Ecology Quiz 6

Larch245 Schreyer Garden

scientific name: Liquidambar styraciflua

common name: American Sweetgum

characteristics:

• native deciduous perennial tree

• habitat in low, rich, moist woods; coastal plains

• 60’-100’ tall and 40’-50’ wide

• March-May

American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

scientific name: Magnolia virginiana

common name: Sweetbay Magnolia

characteristics:

• native broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial shrub/tree

• habitat in open woodlands, shaded woods, and swamps

• 10’-35’ tall and wide

• cream/tan and white

• April-July

Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

scientific name: Tsuga canadensis

common name: Eastern Hemlock

characteristics:

• native evergreen perennial tree

• habitat in rocky ridges, moist, mountain slopes

• 40’-70’ tall and 25’-35’ wide

• no bloom

Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

scientific name: Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’

common name: Tri-color beech

characteristics:

• non-native deciduous perennial tree

• 20’-30’ tall and 10-20’ wide

• brown/copper, gold/yellow, green, and red/burgundy

• April-May

Tri-colored beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Tricolor’)

scientific name: Quercus rubra

common name: Red Oak

characteristics:

• native deciduous perennial tree

• habitat in mesic upland, forests, ravines, and north/east slopes

• 50’-70’ tall and 50’-75’ wide

• gold/yellow

• March-May

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

scientific name: Juglans nigra

common name: Black Walnut

characteristics:

• native deciduous perennial tree

• habitat in rich, moist woods, and bottomlands

• 50’-70’ tall and wide

• gold/yellow, and green

• April-May

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

scientific name: Aesculus hippocastanum

common name: European Horse-chestnut

characteristics:

• non-native deciduous perennial tree

• 50’-75’ tall and 40’-65’ wide

• white, red, and yellow/gold

• May

European Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

scientific name: Platanus x acerifolia

common name: London Planetree

characteristics:

• non-native deciduous perennial tree

• 70’-100’ tall and 60’-75’ wide

• gold/yellow, and red/burgundy

• March-April

London Planetree (Platanus x acerifolia)

scientific name: Catalpa speciosa

common name: Northern Catalpa

characteristics:

• native deciduous perennial tree

• habitat in moist, lowland woods, roadsides, waste places, uplands

• 40’-70’ tall and 20’-40’ wide

• orange, purple/lavender, and white

• April-June

Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)

scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus

common name: Kentucky Coffee Tree

characteristics:

• native deciduous perennial tree

• habitat in floodplains, moist woods, and lower slopes

• 60’-80’ tall and 40’-55’ wide

• green and white

• June

Kentucky Coffee Tree (Gymnocladus dioicus)