmate leaflets
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo
Family: Ginkgoaceae
-Brilliant pale yellow fall foliage
-short and flat terminal bud present