BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Beech Forests at Huger
10 March 2008
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes atamasco Liliaceae, Z. atamasca atamasco lily Flower Clump Bud
Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca * American holly Leaves and fruits
Aristolochiaceae Hexastylis arifolia * wild ginger Mottled leaf Green leaf Flower
Aspidiaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Dryopteridaceae Christmas fern Habit Leaves, close Sori
Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana * ironwood Leaves Trunk Fruit bract Male catkin
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica * Japanese honeysuckle Habit, close Pectinate leaves Flowers Fruits
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sempervirens * honeysuckle Flowers
Ericaceae Chimaphila maculata Pyrolaceae spotted wintergreen Habit Flower
Ericaceae Vaccinium elliottii * Elliott's blueberry Flowers
Fabaceae Cercis canadensis * redbud Leaves Flowers Zig-zag twigs Fruits Distant habit
Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia * American beech Leaves Buds Bark
Fagaceae Quercus alba * white oak Leaves Bark
Liliaceae Trillium maculatum * mottled trillium Habit in flower Clump in flower Huge patch in flower Single leaf stage Two and three leaf stages
Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera * yellow poplar Leaf Bud scales Frowny faces Habit in flower Flower, close
Orobanchaceae Conopholis americana * squaw-root Habit in flower
Orobanchaceae Epifagus virginiana * beechdrops Habit in fruit
Ulmaceae Ulmus alata * winged elm Leaves Wings
Violaceae Viola spp. * violets Habit in flower Another species in flower Flower, close
OTHER IMAGES
A recently deceased butterfly :(
The little green tree frog
The green and gold we missed - Chrysogonum virginianum
The wild geranium we missed - Geranium maculatum