BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Sewee Shell Mounds
18 February 2008
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Aceraceae Acer rubrum * red maple Leaves Samaras Young bark
Aspleniaceae Asplenium platyneuron * ebony spleenwort Habit Rachis
Asteraceae Borrichia frutescens * sea ox-eye Habit Habit in flower
Asteraceae Iva frutescens * marsh elder Leaves Leaves, close Flowers Fruit remants
Chenopodiaceae Salicornia virginica S. depressa perennial glasswort Stems Flowers
Cornaceae Cornus florida * flowering dogwood Leaves Flowers Fruits Mature bark
Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana * eastern red cedar Mature leaves Juvenile leaves Female cones
Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua * sweet gum Leaves
Hippocastanaceae Aesculus pavia * red buckeye Leaves Flowers
Juglandaceae Carya spp. * hickory Leaf scar Leaves
Juncaceae Juncus roemerianus * black needle rush Habit
Poaceae Spartina alterniflora * smooth cord grass Habit Winter habit Closer
Rubiaceae Mitchella repens * partridge berry Habit Flowers Fruit