1. Albizia julibrissin (mimosa tree) Non-Native
Legume family
pink powder puff flowers
alternate leaves
twice-pinnately compound leaves
Very bad in disturbed habitat

2. Aralia spinosa 2or 3 times pinnately compound leaves
Has the largest leaves in Alabama
Has prickles all over
Big trees can go to only 20ft.

3. Arundinaria gigantea (Cane)
Member of the grass family (Poaceae)
Parallel venation

4. Carya spp. (Hickory) Large and fat winter buds
Stout twig: alternate, pinnately compound leaves

5. Cornus florida (Flowering dogwood)
Cluster of flowers
Opposite leaves
Leaf veins come out and trail along leaf margin: connective tissue when leaf is broken
Alligator bark

6. Elaeagnus spp. (Russian olive)
Leaves dark green on adaxial surface, whitish with red spots on abaxial surface
Thorns: short and stalky at base with a pointy tip
Fruits eaten and dispersed by birds

7. Fagus grandifolia (beech)
Smooth white bark
Long, sharp needle buds
Leaves remain attached even when dry
Has teeth along margins
Alternate 2 ranked leaves (coming off each side: makes the branches flat-looking

8. Hedera helix (english ivy)
terrible invasive in the NW parts of the US
Adventitious roots for climbing
Leaves are 5-pointed
White veins

9. Hexastylis arifolia (wild ginger)
Leaves have a gingery smell
Lobed leaves
Have jug shaped flowers at the base

10. Ilex opaca (American holly)
Spines on the leaves
Orange berries around Christmas
Alternate evergreen leaves

11. Juniperus virginiana (eastern redcedar)
Gymnosperm
Covered with scale shaped leaves on the stem
Called red cedar because the heartwood is red
Smells like cedar
Repels insects
Dioecious - (males have yellow cones and females have blue cones)
Juniperus cones are used to make gin

12. Ligustrum sp. (privet) non-native
Large leaves- Japanese and
small leaved -Chinese
Evergreen
Opposite leaves
One of the top 10 invasive species in Alabama

13. Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum)
Simple alternate leaves
5 lobed leaves
Winter buds have shiny, yellow bud-scales
Corky wings on branches
Make gumballs

14. Liriodendron tulipifera (tuliptree)
Circular stipule scar
Deciduous
Buds at the tip of stem are flattened
Leaves have a truncate tip
Fruits are like little helicopters

15. Lonicera japonica (honeysuckle) non-native.
Viny with no tendrils
Usually simple leaves (opposite)
Have nectar filled flowers
Have dark berries that are usually consumed by birds and dispersed
Deer food
In the top 10 invasive plants in Alabama

16. Magnolia grandiflora (southern magnolia)
Circular stipule scars
Large white flowers
Reddish-rusty under the leaves (evergreen)

17. Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay magnolia)
Circular stipule scars
Evergreen
Whitish on the underside of leaves
Sweet smell when crushed
Usually found in wet spots

18. Melia azederach (chinaberry) non-native
Compound leaves
Cluster of fruits
invasive

19. Mitchella repens (patridge berry)
Opposite leaves
Prostrate plant
Rooting at the nodes
Like undisturbed understory
Has a bright red berry

20. Morella cerifera (Bayberry)
Spicy scent when crushed (essential oils)
Golden glands found on the underside of leaves hold the oils
Evergreen
Has nitrogen fixing bacteria in its roots (it is not a legume)

21. Nandina domestica
Non-native
2 times pinnately compound
Its wood is yellow inside

22. Pinus taeda (loblolly pine)
very economically important

23. Prunus serotina (black cherry)
Smooth bark with silvery patches
Simple leaves
Has hairs on the midrib underside at base
Bark has lenticels that allow for gas exchange
Defoliated by eastern tent caterpillars
Has cyanide attached sugars that are used by caterpillars for defense
When caterpillars are threatened, they spit out cyanide juice

24. Prunus caroliniana (Carolina laurel cherry)
Serrate leaves
Evergreen

25. Clustered buds at the tips of twigs Star shaped pith Alternate leaves
Quercus sp. (oak)
Clustered buds at the tips of twigs
Star shaped pith
Alternate leaves

26. Rubus sp. (briar, blackberry)
Has prickles that are curved
Has palmately compound leaves
Leaves are alternate
Evergreen

27. Smilax sp.
Has tendrils –used to climb
Has prickles
Evergreen
Young stems are green and taste like asparagus

28. Tipularia discolor (cranefly orchid)
Parallel veins
Mottled color on top leaf
Bright purple underneath the leaf

29. Vitis rotundifolia (muscadine grape)
Winter deciduous
Round, toothed leaves
Make muscadines
Has adventitious roots
Uses tendrils to climb on trees