BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Caw Caw Interpretive Center
25 February 2008
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Arecaceae Sabal minor * dwarf palmetto Habit in flower Leaf, close
Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia * groundsel-tree Leaves
Cyperaceae Scirpus cyperinus * woolgrass Flowers Flowers, flashed Base of leaves
Ericaceae Vaccinium arboreum * sparkleberry Winter leaves Summer leaves Flowers
Euphorbiaceae Sapium sebiferum Triadica sebifera popcorn tree Early flowers Habit in flower
Fagaceae Quercus michauxii * swamp chestnut oak Leaves
Fagaceae Quercus pagodaefolia Q. pagoda cherrybark oak Green leaves Fallen leaves Bark
Lemnaceae Spirodela polyrhiza * duckweed Mixed with other aquatics
Liliaceae Smilax pumila Smilacaceae greenbrier Leaves Flowers Fruits
Poaceae Erianthus giganteus Saccharum giganteum giant beard grass Habit in flower Fruits, close Immature and mature panicles
Poaceae Spartina cynosuroides * giant cordgrass Habit in fruit Fruits, close
Rhamnaceae Berchemia scandens * supplejack Stems Leaves
Rosaceae Prunus serotina * black cherry Leaves Glands Young bark Older bark
Rosaceae Rubus spp. * blackberry Winter leaves Summer leaves Flower
Symplocaceae Symplocos tinctoria * horsesugar Leaves Habit in flower
Typhaceae Typha latifolia * cat-tails Habit in fruit Fruit remnants Base of leaves
OTHER IMAGES
Our first alligators
The second alligator sighting
Red maple in flower across marsh
Red maple samaras, close