Dendrology Study Guide
Updated 11/26/07
DENDROLOGY List of Species, 2008
ACERACEAE
Acer negundo, boxelder
Acer rubrum, red maple
Acer saccharum var. floridanum, Florida maple
AGAVACEAE
Yucca filamentosa, yucca
ANACARDIACEAE
Rhus copallinum, shining sumac
Schinus terebinthifolius, Brazilian pepper
Toxicodendron pubescens, eastern poison-oak
Toxicodendron radicans, poison-ivy
Toxicodendron vernix, poison-sumac
ANNONACEAE
Asimina parviflora, dwarf pawpaw
APIACEAE
Cicuta maculata, water hemlock
AQUIFOLIACEAE
Ilex cassine, dahoon
Ilex coriacea, large gallberry
Ilex glabra, inkberry, gallberry
Ilex opaca, American holly
Ilex vomitoria, yaupon
ARALIACEAE
Aralia spinosa, devil's-walkingstick
ARECACEAE
Sabal palmetto, cabbage palmetto
Serenoa repens, saw palmetto
ASTERACEAE
Baccharis halimifolia, groundsel tree, seamyrtle
BETULACEAE
Betula nigra, river birch
Carpinus caroliniana, American hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana, eastern hophornbeam
BIGNONIACEAE
Campsis radicans, trumpet-creeper
Catalpa bignonioides, southern catalpa
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Sambucus canadensis, American elder
Viburnum dentatum, arrowwood viburnum
Viburnum rufidulum, rusty blackhaw
CASUARINACEAE
Casuarina equisetifolia, Australian-pine
CORNACEAE
Cornus florida, flowering dogwood
Nyssa aquatica, water tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora, swamp tupelo
CUPRESSACEAE
Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic white-cedar
Juniperus virginiana, eastern redcedar
Taxodium ascendens, pondcypress
Taxodium distichum, baldcypress
CYRILLACEAE
Cyrilla racemiflora, swamp cyrilla, titi
EBENACEAE
Diospyros virginiana, common persimmon
ERICACEAE
Gaylussacia frondosa, dangleberry
Lyonia ferruginea, tree lyonia
Lyonia lucida, fetterbush
Rhododendron canescens, wild azalea
Vaccinium arboreum, tree sparkleberry
Vaccinium myrsinites, ground blueberry
Vaccinium stamineum, common deerberry
EUPHORBIACEAE
Sapium sebiferum, popcorntree, Chinese tallow
FABACEAE
Albizia julibrissin, silktree
Cercis canadensis, eastern redbud
Erythrina herbacea, coralbean
Pueraria lobata, kudzu
Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust
FAGACEAE
Castanea pumila, chinkapin
Fagus grandifolia, American beech
Quercus alba, white oak
Quercus austrina, bluff oak
Quercus chapmanii, Chapman oak
Quercus elliottii, running/runner oak
Quercus falcata, southern red oak
Quercus geminata, sand live oak
Quercus incana, bluejack oak
Quercus laevis, turkey oak
Quercus laurifolia, laurel oak
Quercus michauxii, swamp chestnut oak
Quercus minima, dwarf live oak
Quercus nigra, water oak
Quercus shumardii, Shumard oak
Quercus stellata, post oak
Quercus stellata var. margaretta, sand post oak
Quercus virginiana, live oak
GINKGOACEAE
Ginkgo biloba, ginkgo
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Hamamelis virginiana, witch-hazel
Liquidambar styraciflua, sweetgum
HIPPOCASTANACEAE
Aesculus pavia, red buckeye
JUGLANDACEAE
Carya glabra, pignut hickory
Carya illinoinensis, pecan
Carya tomentosa, mockernut hickory
Juglans nigra, black walnut
LAURACEAE
Cinnamomum camphora, camphortree
Persea borbonia, redbay
Persea palustris, swampbay
Sassafras albidum, sassafras
LOGANIACEAE
Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina jessamine
LYTHRACEAE
Lagerstroemia indica, crapemyrtle
MAGNOLIACEAE
Liriodendron tulipifera, yellow-poplar
Magnolia grandiflora, southern magnolia
Magnolia virginiana, sweetbay
MELIACEAE
Melia azedarach, Chinaberry
MORACEAE
Morus rubra, red mulberry
MYRICACEAE
Myrica cerifera, waxmyrtle
OLEACEAE
Chionanthus virginicus, fringetree
Fraxinus americana, white ash
Fraxinus caroliniana, Carolina ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, green ash
Osmanthus americanus, devilwood, wild-olive
PINACEAE
Pinus clausa, sand pine
Pinus echinata, shortleaf pine
Pinus elliottii, slash pine
Pinus palustris, longleaf pine
Pinus taeda, loblolly pine
Pinus glabra, spruce pine
Pinus serotina, pond pine
PLATANACEAE
Platanus occidentalis, sycamore
ROSACEAE
Crataegus sp., hawthorn
Prunus caroliniana, Carolina laurelcherry
Prunus serotina, black cherry
Prunus umbellata, flatwoods plum
Rubus sp., blackberry, dewberry
RUBIACEAE
Cephalanthus occidentalis, common buttonbush
RUTACEAE
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Hercules-club
SALICACEAE
Populus deltoides, eastern cottonwood
Salix caroliniana, swamp willow
SAXIFRAGACEAE
Itea virginica, Virginia sweetspire
SMILACACEAE
Smilax sp., greenbrier
SYMPLOCACEAE
Symplocos tinctoria, sweetleaf
TAXACEAE
Taxus floridana, Florida yew
Torreya taxifolia, Florida torreya
THEACEAE
Gordonia lasianthus, loblolly-bay
TILIACEAE
Tilia Americana, American basswood
ULMACEAE
Celtis laevigata, sugarberry
Ulmus alata, winged elm
Ulmus americana, American elm
VERBENACEAE
Callicarpa americana, American beautyberry
VITACEAE
Ampelopsis arborea, pepper-vine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper
Vitis rotundifolia, muscadine
ZAMIACEAE
Zamia pumila, Florida arrowroot, coontie