BIOL 4001: Field Botany

Exam Plants


Scientific NameCommon NameFamily
Abies nordmandianaNordman FirPinaceae
Acer palmatumJapanese MapleSapindaceae
Acer platinoidesNorway MapleSapindaceae
Acer rubrumRed Maple, Swamp MapleSapindaceae
Acer saccharinumSilver MapleSapindaceae
Aesculus hippocastanumHorsechestnutSapindaceae
Ailanthus altissimaTree of HeavenSimaroubaceae
Betula pendulaEuropean Weeping BirchBetulaceae
Buxus microphyllaLittle Leaf BoxwoodBuxaceae
Cedrus atlanticaAtlas CedayPinaceae
Chamaecyparis obtusaHinoki False CypressCupressaceae
Cornus floridaFlowering DogwoodCornaceae
Cornus kousaKousa Dogwood, Asian DogwoodCornaceae
Euonymus alatusWinged EuonymusCelastraceae
Fagus sylvaticaEuropean BeechFagaceae
Fraxinus americanaWhite AshOleaceae
Fraxinus pennsylvanicaGreen AshOleaceae
Ginkgo bilobaMaidenhair TreeGinkgoaceae
Gleditsia tricanthosHoneylocustFagaceae
Ilex crenataJapanese HollyAquifoliaceae
Ilex opacaAmerican HollyAquifoliaceae
Juniperus sp.JuniperCupressaceae
Koelreuteria paniculataGoldendrain TreeSapindaceae
Ligustrum sp.PrivetOleaceae
Liquidambar styracifluaSweet GumAltingiaceae
Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip Tree, Yellow PoplarMagnoliaceae
Magnolia soulangianaSaucer MagnoliaMagnoliaceae
Malus sp.CrabappleRosaceae
Morus albaWhite Mulberry, Common MulberryMoraceae
Picea pungensColorado sprucePinaceae
Pinus mugoSwiss Mountain PinePinaceae
Pinus strobusEastern White PinePinaceae
Pinus thungbergiiJapanese Black PinePinaceae
Platanus x acerifoliaLondon Plane TreePlatanaceae
Prunus cerasiferaCherry PlumRosaceae
Prunus serrulataJapanese Flowering CherryRosaceae
Prunus x subhirtillaHigan Cherry, Weeping CherryRosaceae
Pyrus calleryanaCallery Pear ‘Bradford’Rosaceae
Quercus albaWhite OakFagaceae
Quercus palustrisPin OakFagaceae
Quercus rubraRed OakFagaceae
Quercus virginianaLive OakFagaceae
Rhododendron catawbienseCatawba RhodeodendronEricaceae
Salix chrysocomaWeeping WillowSalicaceae
Styphnolobium japonicumJapanese Pagoda TreeFabaceae
Taxus baccataEnglish YewTaxaceae
Thuja occidentalisAmerican ArborvitaeCupressaceae
Tilia cordataLittleleaf LindenMalvaceae
Tilia tomentosaSilver LindenMalvaceae
Tsuga canadensisCanadian HemlockPinaceae
Ulmus americanaAmerican ElmUlmaceae
Ulmus pumilaSiberian ElmUlmaceae
Zelkova serrataJapanese ZelkovaUlmaceae
Scientific NameCommon NameFamily
Begonia semperflorens-cultorumWax BegoniaBegoniaceae
Caladium bicolorCaladiumAraceae
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelusDaylilyXanthorrhoeaceae
Hosta fortuneiHosta, Plantain LilyAsparagaceae
Impatients sp.New Gunea ImpatiensBalsaminaceae
Petunia × hybridaPetuniaSolanaceae
Salvia sp.SalviaLamiaceae
Tagetes sp.MarigoldAsteraceae
Zinnia elegansZinniaAsteraceae
Lillium asiaticumAsiatic lilyLiliaceae
Impatiens hawkeriImpatientsBalsaminaceae
Perannials/ annuals