BIOLOGY 201 SYLLABUS

List of SelectedTrees and Shrubs Commonly Found in Woodlands of Northern Indiana
These are the plants that you will learn to identify by sight during your studies in Biology 201.

This list includes a few species that are somewhat out of range or introduced; but you may encounter them from time to time during field work.

You may also want to refer to the list for Witmer Woods

  Family Scientific Name Common Name
 
1 Aceraceae Acer Negundo Boxelder
2 Aceraceae Acer rubrum Red Maple
3 Aceraceae Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
4 Aceraceae Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
5 Anonaceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw
6 Betulaceae Alnus sp. Alder
7 Betulaceae Betula nigra River Birch, Red Birch
8 Betulaceae Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech
9 Betulaceae Corylus americana Hazel-nut
10 Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana Ironwood, Hop-Hornbeam
11 Bignoniaceae Catalpa speciosa Catalpa
12 Caesalpiniaceae Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust
13 Caesalpiniaceae Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree
14 Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sp Honeysuckle
15 Caprifoliaceae Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
16 Caprifoliaceae Viburnum sp Virburnum
17 Cornaceae Cornus florida Dogwood
18 Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar
19 Cupressaceae Thuja occidentalis White Cedar, Arbor Vitae
20 Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
21 Fabaceae Cercis canadensis Redbud
22 Fabaceae Robinia Pseudoacacia Black Locust
23 Fagaceae Castanea dentata American Chestnut
24 Fagaceae Fagus grandifolia American Beech
25 Fagaceae Quercus alba White Oak
26 Fagaceae Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak
27 Fagaceae Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak
28 Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Burr Oak
29 Fagaceae Quercus Muhlenbergii Chinquapin Oak
30 Fagaceae Quercus palustris Pin Oak
31 Fagaceae Quercus rubra Red Oak
32 Fagaceae Quercus velutina Black Oak
33 Hamamelidaceae Hamamelis virginiana Witch-Hazel
34 Hamamelidaceae Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum
35 Hippocastinaceae Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye
36 Juglandaceae Carya alba White Hickory
37 Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
38 Juglandaceae Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
39 Juglandaceae Carya laciniosa Bigleaf Shagbark Hickory
40 Juglandaceae Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Shellbark Hickory
41 Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea Butternut, White Walnut
42 Juglandaceae Juglans nigra Black Walnut
43 Lauraceae Lindera Benzoin Spice bush
44 Lauraceae Sassafras albidum Sassafras
45 Magnoliaceae Liriodendron Tulipifera Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar
46 Moraceae Maclura pomifera Osage Orange
47 Moraceae Morus rubra Red Mulberry
48 Oleaceae Fraxinus americana White Ash
49 Oleaceae Ligustrum sp Privet
50 Pinaceae Abies balsamea Balsam Fir
51 Pinaceae Larix laricina Tamarack, Larch
52 Pinaceae Picea Abies Norway Spruce
53 Pinaceae Pinus resinosa Red Pine
54 Pinaceae Pinus banksiana Jack Pine
55 Pinaceae Pinus Strobus White Pine
56 Pinaceae Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine
57 Pinaceae Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine
58 Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis Hemlock
59 Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
60 Rosaceae Amelanchier canadensis June Berry
61 Rosaceae Crategus sp. Hawthorn
62 Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black Cherry
63 Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly ash
64 Salicaceae Populus deltoides Cottonwood
65 Salicaceae Populus grandidentata Large tooth Aspen
66 Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Quaking Aspen
67 Salicaceae Salix nigra Black Willow
68 Simarubaceae Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven
69 Taxodiaceae Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
70 Tiliaceae Tilia americana Basswood
71 Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
72 Ulmaceae Ulmus americana American Elm
73 Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm