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Black Willow (Salix nigra)Observer
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bark dark brown-black; leaves alternate, long, thin; shiny green on both sides but lighter green on underside with a finely serrated margin; short petiole and pair of small
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Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)Observer
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large, opposite leaves composed of 5 elliptical, serrated leaves; fruit a smooth, light brown nut
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Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)Observer
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large leaves, heart shaped to 5-lobed, arranged in opposite pairs; fruit a dry, egg-shaped capsule
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
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leaves broad, dark green, smooth and star-shaped; fruit hard, dry, and globose; bark light brown tinged with red
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American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)Observer
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oval, entire leaves; fruit stalk very short bearing a subglobose fruit; fruit yellowish-green in color; bark dark brown with a scaly surface; leaves alternate and simple
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Trifoliate Orange (Citrus trifoliata)Observer
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very large thorns (3-5cm) on shoots; leaves deciduous with 3 leaflets; leaves have spicy smell when crushed; fruits yellow, resembling a small orange, but pubescent
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
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leaves opposite, simple ovate; margins appear entire, but very finely toothed under a lens; fruit a cluster of drupes that are bright red
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American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)Observer
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large clusters of purple berries; leaves bright green; branches form long arches bending toward the ground; leaves pubescent
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Greenbriers (Genus Smilax)Observer
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woody vine; leaves glossy green, alternate, and heart-shaped; stems round and green; fruit a green berry
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Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)Observer
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leaves pinnately compound; leaflets green; fruit a flat legume; large thorns growing out of branches
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Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)Observer
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leaves alternate, compound, with serrated margins; large panicles of crimson berries; bark smooth and greyish-brown
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Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia)Observer
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berries dark purple; deciduous vines; leaves slightly lobed, rounded to broadly ovate with serrated edges and an acuminate apex
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Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)Observer
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leaves needle-like and in bundles of 2-3 per fascicle; in fruit, ovules 2 per scale; bark dark brown
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Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)Observer
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large, deciduous tree; bark grey-black and deeply furrowed; leaves alternate, odd-pinnate with largest leaflets in the center; fruit a nut with a brownish-green, semi-fleshy husk
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Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)Observer
brandicanslerDescription
bark fibrous, reddish-brown; leaves scale-like and arranged in opposite pairs; seed cones berry-like and dark purple-blue with a white waxy cover giving an overall sky blue appearance
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Oaks (Genus Quercus)Observer
brandicanslerDescription
tall, deciduous tree; branches growing at right angles to the stem; bark ridges appear to have shiny stripes down to the center; bark dark reddish brown with broad rounded ridges and scaly; leaves alternate, 7-9 lobed, oblong- ovate to oblong with long bristle tips
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brandicanslerDescription
shrub with dark green, glossy leaves; fruits bright red and pear-shaped berries
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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)Observer
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large, simple, broadly ovate leaves with entire margins; leaves leathery with a green adaxial surface; abaxial surface orangish-brown and pubescent; flowers white, large, showy, and fragrant; petals with a waxy texture; fruit large with bright red seeds
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Viburnums (Genus Viburnum)Observer
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opposite, simple leaves; fruits berry-like drupes; fruits dark blue; leaf margins serrated
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Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)Observer
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deciduous shrub growing below mixed hardwood trees; alternate leaves with silvery underside; leaves entire; unripe fruit yellowish; ripe fruit bright red; fruits abundant
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Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa)Observer
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medium-sized, deciduous tree with large, opposite leaves (20-30 cm long, 15-20 cm wide), pubescent underneath; fruit is a long, legume-like pod (20-40 cm) with many flat, brown seeds with two papery wings