Leaf Key


So far you have made the following choices..

It could be one of the species in the table below. Let's narrow our choices by looking at overall leaf shape.

 

My leaves are generally oak-shaped - fruit is an acorn, twigs have many end buds

 

 

 

Possible Matches:

Family Genus Species common name
Araliaceae Hedera helix English ivy
Compositae Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush
Fagaceae Quercus alba white 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 ilicifolia bear oak
Fagaceae Quercus kelloggii California black oak
Fagaceae Quercus laevis turkey 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 nigra water oak
Fagaceae Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak
Fagaceae Quercus palustris pin 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
Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo biloba ginkgo
Lauraceae Sassafras albidum sassafras
Magnoliaceae Liriodendron tulipifera yellow-poplar
Magnoliaceae Magnolia fraseri Fraser magnolia
Magnoliaceae Magnolia macrophylla bigleaf magnolia
Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis sycamore
Platanaceae Platanus racemosa California sycamore
Platanaceae Platanus x acerifolia London plane tree
Rosaceae Purshia tridentata bitterbrush
Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara bitter nightshade


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