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Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)Observer
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shrub approximately 1 m tall with alternately arranged even-bipinnately compound leaves with very small secondary leaflets
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Roundleaf Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)Observer
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twining green vine clinging to other plants with tendrils. Leaves arranged opposite along the crooked stem, simple round to ovate leaves with 5 main veins originating from the cordate leaf base. Thorns present along stem.
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River Birch (Betula nigra)Observer
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small tree with peeling, papery bark, leaves simple and arranged alternately on twigs, margins doubly-triply serrate and ovate. Growing near water's edge
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Common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)Observer
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large tree with alternately arranged large obovate leaves with pinnate venation. Fruits are large brownish-green berries containing several brown seeds
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Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana)Observer
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a shrub with elliptical, alternately arranged, simple leaves with prominent ladder-like pinnate venation and fruits clustered in leaf axils.
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Devil's Walkingstick (Aralia spinosa)Observer
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tree with epidermal prickles along trunk, stems, and twigs. Bipinnately compound leaves, leaflets bearing entire margins and alternating pinnate venation. Infructesence of purplish-black berries in a raceme-like cluster
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
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approximately 4 m tall tree with blocky/checkered bark. Elliptical to ovate leaves with crenate margins and an acuminate tip. Oppositely arranged leaves with short petioles. Red, pea-sized fruits present (inferior ovary)
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)Observer
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A climbing vine with opposite evergreen ovate to oblong leaves. Showy, trumpet-shaped flowers red outside and yellow inside. Bark is papery and orangish-brown.
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Viburnums (Genus Viburnum)Observer
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medium shrub with simple round leaves and dentate margins. Leaves oppositely arranged
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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)Observer
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medium-sized tree with corky wings forming along branches that are a few years old. Alternately arranged elliptical to ovate leaves with serrate margins, an acuminate tip, and an oblong leaf base
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American Trumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)Observer
rmring93Description
woody vine with oppositely arranged pinnately compound leaves with 11 leaflets. leaflet margins serrate with an acuminate tip. Flowers red-orange with petals forming a tube, fruit a large pod approximately 15 cm long.
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
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large tree with grooved bark on trunk, leaves lobed with leaf tip often looking truncate, pinnate venation, alternately arranged; growing near water's edge
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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)Observer
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shrub growing at the water's edge, leaves opposite or in whorls of three, smooth edge and short petiole. Fruit is a spherical cluster of achenes
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)Observer
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large tree with grooved bark, leaves heteroblastic with 0-3 lobes, alternately arranged, smooth leaf margins
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Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)Observer
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shrub with light green leaves with silvery underside, alternately arranged, fruits light red
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Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)Observer
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alternately arranged pinnately compound leaves with 7 leaflets, each leaflet with entire margins. Fruit a samara. Bark grooved and grayish-brown.
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White Oak (Quercus alba)Observer
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12 m tall tree with textured bark, simple leaves with heteroblastic lobing, alternate leaf arrangement. Fruit a nut in a cup (acorn)
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Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia)Observer
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Woody vine clinging to other branches with tendrils, heart-shaped alternate leaves, serrate margins, dark purple globose fruits, taste sweet
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Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)Observer
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medium-sized shrub with "shreddy" bark in long thin strips. Leaves alternate and scale-like along the twigs. Male cones spherical and light blue in color.
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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)Observer
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large tree with broad simple elliptical elaves with entire margins. Shiny green on the adaxial surface and reddish-brown abaxially. fruit an aggregate of follicles, each follicle splitting to release a shiny red seed on a funiculus.
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Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda)Observer
rmring93Description
Large tree with blocky park, needle-like leaves in fasicles of 3, female cones with woody scales
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American Holly (Ilex opaca)Observer
rmring93Description
Large shrub with smooth bark, margins of leaves with few sharp teeth, red fruits, pinnate venation, shiny leaf surface