Wildlife survey cheat sheets

	A	B	C	D
1	Acer negundo	Eastern Boxelder		Bark often very scraggly, green new growth, compound leaves
2	Acer platanoides	Norway Maple		Milky sap in veins and petioles. (5)-7 lobes with a few sharp teeth. Rounded buds. Wings of samara widely spreading to nearly 180 degrees Bark Gray-brown and shallowly grooved, unlike other maples, bark does not get shaggy when mature.
3	Acer rubrum	Red Maple		3 lobes, sometimes 5, toothed, glaucous beneath. Rounded buds Young bark pale gray and smooth, older bark is darker and cracked into slightly raised, long plates
4	Acer saccharinum	Silver Maple		The most deeply lobed maple leaves. Shaggy bark.
5	Acer saccharum	Sugar Maple		5 lobes, wavy points (not toothed), not glaucous. Pointed buds. Underside pale. WIngs of samara bent downwards.
6	Ailanthus altissima	Tree-of-heaven	*	Rotten peanut butter smell. Little boots at the base of leaves with glands.
7	Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa/Silk Tree	*
8	Amelanchier arborea	Downy Serviceberry		young leaves with densely hairy undersides. Downy hair just proximal to terminal bud. Single stem. Cordate base. Smooth bark with vertical stripes.
9	Amelanchier laevis			Multistemmed. Smooth twigs. Coastal and mountain
10	Asimina triloba	(Common) Pawpaw
11	Benthamidia (Cornus) florida	Flowering Dogwood		Branch tips point up to the sky. Blocky bark, red underneath.
12	Betula lenta	Cherry Birch	*	Leaves and scraped twigs smell like wintergreen. Doubly toothed. Oblique. Lenticles like cherries. Older trees - bark is smoother than Prunus serotina. Young bark looks peely and birchlike and older bark has vertical cracks and irregular, scaly plates
13	Betula nigra	River/Red Birch		5 to 12 pairs of veins Upper: dark green Lower: light yellow-green. Young bark: loose layers of curling, papery scales, salmon-pink to brown-gray Older bark: color changes to reddish-brown and gray Oldest bark: develops thick, irregular plates
14	Carpinus caroliniana	American Hornbeam/Ironwood		Doubly dentate, smooth on both sides. Veins unbranched.
15	Carya cordiformis	Bitternut Hickory		Yellow, sulfur-like bud
16	Carya glabra	Pignut Hickory		Smooth petioles. 5-7 leaflets, usually 5. Diamond shaped bark with red inner bark
17	Carya tomentosa [alba]	Mockernut Hickory		Very hairy petiole. 7-11 leaflets, larger than Pignut
18	Castanea dentata	American Chestnut		Single buds
19	Castanea mollissima	Chinese Chestnut	*
20	Castanea pumila	Allegheny/Dwarf Chinquapin
21	Catalpa bignonioides	Southern Catalpa		More scaly bark. Whorled leaves.
22	Catalpa speciosa	Northern Catalpa	*	Whorled leaves of three.
23	Celtis occidentalis	Common/Northern Hackberry		Warty (corky)bark throughout maturity. Leaves oblique.
24	Cercis canadensis	Eastern Redbud
25	Chionanthus virginicus	Fringetree		Leaves in clusters, opposite
26	Cornus kousa	Kousa Dogwood	*
27	Diospyros virginiana	Common Persimmon		Blocky bark with orange fissures, on young and old trunks. Entire lacuminate leaves. Branches ascending. Gets blocky at a young age. Soft leaves and tiwgs.
28	Fagus grandifolia	American Beech		Fewer teeth. Hairs around the edge. Buds sharply pointed, up to 1" long. Base of the trunk looks like an elephant's foot.
29	Fraxinus americana	White Ash		Distinctly stalked leaflets. It is also the only ash to develop a fall color Bark: long, vertical ridges. More upland.
30	Fraxinus nigra	Black Ash		Leaflets have no petioles. Scaly bark. samaras that are very flat and winged all the way to the base.
31	Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Green [Swamp] Ash		Leaflets very short , winged petiole. Pubescent petioles. Entire or Serrate. More wetland.
32	Fraxinus profunda	Pumpkin Ash
33	Gleditsia triacanthos	Honey Locust
34	Ilex aquiflolium	English Holly		Shiny leaves and fruit. Fewer spines, irregular, smaller leaves
35	Ilex cornuta	Chinese Holly		Consistently spined, usually 5, shrubby
36	Ilex opaca	American Holly		Duller leaves
37	Juglans nigra	Black Walnut		Compound leaves often even numbered.
38	Juniperus virginiana	Eastern Red Cedar
39	Koelreuteria paniculata [Laburnum anagyroides]	Golden Rain [Chain] Tree	*
40	Lagerstroemia indica	Crape/Crepe-myrtle	*
41	Liquidambar styraciflua	Sweetgum
42	Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip-tree [Yellow /Tulip Poplar]
43	Maclura pomifera	Osage-orange/Hedge-apple	*
44	Magnolia grandiflora	Southern Magnolia	*
45	Magnolia virginiana	Sweetbay (Magnolia)
46	Malus coronaria	Sweet Crabapple
47	Malus pumila	Common Apple	*
48	Morus alba	White Mulberry	*	Smooth and shiny leaves on both sides (but can hybridize with Morus rubra). Fruit 1-2 cm long
49	Morus rubra	Red Mulberry		Very rough above and pubescent below. Fruit 2-3 cm long.
50	Nyssa sylvatica	Black/Sour Gum		90 degree branching. Blocky, plated bark. Spurs. Very end of twigs green. Leaves are shinier than Persimmon with scattered teeth.
51	Ostrya virginicus	Hophornbeam		Doubly dentate, slightly cordate. Veins slightly branched.
52	Paulownia tomentosa	Royal Paulownia/Princess Tree	*
53	Picea abies	Norway Spruce	*
54	Pinus echinata	Shortleaf Pine		2 or 3 needles. Needles average longer (7-11cm), slightly thinner (~1mm), much thinner relative to their length, and tend to be only slightly twisted.
55	Pinus rigida	Pitch Pine		3 needles. White Sheath under 1 cm long
56	Pinus strobus	Eastern White Pine		5 needles
57	Pinus taeda	Loblolly Pine
58	Pinus virginiana	Virginia/Scrub Pine		Glaucous twigs. 2 needles, never more. Needles average shorter (2-8cm), slightly thicker (1–1.5mm), much thicker relative to their length, and tend to be strongly twisted.
59	Platanus × acerifolia	London Plane Tree		Underlying bark yellow, visible down to the ground. fruit clusters in groups of 2
60	Platanus occidentalis	American Sycamore		Underlying bark white, starts higher up. Usually solitary fruit clusters.
61	Populus alba	White/Silver Poplar	*
62	Populus deltoides	Eastern Cottonwood
63	Populus grandidentata	Bigtooth Aspen
64	Prunus americana	American Wild Plum
65	Prunus avium	Mazzard/Bird Cherry	*	Lack hairs on midrib below. Bark stays tight. Serrate or doubly serrate.
66	Prunus cerasifera	Cherry/Purple Leaf Plum	*
67	Prunus cerasus	Sour Cherry	*
68	Prunus mume	Japanese Apricot	*
69	Prunus persica	(Common) Peach	*
70	Prunus serotina	(Wild) Black Cherry		Underside of leaves have white hairs when young, orange later. Burnt potato chip bark when older.. Single toothed.
71	Prunus serrullata	Kwansan/Japanese Cherry	*
72	Prunus subhirtella	Spring/Winter-flowering Cherry	*
73	Prunus virginiana	Choke Cherry		Shrub/small tree. Leaves wider than Black Cherry.
74	Prunus yedoensis	Yoshina/Tokyo Cherry	*
75	Pyrus calleryana	Callery/Bradford Pear	*
76	Pyrus communis	Common [Domestic] Pear	*
77	Quercus acutissima	Sawtooth Oak	*	Leaves: Simple, Regular, long triangular teeth. Bark Dark grey, deeply furrowed.
78	Quercus alba	Eastern White Oak
79	Quercus bicolor	Swamp White Oak		5-7 shallow lobes each side, below: lighter. Peeling includes the branches.
80	Quercus coccinea	Scarlet Oak		A few dead branches on the trunk. Deeply lobed, usually no more than 7. Base of lobe is rounder (c-shaped) than Northern Red Oak. Scarlet lighter gray bark. Orange only along veins.
81	Quercus falcata	Southern Red /Spanish Oak		"Middle Finger" Oak Leaves Inverted bell shape; U-shaped base, long leaf; 3-5 sharp bristle-tipped lobes with deep sinuses
82	Quercus ilicifolia	Bear/Scrub Oak
83	Quercus lyrata	Overcup Oak
84	Quercus marilandica	Blackjack Oak		Leaves Tapered base flares to broad, 3-lobed bell shape with shallow indentations; 1-2 bristles per lobe. Bark Rectangular black plates with orange fissures.
85	Quercus michauxii	Swamp Chestnut/Basket Oak		Leaves 15-20 rounded teeth per side, no bristles. Bark thin, scaly, pale gray.
86	Quercus montana [prinus]	(Rock) Chestnut Oak		Leaves Broad, shallowly lobed, 10-15 rounded lobes each side; underside is lighter. Bark Massively ridged, dark grey-brown bark.
87	Quercus muehlenbergii	Chinquapin/Chinkapin Oak		Leaves Pointed but not bristled teeth. Bark Gray, flaky; similar to white oak but more yellowish
88	Quercus nigra	Water Oak
89	Quercus palustris	Pin Oak		Pinstriped acorns. Very deeply lobed leaves, u-shaped. Retains dead lower branches. Blocky bark. Young is smooth; mature is rougher
90	Quercus phellos	Willow Oak		Trunk often fluted; brown scaly bark Young, very smooth, light grey; mature ridged and furrowed
91	Quercus rubra	Northern Red Oak		Ski-tracks bark 7-9 lobes; bristle-tipped teeth
92	Quercus shumardii	Shumard Oak
93	Quercus stellata	(Common) Post Oak		Hairs on reverse are branched, star-shaped under magnification; leaves have 3 perpendicular terminal lobes, cross-shaped
94	Quercus velutina	Black Oak		Plated bark, blocky even when young, yellow inner bark. Orange hairs follow down to the stem. 5-7 bristle-tipped lobes, separated by deep, U-shaped notches; upper leaf shiny deep green, lower leaf yellowish brown; underside of leaf has stellate hairs
95	Robinia pseudoacacia	Black Locust		Pairs of thorns. Deeply furrowed bark. Often have shelf fungus.
96	Salix matsudana	Corkscrew/Peking Willow	*
97	Salix nigra	Black Willow
98	Salix sericea	Silky Willow
99	Sassafras albidens	Sassafras		Furrowed bark
100	Tilia americana	American Basswood		Wide leaves, oblique (sometimes cordate). Glandular teeth. Red buds. Zig zag buds.