Trees and Shrubs of Wabu Woods SNA

• Shape: Multi- stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Yellow/green elongated cluster
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 3-5 lobes, coarsely toothed, prominent veins, 1-2 inches long
• Bark: new twigs green, hairy, and gland-dotted, older twigs dark reddish with white lenticels
• Fruit/Seed: smooth, round berry, 1/3 inch diameter, green-black
• Height: 2-5 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: open woods, streambanks, swamps, wet meadows, ravines less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Green bell shaped
• Leaves: palmately lobed, ¾-2 inches long, heart shaped base, 3-5 notched lobes, hairy
• Bark: new twigs are green and have short hairs and prickles, second year twigs are gray-brown and thin sometimes splitting to reveal reddish stems, older lower stems are brown/gray with persistent prickles and spines
• Fruit/Seed: round, prickly berry, 1/3-2/3 inch diameter, green-purple/red
• Height: 2-4 feet
• Flowering: April - June
• Habitat: hardwood or mixed forest, thickets, outcrops, floodplains, swamps less ↑

• Shape: Multi-stemmed creeping shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: White simple shaped, 5 petals
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 5-7 lobes, 1-2 inches long, 1 ¼-3 inches wide, coarsely toothed, heart shaped base
• Bark: smooth, gray, tiny brown lenticels, the thin outer layer peels away
• Fruit/Seed: round berry, ¼-3/8 inch diameter, covered in bristly and glandular hairs, ripens to translucent red
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: swamps, bogs, conifer and mixed forests, thickets, ravines, rocky shores
• Other: leaves and stems emit skunk-like odor when broken less ↑

• Shape: Small shrub
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Green/pink elongated cluster
• Leaves: palmately lobed, 3-5 primary lobes, 1 ½-3 ½ inches long, 2-4 inches wide, coarsely toothed, prominent veins
• Bark: smooth, reddish brown, thin outer layer peels away
• Fruit/Seed: shiny, smooth, bright red berry ¼-3/8 inch in diameter
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: bogs, coniferous woods, stream banks, seeps less ↑