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Dwarf hemlock
The dwarf hemlock is a commonly found slow-growing evergreen. It
perfers well drained soil and will make grow in sun or shade.
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
The Sugar Maple is found in richly wooded areas. It grows to a height of 40
to 60 feet tall. Its leaves are five lobed with notches between each and
opposite branching. Its trunk is dark brown with vertical ridges.
Hornbeam (Alnus caroliniana)
Commonly found allon streems.
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
The American Beech is common among rich uplands growing from 60 to 80
feet tall. It is a tall tree with smooth gray bark. Its leaves are oval shaped.
Alternate leafed Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)
Found in open woods. It grows to a height of 25 feet. Its leaves are 2-5
inches long and have venation which follows the shape of the leaf. It is the
only member of its species which does not have opposite leaves. Meaning
that its leaves stem off the branch in an alternating pattern as opposed to an
opposite pattern in which leaves stem off in pairs.
Round leaf Dogwood (C. circinata)
Found in rocky woodlands.
Common Juniper (Juniperus communis)
Is a coniferous shrub found on dry hills and grows to be about 1 to 4 feet
tall. Their needles are sharp ranging in size from 1/4 to 7/8 inches long. It
grows blue-black berries which are eaten by birds.
White Ash (Fraxinus americana)
Found in rich woods.
Four leafed Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)
Commonly found in marshes.
Basswood (Tilia americana)
Found in wooded areas.
Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
Lives in enviroments with rich soil.
Barberry- Produces colorful fruits which may be present during the winter.
It is commonly used as a hedge around housing.
Cottonwood- It has toothed triangular leaves and seeds which resemble
cotton.
Rock sandwortIronwood (Hypelate trifoliata Sw.)
Cat Grape (Vitaceae rubra)
Dogbane (Apocynaceae)
Barberry (Berberidaceae)
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)
Rock Sandwort (Arenaria stricta)
Family: Vitaceae (grape)
Common name: cat grape
Synonym: V. rubra
High-climbing woody vine. Flowering branches herbaceous, bright red.
Tendrils branched. Leaves ovate, mostly glabrous, 10-15 cm (4-6 in) long
and about as wide, with 3-5 long-acuminate lobes with
rounded sinuses. Inflorescence a dense compound panicle 5-15 cm (2-6 in)
long, flowering in late Spring. Fruits black or purple, 5-8 mm (0.2-0.3 in) in
diameter, ripening in late Summer.
Distribution: Native to southeastern Canada and much of the eastern half of
the U. S.
Habitat: Floodplain forests, streambanks, fencerows.
NWI status: none
Comment:The fruits vary widely in taste and juice content, but are often
used to make wild grape jelly. Many species of wildlife eat the fruits. Vitis is
the old Latin name for grape; palmata refers to the usually
palmate-lobed leaves.
Is a woody vine with bright red flowers. Its leaves are about 4 to 6 inches
long and about twice as wide. It produces purple or black fruits.
Encyclopedia
dogbane
dogbane, common name for some members of the
Apocynaceae, a family of herbs,
shrubs, and trees found in most parts of the world but
especially in the tropics, where
they are often climbing forms. Many species are native to or
naturalized in North
America. Members of the family are sources of such
economically important products
as drugs and tannins. The vincristine alkaloids that are so
effective in the treatment
of Hodgkin's disease were discovered in the Madagascar
periwinkle, Catharanthus
roseus. Quebracho is obtained from Aspidosperma quebracho
blanco, the white
quebracho; latex for rubber was extracted from some tropical
genera, e.g.,
Landolphia; and fiber, e.g., Indian hemp, is retted from north
temperate species of
Apocynum, the dogbane genus (not to be confused with the
Indian hemp plant,
Cannabis). Some dogbanes are ornamentals, e.g., the shrubby
oleanders, or
rosebays (genus Nerium), the yellow oleander (Thevetia
neriifolia), and the small
blue-flowered periwinkles, or running myrtle (chiefly Vinca
minor), all of which are
evergreen plants native to the Old World. The dogbane family
is closely related and
similar to the milkweed family; both have a characteristic
milky sap. Some dogbanes
are poisonous, e.g., the oleanders and the ordeal tree
(Tanghinia venenifera) of
Madagascar. Dogbane is classified in the division
Magnoliophyta, class
Magnoliopsida, order Gentianales.
Is closely related to the milkweed family and will leak white sap if cut.
Members of its family have been used in medicine.
Sources
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/vipa7.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0815771.html