Observations by jenniferwilcox

Growing at edge of Lake Frierson, roots submerged. Leaves have turned a yellowish-brown, 70 mm x 35 mm and smaller, margin entire, pinnate venation, leaves opposite. Remnant infrutescence a brown, dry sphere.

Small tree, approximately 7 m tall, growing at edge of Lake Frierson. Leaves triangular-shaped, doubly-serrate, 70 mm long x 40 mm wide and smaller. Pinnate venation. No fruit or flowers present. Stems reddish-brown with conspicuous lenticels.

Medium shrub about 4 m tall, leaves small (70 mm x 25 mm), dark green above, light green below, obovate to ovate, somewhat crenate serration, veins looping away from the margin), apex rounded, base acuminate. Fruiting: bright red drupes.

Large shrub approx. 3 m tall. Trunk with prickles. Leaves bipinnately compound, leaves have turned yellowish brown, serrate, stems very thin with small hooked spines. No fruit or flowers present but residual pedicels in umbellate formation.

Collected from lower branches of medium-sized tree (approximately 10 m tall). Leaves yellowish-green (some turning red) above and very light/whitish below. Sinuses v-shaped, leaves serrate, with palmate venation (largest leaves on lower branches 90 mm long x 90 mm at widest point). Petiole red.

Small shrub with feathery tufts of white flowers. Leaves irregularly toothed, some with entire margins. Leaves small (15 mm wide by 50 mm long and smaller). Dark green above, light green below. Base acuminate.

High-climbing vine with small leaves (60 mm long x 40 mm wide) and smaller, with parallel venation (ladder-like), alternate arrangement, clusters of small blue drupes. Vine growing on Cercis canadensis.

Medium tree, approximately 9 m tall, growing at edge of USFWS property. Possibly escaped cultivation many years ago when buildings were constructed in the 1930s. Leaves yellowish-green, toothed, bi-pinnately compound. Fruiting: yellow pome-like berries on short, woody pedicel.

Small tree approximately 6 m tall growing in understory of bottomland hardwood forest in seasonally flooded creek-bed (dry this time of year). Large (150 mm wide x 210 mm long), irregularly lobed, toothed leaves, upper surface rough to the touch. No fruits or flowers present.

Low, dense, bushy shrub/hedge, approximately 3 m tall, bright green small opposite leaves (20 mm wide x 30 mm long) and smaller. Green berries (do not look ripe yet). Non-native, escaped cultivation but do not look planted. Growing at the edge of forest.

Large-leaved climbing vine resembling Smilax rotundifolia but leaves larger and shallowly lobed, almost hand-shaped, margin entire. Could not find fruit. Growing on Ulmus sp., intermingled with Smilax rotundifolia.

Small tree/shrub approximately 3 m tall, stems with sparse, short thorns; leaves elliptical, entire, dark green on adaxial surface, light green below. Fruiting: dark blueish-black drupes on green pedicel (<1 cm long).

Young tree approximately 6 m tall, bark light and flaky/thick and chunky, leaves small (55 mm long x 25 mm wide) and smaller, rough to the touch of both abaxial and adaxial surfaces. Apex rounded, mid vein with light colored, short whispy hairs.

Large, climbing vine, thin-stemmed, leaves widely lanceolate, opposite, compound, larger leaves 55 mm wide x 95 mm long, some modified into tendrils. Large clusters of dry, winged seeds (capsules). Vine appeared to be climbing up a Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana).