WOODY PLANTS OF OHIO
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Scientific Name  Common_Name Family Growth Form First seen at:
Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. balsam fir Pinaceae  ornamental tree Chadwick Arboretum
Acer negundo L. boxelder Sapindaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Acer platanoides L. Norway maple Sapindaceae  adventive tree Kottman Lab
Acer rubrum L. red maple Sapindaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Acer saccharinum L. silver maple Sapindaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Acer saccharum Marsh. sugar maple Sapindaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Aesculus glabra Willd. Ohio buckeye Sapindaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle tree-of-heaven Simaroubaceae  adventive tree Olentangy R. Rd. Car Park
Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal pawpaw Annonaceae  native sm tree Slate Run Metro Park
Betula lenta L. sweet birch Betulaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Carpinus caroliniana Walter American hornbeam Betulaceae  native sm tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch bitternut hickory Juglandaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet pignut hickory Juglandaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch shagbark hickory Juglandaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Carya tomentosa (Lam. ex Poir.) Nutt. mockernut hickory Juglandaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. American chestnut Fagaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. northern catalpa Bignoniaceae  adventive tree Stratford Ecological Center
Celtis occidentalis L. common hackberry Cannabaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Cephalanthus occidentalis L. common buttonbush Rubiaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Cercis canadensis L. eastern redbud Fabaceae  native sm tree Kottman Lab
Cornus florida L. flowering dogwood Cornaceae  native sm tree Kottman Lab
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. autumn olive Elaeagnaceae  adventive sm tree Alum Creek State Park
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold burningbush Celastraceae  adventive shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. American beech Fagaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Fraxinus americana L. white ash Oleaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. green ash Oleaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michx. blue ash Oleaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Gleditsia triacanthos L. honeylocust Fabaceae  native tree Alum Creek State Park
Ilex verticillata (L.) A. Gray common winterberry Aquifoliaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Juglans nigra L. black walnut Juglandaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Juniperus virginiana L. eastern redcedar Cupressaceae  native tree Chadwick Arboretum
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch tamarack Pinaceae  native tree
Ligustrum vulgare L. European privet Oleaceae  adventive shrub Alum Creek State Park
Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume northern spicebush Lauraceae  native shrub Slate Run Metro Park
Liriodendron tulipifera L. tuliptree Magnoliaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Lonicera japonica Thunb. Japanese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae  adventive vine Stratford Ecological Center
Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder Amur honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae  adventive shrub Alum Creek State Park
Morus alba L. white mulberry Moraceae  adventive tree Alum Creek State Park
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall blackgum Nyssaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch hophornbeam Betulaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. sourwood Ericaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Virginia creeper Vitaceae  native vine Batelle Darby Metro Park
Picea rubens Sarg. red spruce Pinaceae  ornamental tree Chadwick Arboretum
Pinus strobus L. eastern white pine Pinaceae  adventive tree
Pinus virginiana Mill. Virginia pine Pinaceae  native tree
Platanus occidentalis L. American sycamore Platanaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Populus deltoides W. Bartram ex Marshall eastern cottonwood Salicaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Prunus serotina Ehrh. black cherry Rosaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Pyrus calleryana Decne. Callery pear Rosaceae  adventive sm tree Alum Creek State Park
Quercus alba L. white oak Fagaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bur oak Fagaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Quercus montana Willd. chestnut oak Fagaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. chinquapin oak Fagaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Quercus palustris Muenchh. pin oak Fagaceae  native tree Alum Creek State Park
Quercus rubra L. northern red oak Fagaceae  native tree Kottman Lab
Quercus velutina Lam. black oak Fagaceae  native tree Stratford Ecological Center
Rhus typhina L. staghorn sumac Anacardiaceae  native shrub Olentangy R. Rd. Car Park
Ribes cynosbati L. eastern prickly gooseberry Grossulariaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Robinia pseudoacacia L. black locust Fabaceae  native tree Alum Creek State Park
Rosa multiflora Thunb. multiflora rose Rosaceae  adventive shrub Slate Run Metro Park
Rubus occidentalis L. black raspberry Rosaceae  native shrub Alum Creek State Park
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli American black elderberry Adoxaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees sassafras Lauraceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Smilax rotundifolia L. roundleaf greenbrier Smilacaceae  native vine Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Staphylea trifolia L. American bladdernut Staphyleaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Taxus canadensis Marsh. Canada yew Taxaceae  native shrub Chadwick Arboretum
Thuja occidentalis L. arborvitae Cupressaceae  native tree Chadwick Arboretum
Tilia americana L. American basswood Malvaceae  native tree Batelle Darby Metro Park
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze eastern poison ivy Anacardiaceae  native vine Slate Run Metro Park
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere eastern hemlock Pinaceae  native tree Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Ulmus americana L. American elm Ulmaceae  native tree Slate Run Metro Park
Vaccinium stamineum L. deerberry Ericaceae  native shrub Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Viburnum acerifolium L. mapleleaf viburnum Adoxaceae  native shrub Wahkeena Nature Preserve
Viburnum dentatum L. southern arrowwood Adoxaceae  native shrub Stratford Ecological Center
Viburnum prunifolium L. blackhaw Adoxaceae  native shrub Batelle Darby Metro Park
Vitis riparia Michx. riverbank grape Vitaceae  native vine Alum Creek State Park
Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. common pricklyash Rutaceae  native shrub Batelle Darby Metro Park