Leaf Key

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It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices based on leaf type.
My leaf is simple - it has a petiole that bears a single leaf

 
My leaf is compound - it has a central stalk with several leaflets

 

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Family Genus Species common name
Anacardiaceae Cotinus obovatus American smoketree
Anacardiaceae Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac
Anacardiaceae Rhus copallina shining sumac
Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra smooth sumac
Anacardiaceae Rhus typhina staghorn sumac
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron diversilobum Pacific poisonoak
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron quercifolium poison-oak
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans poison-ivy
Annonaceae Annona glabra pond apple
Annonaceae Asimina parviflora dwarf pawpaw
Annonaceae Asimina triloba pawpaw
Aquifoliaceae Ilex cassine dahoon
Aquifoliaceae Ilex coriacea large gallberry
Aquifoliaceae Ilex cornuta Chinese holly
Aquifoliaceae Ilex crenata Japanese holly
Aquifoliaceae Ilex decidua deciduous holly
Aquifoliaceae Ilex glabra inkberry
Aquifoliaceae Ilex opaca American holly
Aquifoliaceae Ilex verticillata winterberry holly
Aquifoliaceae Ilex vomitoria yaupon
Aquifoliaceae Ilex x attenuata Foster's holly
Araliaceae Aralia spinosa Devil's walking stick
Araliaceae Hedera helix English ivy
Araliaceae Oplopanax horridum Devilsclub
Arecaceae Roystonea elata royal palm
Arecaceae Sabal minor bush palmetto
Arecaceae Sabal palmetto cabbage palmetto
Arecaceae Serenoa repens saw palmetto
Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia durior Dutchman's pipe
Berberidaceae Berberis aquifolium tall Oregon-grape
Berberidaceae Berberis nervosa dwarf Oregon-grape
Berberidaceae Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry
Berberidaceae Nandina domestica heavenly bamboo
Betulaceae Alnus glutinosa European black alder
Betulaceae Alnus rhombifolia white alder
Betulaceae Alnus rubra red alder
Betulaceae Alnus rugosa speckled alder
Betulaceae Alnus serrulata hazel alder
Betulaceae Alnus sinuata Sitka alder
Betulaceae Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch
Betulaceae Betula lenta sweet birch
Betulaceae Betula nigra river birch
Betulaceae Betula papyrifera paper birch
Betulaceae Betula pendula European weeping birch
Betulaceae Betula populifolia gray birch
Betulaceae Betula uber roundleaf birch
Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana hornbeam
Betulaceae Corylus americana American hazel
Betulaceae Corylus cornuta beaked hazel
Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam
Burseraceae Bursera simarouba gumbo-limbo
Buxaceae Buxus sempervirens boxwood
Caesalpiniaceae Cercis canadensis redbud
Caesalpiniaceae Cercis occidentalis western redbud
Caesalpiniaceae Gleditsia aquatica waterlocust
Caesalpiniaceae Gleditsia triacanthos honeylocust
Caesalpiniaceae Gymnocladus dioicus Kentucky coffeetree
Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia Australian pine
Celastraceae Celastrus spp. bittersweet
Clethraceae Clethra alnifolia summersweet clethra
Compositae Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush
Compositae Chrysothamnus nauseosus gray rabbitbrush
Cyrillaceae Cyrilla racemiflora swamp cyrilla
Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana persimmon
Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian-olive
Elaeagnaceae Elaeagnus umbellata autumn-olive
Ericaceae Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone
Ericaceae Arctostaphylos columbiana hairy manzanita
Ericaceae Arctostaphylos patula green manzanita
Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinick
Ericaceae Arctostaphylos viscida whiteleaf manzanita
Ericaceae Gaultheria procumbens teaberry
Ericaceae Gaultheria shallon salal
Ericaceae Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel
Ericaceae Leucothoe axillaris coast leucothoe
Ericaceae Leucothoe racemosa swamp sweetbells
Ericaceae Lyonia lucida fetterbush lyonia
Ericaceae Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood
Ericaceae Pieris japonica Japanese pieris
Ericaceae Rhododendron calendulaceum flame azalea
Ericaceae Rhododendron canescens swamp azalea
Ericaceae Rhododendron catawbiense Catawba rhododendron
Ericaceae Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific rhododendron
Ericaceae Rhododendron maximum great rhododendron
Ericaceae Rhododendron nudiflorum pink azalea
Ericaceae Rhododendron occidentale western azalea
Ericaceae Vaccinium arboreum sparkleberry
Ericaceae Vaccinium membranaceum big huckleberry
Ericaceae Vaccinium ovatum evergreen huckleberry
Ericaceae Vaccinium parvifolium red huckleberry
Ericaceae Vaccinium vacillans lowbush blueberry
Euphorbiaceae Sapium sebiferum Chinese tallow tree
Fabaceae Albizia julibrissin mimosa
Fabaceae Cladrastis kentukea yellowwood
Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
Fabaceae Laburnum x wateri goldenchain tree
Fabaceae Pueraria lobata kudzu
Fabaceae Robinia hispida bristly locust
Fabaceae Robinia neomexicana New Mexican locust
Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia black locust
Fabaceae Sophora japonica Japanese pagoda tree
Fabaceae Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria
Fagaceae Castanea dentata American chestnut
Fagaceae Castanea mollissima Chinese chestnut
Fagaceae Castanea pumila Alleghany chinkapin
Fagaceae Castanopsis chrysophylla golden chinkapin
Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia American beech
Fagaceae Fagus sylvatica European beech
Fagaceae Lithocarpus densiflorus tanoak
Fagaceae Quercus acutissima sawtooth oak
Fagaceae Quercus alba white oak
Fagaceae Quercus bicolor swamp white oak
Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak
Fagaceae Quercus coccinea scarlet oak
Fagaceae Quercus douglasii blue oak
Fagaceae Quercus falcata southern red oak
Fagaceae Quercus gambelii Gambel oak
Fagaceae Quercus garryana Oregon white oak
Fagaceae Quercus hemisphaerica Darlington oak
Fagaceae Quercus ilicifolia bear oak
Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria shingle oak
Fagaceae Quercus incana bluejack oak
Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak
Fagaceae Quercus laevis turkey oak
Fagaceae Quercus laurifolia laurel oak
Fagaceae Quercus lobata Valley oak
Fagaceae Quercus lyrata overcup oak
Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa bur oak
Fagaceae Quercus margarettiae sand post oak
Fagaceae Quercus marilandica blackjack oak
Fagaceae Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak
Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak
Fagaceae Quercus nigra water oak
Fagaceae Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak
Fagaceae Quercus palustris pin oak
Fagaceae Quercus phellos willow oak
Fagaceae Quercus prinus chestnut oak
Fagaceae Quercus rubra northern red oak
Fagaceae Quercus shumardii Shumard oak
Fagaceae Quercus stellata post oak
Fagaceae Quercus velutina black oak
Fagaceae Quercus virginiana live oak
Grossulariaceae Itea virginica sweetspire
Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguineum red-flowering currant
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel
Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum
Juglandaceae Carya aquatica water hickory
Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory
Juglandaceae Carya glabra pignut hickory
Juglandaceae Carya illinoensis pecan
Juglandaceae Carya laciniosa shellbark hickory
Juglandaceae Carya ovata shagbark hickory
Juglandaceae Carya pallida sand hickory
Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory
Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea butternut
Juglandaceae Juglans nigra black walnut
Lauraceae Lindera benzoin spicebush
Lauraceae Persea borbonia redbay
Lauraceae Sassafras albidum sassafras
Lauraceae Umbellularia californica California laurel
Liliaceae Smilax glauca catbrier
Liliaceae Smilax laurifolia laurel greenbrier
Liliaceae Smilax rotundifolia common greenbrier
Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera yellow-poplar
Magnoliaceae Magnolia acuminata cucumbertree
Magnoliaceae Magnolia fraseri Fraser magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia kobus var. stellata star magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia macrophylla bigleaf magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia tripetala umbrella magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia virginiana sweetbay magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia x soulangiana saucer magnolia
Malvaceae Hibiscus syriacus rose-of-sharon
Meliaceae Melia azedarach Chinaberry
Meliaceae Swietenia mahogani West Indies mahogany
Moraceae Ficus aurea strangler fig
Moraceae Maclura pomifera osage-orange
Moraceae Morus rubra red mulberry
Myricaceae Myrica californica Pacific waxmyrtle
Myricaceae Myrica cerifera waxmyrtle
Myricaceae Myrica gale sweetgale
Myrtaceae Callistemon spp. Bottlebrush Tree
Nyssaceae Nyssa aquatica water tupelo
Nyssaceae Nyssa biflora swamp tupelo
Nyssaceae Nyssa sylvatica blackgum
Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis sycamore
Platanaceae Platanus racemosa California sycamore
Platanaceae Platanus x acerifolia London plane tree
Polygonaceae Coccoloba uvifera seagrape
Pyrolaceae Chimaphila maculata striped pipsissewa
Rhamnaceae Berchemia scandens supplejack
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus integerrimus deerbrush
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus sanguineus redstem ceanothus
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus thyrsiflorus blueblossom
Rhamnaceae Ceanothus velutinus snowbrush
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus purshiana Cascara buckthorn
Rosaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Pacific serviceberry
Rosaceae Amelanchier arborea serviceberry
Rosaceae Amelanchier sanguinea roundleaf serviceberry
Rosaceae Aronia arbutifolia chokeberry
Rosaceae Cercocarpus betuloides birchleaf mountain-mahogany
Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius curlleaf mountain-mahogany
Rosaceae Chaenomeles speciosa common floweringquince
Rosaceae Crataegus spp. hawthorn
Rosaceae Holodiscus discolor ocean spray
Rosaceae Malus spp. apple
Rosaceae Oemleria cerasiformis Indian-plum
Rosaceae Photinia x fraseri red tips
Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus ninebark
Rosaceae Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum
Rosaceae Prunus avium sweet cherry
Rosaceae Prunus caroliniana Carolina laurelcherry
Rosaceae Prunus cerasifera purple leaf plum
Rosaceae Prunus emarginata bitter cherry
Rosaceae Prunus pennsylvanica fire cherry
Rosaceae Prunus persica peach
Rosaceae Prunus serotina black cherry
Rosaceae Prunus serrulata Kwanzan cherry
Rosaceae Prunus subcordata Klamath plum
Rosaceae Prunus subhirtella Higan cherry
Rosaceae Prunus virginiana choke cherry
Rosaceae Prunus x yedoensis Yoshino cherry
Rosaceae Purshia tridentata bitterbrush
Rosaceae Pyracantha coccinea scarlet firethorn
Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana callery pear
Rosaceae Pyrus communis common pear
Rosaceae Rosa multiflora multiflora rose
Rosaceae Rosa rugosa rugosa rose
Rosaceae Rubus alleghaniensis Alleghany blackberry
Rosaceae Rubus discolor Himalaya blackberry
Rosaceae Rubus flagellaris dewberry
Rosaceae Rubus idaeus raspberry
Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus evergreen blackberry
Rosaceae Rubus occidentalis black raspberry
Rosaceae Rubus odoratus purple flowering raspberry
Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry
Rosaceae Rubus phoenicolasius wine raspberry
Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis salmonberry
Rosaceae Rubus ursinus wild blackberry
Rosaceae Sorbus americana American mountain-ash
Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European mountain-ash
Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis Sitka mountain-ash
Rosaceae Spiraea alba narrowleaf spirea
Rosaceae Spiraea latifolia broadleaf spirea
Rutaceae Poncirus trifoliata trifoliate orange
Salicaceae Populus alba European white poplar
Salicaceae Populus balsamifera balsam poplar
Salicaceae Populus deltoides cottonwood
Salicaceae Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen
Salicaceae Populus heterophylla swamp cottonwood
Salicaceae Populus tremuloides quaking aspen
Salicaceae Populus trichocarpa black cottonwood
Salicaceae Salix babylonica weeping willow
Salicaceae Salix discolor pussy willow
Salicaceae Salix nigra black willow
Sapindaceae Koelreuteria paniculata goldenraintree
Simaroubaceae Ailanthus altissima tree-of-Heaven
Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara bitter nightshade
Styracaceae Halesia carolina silverbell
Styracaceae Styrax japonicus Japanese snowbell
Symplocaceae Symplocos tinctoria common sweetleaf
Tamaricaceae Tamarix gallica tamarisk
Theaceae Franklinia alatamaha Franklin tree
Theaceae Gordonia lasianthus loblolly bay
Theaceae Stewartia spp. stewartia
Tiliaceae Tilia americana American basswood
Tiliaceae Tilia cordata littleleaf linden
Tiliaceae Tilia tomentosa silver linden
Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata sugarberry
Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis hackberry
Ulmaceae Planera aquatica water elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus alata winged elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus americana American elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus parvifolia Chinese elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus pumila Siberian elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra slippery elm
Ulmaceae Ulmus thomasii rock elm
Ulmaceae Zelkova serrata Japanese zelkova
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Vitaceae Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston ivy
Vitaceae Vitis spp. grape

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