Forests

"The forests, with their myriad tongues,
Shouted of liberty."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882

"This is the forest primeval."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882

 

[TREES] [SHRUBS] [WILDFLOWERS/FERNS/MOSSES] [ANIMALS] IN FORESTS

TREES

Leaf Alternate and Simple

Bigtooth Aspen
Populus grandidentata

Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia

Quaking Aspen, Populus tremuloides

European Beech
Fagus sylvatica var.

Black Birch
Betula lenta

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

White Birch, Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera

Yellow Birch
Betula lutea

Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica

American Chestnut
Castanea dentata

Crabapple
Malus spp.

Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.

Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana

American Basswood, Linden
Tilia americana

Little-Leaf Linden
Tilia cordata

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Pin Oak
Quercus palustrus

Post Oak
Quercus stellata

Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra

White Oak
Quercus alba

Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Tuliptree, Yellow-Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera

Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Leaf Alternate and Compound

Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata

Leaf Opposite and Compound

Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava

Leaf Opposite and Simple

Burningbush
Euonymus alata

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Amur Maple
Acer ginnala

Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum

Norway Maple
Acer platinoides

Planetree Maple, Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis

Striped Maple, Moosewood
Acer pensylvanicum

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

Leaf Needlelike or Scalelike

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Red Pine, Norway Pine
Pinus resinosa

Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea

Tamarack, American Larch
Larix laricina

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

White Spruce
Picea glauca

SHRUBS

Leaf Alternate and Compound

Poison Ivy
Rhus radicans

Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Wild Rose
Rosa spp.

Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus spp.

Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus

American Mountain Ash
Pyrus americana

Leaf Alternate and Simple

Grape
Vitis spp.

Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia

American Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens

Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia

Common Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum

American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens

Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana

Alderleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus alnifolia

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

Leaf Opposite and Compound

Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Leaf Opposite and Simple

Roundleaf Dogwood
Cornus rugosa

Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii

Hobblebush
Viburnum alnifolium

Leaf Needlelike or Scalelike

American Yew
Taxus canadensis

WILDFLOWERS, FERNS, MOSSES

Flower Green, Brown or None

Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana

Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea

Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis

Pink Lady's Slipper, Cypripidium acaule

Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern
Onoclea sensibilis

Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinum

Beech Fern
Phegopteris connectilis

Sphagnum Moss
Sphagnum spp.

Flower Pink to Red

Crown-Vetch, Axseed
Coronilla varia

Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripidium acaule

Red Trillium
Trillium erectum

Flower Violet to Blue

Purple Twisted Stalk
Streptopus roseus

Indian-Pipe, Monotropa uniflora

Flower White

Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis

Northern White Violet
Viola pallens

Indian-Pipe
Monotropa uniflora

Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense

Star Flower
Trientalis borealis

Painted Trillium
Trillium undulatum

Bunchberry, Dwarf Cornel
Cornus canadensis

Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata

Common Wood Sorrel
Oxalis montana

False Solomon's-Seal
Smilacina racemosa

False Solomon's-Seal, Smilacina racemosa

Shinleaf, Pyrola
Pyrola elliptica

Whorled Wood Aster
Aster acuminatus

Wood Strawberry
Fragaria vesca

Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra

Yarrow
Achillea millefolium

Flower Yellow to Orange

Goldenrod
Solidago spp.

Wild Oats, Sessile Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia

Clintonia, Corn-Lily
Clintonia borealis

ANIMALS

Birds

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos

American Robin
Turdus migratorius

Insects and Spiders

Carpenter Ant
Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Honeybee
Apis mellifera

Crickets

Gypsy Moth

Mosquitoes

Bowl-and-Doily Spider
Frontinella communis

Reptiles and Amphibians

Northern Wood Frog
Rana sylvatica

American Toad
Bufo americanus

Garter Snake
Thamnophis spp.

Mammals

Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus

Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus

White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

Moose
Alces alces americana

White-Footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus

Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana

Raccoon
Procyon lotor

Short Tailed Shrew
Blarina brevicauda

Striped Skunk
Mephitis mephitis

Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis

Created by: Niki Zhou and Carla Holleran
Maintained by: Nick Rodenhouse
Created: June 25, 2004
Last Modified: August 7, 2004
Expries: June 1, 2005