Woody Plants of Ohio

Wahkeena Tree Quiz
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Tree-mendous

American chestnut in Scioto County.

Practice makes perfect!

Bristly greenbrier in Champaign County.

#1. Name this tree ? eastern hemlock

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eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Pinaceae, the pine family

#2. Name this tree ? white ash

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white ash (Fraxinus americana)
Oleaceae, the olive family

#3. Name this shrub ? low blueberry

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blueberries, deerberries and cranberries
(Vaccinium species; this is low blueberry V.vacillans)
Ericaceae, the heath family

#4. Name this tree ? black-gum

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black-gum (Nyssa sylvatica)
Cornaceae, the dogwood family

#5. Name this tree ? mockernut hickory

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mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa)
Juglandaceae, the walnut family

#6. Name this vine ? round-leaved greenbrier

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roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)
Smilacaceae, the smilax family

#7. Name this shrub ? maple-leaf viburnum

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maple-leaf viburnum
(Viburnum acerifolium)
Adoxaceae, the Moschatel family

#8. Name this tree ? sourwood

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sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Ericaceae, the heath family

#9. Name this tree ? chestnut oak

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chesnut oak (Quercus montana)
Fagaceae, the beech family

#10. Name this tree ? American chestnut

Castanea dentata

Castanea dentata

American chestnut (Castanea dentata)
Fagaceae, the beech family

#11. Name this tree ? pignut hickory

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pignut hickory (Carya glabra)
Juglandaceae, the walnut family

#12. Name this tree ? sweet birch

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sweet birch (Betula lenta)
Betulaceae, the birch family

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