Leaf Key

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Family Genus Species common name
Anacardiaceae Cotinus obovatus American smoketree
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 Hedera helix English ivy
Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia durior Dutchman's pipe
Berberidaceae Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry
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
Buxaceae Buxus sempervirens boxwood
Caesalpiniaceae Cercis canadensis redbud
Caesalpiniaceae Cercis occidentalis western redbud
Celastraceae Celastrus spp. bittersweet
Clethraceae Clethra alnifolia summersweet clethra
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
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 bicolor swamp white oak
Fagaceae Quercus chrysolepis canyon live oak
Fagaceae Quercus douglasii blue oak
Fagaceae Quercus hemisphaerica Darlington oak
Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria shingle oak
Fagaceae Quercus incana bluejack oak
Fagaceae Quercus laurifolia laurel oak
Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria shingle oak
Fagaceae Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak
Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii chinkapin oak
Fagaceae Quercus nigra water oak
Fagaceae Quercus phellos willow oak
Fagaceae Quercus prinus chestnut oak
Fagaceae Quercus virginiana live oak
Ginkgoaceae Ginkgo biloba ginkgo
Grossulariaceae Itea virginica sweetspire
Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel
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 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
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
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 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 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 Pyracantha coccinea scarlet firethorn
Rosaceae Pyrus communis common pear
Rosaceae Pyrus calleryana callery pear
Rosaceae Spiraea alba narrowleaf spirea
Rosaceae Spiraea latifolia broadleaf spirea
Rosaceae Prunus caroliniana Carolina laurelcherry
Rosaceae Prunus caroliniana Carolina laurelcherry
Salicaceae Populus alba European white poplar
Salicaceae Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen
Salicaceae Populus balsamifera balsam poplar
Salicaceae Populus deltoides cottonwood
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
Solanaceae Solanum dulcamara bitter nightshade
Styracaceae Halesia carolina silverbell
Styracaceae Styrax japonicus Japanese snowbell
Symplocaceae Symplocos tinctoria common sweetleaf
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 Vitis spp. grape

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