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Aquifoliaceae

Ilex (Holly)

Ilex verticillata (Winterberry)

Flowers
Foliage & Flowers
Fruits
Leaf Scar
Bud
Buds
Young Fruits

Berberidaceae

Berberis (Barberry)

Berberis thunbergii (Japanese Barberry)

Flowers
Fruits
Fruits, Spring
Bud
Leaves
Foliage
Spine
Twig

Berberis vulgaris (Common Barberry)

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Betulaceae

Alnus (Alder)

Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Speckled Alder)

Bark
Bark
Early Spring
Flowering
Winter
Winter
Fruiting
Flowers
Bud
Twig
Leaf
Staminate
Pistilate
Fruits
Close

Betula (Birch)

Betula alleghaniensis (Yellow Birch)

Bark
Young Tree
Leaf
Twig
Terminal
Bud
Male
Flowers
Fruiting
Foliage
Leaf Margin
Lateral
Bud
Female
Flowers
Fruiting

Betula pendula (European White Birch)

Bark
Leaves
Tree
Catkins
Flowers

Carpinus (Hornbeam)

Carpinus caroliniana (American Hornbeam, Blue Beech)

Bark
Leaf
Foliage
Leaf Scar
Twig
Bark
Leaf Margin
Leaf, ventral
Bud

Ostrya (Hop Hornbeam)

Ostrya virginiana (Hop Hornbeam)

Bark
Leaf
Twig
Bud
Bud
Bark
Leaf Margin
Bud

Celastraceae

Celastrus (Bittersweet)

Celastrus orbiculatus (Oriental Bittersweet)

Leaf
Flower Buds
Bark
Fruiting
Flowers
Flowers
Vine
Fruit

Celastrus scandens (American Bittersweet)

Flowers
Twig
Leaves
Fruit
Fruit
Branch

Cornaceae

Cornus (Dogwood)

Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-Leaf Dogwood)

Flowering Branch
Foliage
Leaf
Inflorescence
Bud
Twig
Twig
Bud
Flowers

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive)

Flowers
Fruit
Bud
Bud
Leaves
Branch
Twig
Bud

Ericaceae

Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiensis (Rose-Bay Rhododendron)

Flowers
Foliage

Fabaceae

Cercis (Redbud)

Cercis canadensis (Redbud)

Close Up
Flowers
Plant
Bud
Leaf
Foliage
Twig
Buds

Fagaceae

Castanea (Chestnut)

Castanea dentata (American Chestnut)

Foliage & Flowers
Inflorescence
Staminate Flowers
Twig
Blight
Pistillate Flowers
Burrs
Burr with Seeds
Twig
Fungus
Leaf
Leaf Margin
Buds

Fagus (Beech)

Fagus grandifolia (American Beech)

Fall Foliage
Foliage
Lateral
Twig
Ripe Fruits
Leaf
Bark
Terminal
Fresh Fruits

Quercus (Oak)

Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)

Leaf
Foliage
Buds
Twig
Bark

Quercus rubra (Red Oak)


Grossulariaceae

Ribes (Currant)

Ribes cynosbati (Prickly Gooseberry)

Fruit & Foliage
Flowering
Fruit
Twig
Leaf
Flower
Ripe Fruits
Twig

Ribes triste (Swamp Currant)

Foliage
Flowers
Flower
Bud
Leaf
Flower
Bud

Lauraceae

Lindera

Lindera benzoin (Spicebush)

Fruit and Foliage
Flowers
Twig
Fruit and Foliage
Buds
Buds

Magnoliaceae

Liriodendron

Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip Tree)

Receptacle and Fruits
Flower
Flower
Twig
Twig
Stipules
Leaf
Flower
Flower

Platanaceae

Platanus (Sycamore)

Platanus hybrida (London Plane-Tree)

Leaf
Twig
Bud
Fruit Cluster
Fruits
Fruit

Rhamnaceae

Frangula

Frangula alnus (Rhamnus frangula) (Smooth Buckthorn)

Rhamnus

Rhamnus cathartica (Common Buckthorn)

Bark
Foliage & Fruits
Foliage & Fruits
Flowers
Leaf
Foliage
Twig
Bud

Rosaceae

Amelanchier (Shadbush)

Amelanchier arborea (Downy Shadbush)

Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry)

Cultivated specimen, similar to A. canadensis

Amelanchier laevis (Smooth Shadbush)

Ovary
Young Foliage
Bark
Twig
Bud
Bud
Bud

Amelanchier sanguinea (Roundleaf Juneberry)

Chaenomeles

Chaenomeles japonica (Flowering Quince)

Flower
White Form
Branch
Foliage

Crataegus (Hawthorn)

Crataegus monogyna (English Hawthorn)

Flowers
Flower
Foliage
Thorns
Ovary
Leaf
Lateral Twig
Twig

Crataegus coccinea (C. pedicellata) (Scarlet Thorn)

Inflorescence
Flower
Calyx
Fruit
Leaves & Thorn
Thorn
Leaf
Leaf

Crataegus punctata (Large-Fruited Hawthorn)

Foliage
Twig
Twig
Buds
Foliage
Branched Thorn
Thorn
Bark

Malus (Apple)

Malus prunifolia (Pyrus prunifolia) (Chinese Crabapple)

Malus pumila (Pyrus malus) (Apple)

Flower & Buds
Foliage
Bud
Fruit
Flower
Leaf
Bark
Spur Shoot

Malus sieboldii (Pyrus seiboldii) (Toringo Crabapple)

Inflorescence
Flower
Plants
Foliage
Twig
Twig

Prunus (Cherry)

Prunus avium (Sweet Cherry)

Bark
Inflorescence
Leaf
Twig
Spur Shoot
Fruits
Flower
Foliage
Leaf Margin
Flowers
Ovary
Sectioned

Prunus pensylvanica (Pin Cherry)

Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)

Flowers
Inflorescence
Bark
Twig
Lateral Bud
Foliage
Leaves
Midrib Hairs
Terminal Bud

Prunus virginiana (Choke Cherry)

In Flower
Young Leaves
Leaf Margin
Inflorescence
Flowers
Bark
Leaf
Flower
Ovary
Bud
Bud
Twig
Fruits

Pyrus (Pear)

Pyrus communis (Pear)

Rubus

Rubus odoratus (Flowering Raspberry)

Spiraea

Spiraea alba (Meadow-Sweet)

Foliage
Flowering
Inflorescence
Flowers
Twig
Twig

Salicaceae

Populus (Poplar)

Populus deltoides (Eastern Cottonwood)

Leaf
Seedlings
Bark
Lateral Bud
Staminate
Flowers
Young
Fruits
Leaf Base Glands
Fruits with Seeds
Lateral Bud
Terminal Bud
Young
Fruits
Seeds
Seeds
Twig
Fruits

Populus nigra (Black Poplar)

Populus tremuloides (Quaking Aspen)

Salix (Willow)

Salix alba (White Willow)

Salix amygdaloides (Peach-Leaved Willow)

Salix bebbiana (Beaked Willow)

Salix discolor (Pussy Willow)

Salix eriocephala (Stiff Willow)

Salix fragilis (Crack Willow)

Salix matsudana (Peking Willow)

Salix nigra (Black Willow)

Salix petiolaris (Slender Willow)

Salix purpurea (Basket Willow)


Tiliaceae

Tilia (Linden)

Tilia americana (Basswood)

 


Ulmaceae

Ulmus (Elm)

Ulmus americana (American Elm)

Ulmus rubra (Slippery Elm, Red Elm)


Vitaceae

Vitis (Grape)