Hickory/Oak Forest Findings

1) Chinquapin Oak (Fagales, Fagacae {Beech family}, Querces L. {Oak})

-white oak
-this one is quite young, silver hair on underside of leaf, toothed edges, dark green leaves
-generally found in soils that are well-drained and are weekly acid to alkaline

-have sweet acorns that are eaten by squirrels, voles, deer, etc....

2) Wood Frog (Anura, Ranidae, Rana, R. sylvatica)

-brown frog with a dark mask

-adults range from 3.5-8 cm. This one is a baby at just 1.5 cm ("Junior")

-breed in vernal woodland ponds, enjoy

moist woodlands, are very dependent on wetlands for breeding.

4) Yellow Roof Mushroom (?) (Argaricalus, Pluteaceae, Pluteus, P. admirabilis)

- small, yellow-ish mushroom with skinny stalk that grows on decayed wood.

-are very common in these types of forests and are also edible

4) Red Maple (Sapindales, Sapindaceae, Acer, A. rubrum)

-Common deciduous tree of eastern United States

-aptly names as its flowers, petioles, twigs and seeds are all varying shades of red

-very adaptable to all conditions of soil

5) American Hackberry (Urticales, Ulmaceae, Celtis, C. occidentalis)

-medium sized tree with warty, light gray bark and messy looking twigs

-have finely serrated leaves

-have orange-brown berries

6) Spice Bush (Laurales, Lauralaceae, Lindera, L. benzoin)

-deciduous shrub with tiny greenish yellow flowers

-have thick, light green leaves

-leaves are aromatic when crushed

7) American Elm (Urticales, Ulmaceae, Ulmus L., U. americana L)

-deciduous tree with serrated leaves

-can live for several hundred years

-is capable of self-pollination

8) White Avens (Rosales, Rosaceae, Geum L., G. canadense)

-have white flowers with 5 petals

-have numerous stamens and pistils

-when they go to seed, they turn into balls with hooked spines that stick to your clothing

9) May Apple (Ranunculalus, Berberidaceae, Podophyllum, P. peltatum)

-perennial plant that with one white flower

-flower turns into yellowish green fruit

-very common in woodlands of North America

10) Enchanters Nightshade (Myrtales, Onagraceae, Circaea, C. alpina)

- a flowering woodland plant

- small, white flowers with notched petals

- serrated leaves that taper to a very sharp point