Species by Lab

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
yellow-poplarMagnoliaceaeLiriodendron tulipifera
red mulberryMoraceaeMorus rubra
bitternut hickoryJuglandaceaeCarya cordiformis
sugar mapleAceraceaeAcer saccharum
black walnutJuglandaceaeJuglans nigra
spicebushLauraceaeLindera benzoin
blue ashOleaceaeFraxinus quadrangulata
chestnut oakFagaceaeQuercus montana
green ashOleaceaeFraxinus pennsylvanica
bald cypressCupressaceaeTaxodium distichum var. distichum
slippery elmUlmaceaeUlmus rubra
American elmUlmaceaeUlmus americana
American hazelBetulaceaeCorylus americana
box elderAceraceaeAcer negundo
wild hydrangeaHydrangeaceaeHydrangea arborescens

Lab #2 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
smooth sumacAnacardiaceaeRhus glabra
common persimmonEbenaceaeDiospyros virginiana
eastern hemlockPinaceaeTsuga canadensis
sweetshrubCalycanthaceaeCalycanthus floridus
American sycamorePlatanaceaePlatanus occidentalis
water oakFagaceaeQuercus nigra
Virginia pinePinaceaePinus virginiana
sweetgumHamamelidaceaeLiquidambar styraciflua
blackgumCornaceaeNyssa sylvatica
American hornbeamBetulaceaeCarpinus caroliniana
black willowSalicaceaeSalix nigra
eastern white pinePinaceaePinus strobus
white oakFagaceaeQuercus alba
southern red oakFagaceaeQuercus falcata
eastern cottonwoodSalicaceaePopulus deltoides
pin oakFagaceaeQuercus palustris
willow oakFagaceaeQuercus phellos
river birchBetulaceaeBetula nigra
pawpawAnnonaceaeAsimina triloba
red mapleAceraceaeAcer rubrum

Lab #3 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
scarlet oakFagaceaeQuercus coccinea
flowering dogwoodCornaceaeCornus florida
eastern red cedarCupressaceaeJuniperus virginiana
eastern redbudCaesalpiniaceaeCercis canadensis
eastern hophornbeamBetulaceaeOstrya virginiana
black cherryRosaceaePrunus serotina
Christmas fernPolypodiaceaePolystichum acrostichoides
mockernut hickoryJuglandaceaeCarya tomentosa
hackberryUlmaceaeCeltis occidentalis
American beechFagaceaeFagus grandifolia
strawberry bushCelastraceaeEuonymus americanus
sassafrasLauraceaeSassafras albidum
black oakFagaceaeQuercus velutina
northern red oakFagaceaeQuercus rubra
black locustFagaceaeRobinia pseudoacacia
white ashOleaceaeFraxinus americana
American chestnutFagaceaeCastanea dentata
blackberryRosaceaeRubus spp.

Lab #4 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
EXOTICS
royal paulowniaScrophulariaceaePaulownia tomentosa
kudzuFabaceaePueraria lobata
sawtooth oakFagaceaeQuercus acutissima
privetOleaceaeLigustrum spp.
callery pearRosaceaePyrus calleryana
amur honeysuckleCaprifoliaceaeLonicera maackii
Japanese honeysuckleCaprifoliaceaeLonicera japonica
tree-of-heavenSimaroubaceaeAilanthus altissima
NATIVES
silver mapleAceraceaeAcer saccharinum
fragrant sumacAnacardiaceaeRhus aromatica
American hollyAquifoliaceaeIlex opaca
yellowwoodFabaceaeCladrastis kentukea
witch-hazelHamamelidaceaeHamamelis virginiana
chinkapinFagaceaeCastanea pumila
southern magnoliaMagnoliaceaeMagnolia grandiflora
sweetbay magnoliaMagnoliaceaeMagnolia virginiana
southern wax myrtleMyricaceaeMyrica cerifera
American basswoodTiliaceaeTilia americana var americana
pecanJuglandaceaeCarya illinoinensis

Lab #5 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
shortleaf pinePinaceaePinus echinata
honey locustCaesalpiniaceaeGleditsia triacanthos
slash pinePinaceaePinus elliottii
loblolly pinePinaceaePinus taeda
Carolina buckthornRhamnaceaeRhamnus caroliniana
longleaf pinePinaceaePinus palustris
mimosaMimosaceaeAlbizia julibrissin
shagbark hickoryJuglandaceaeCarya ovata
pignut hickoryJuglandaceaeCarya glabra
devil’s walking stickAraliaceaeAralia spinosa
sweet birchBetulaceaeBetula lenta
yellow buckeyeHippocastanaceaeAesculus flava
Carolina silverbellStyracaceaeHalesia tetraptera
cucumber magnoliaMagnoliaceaeMagnolia acuminata
winged sumacAnacardiaceaeRhus copallina
sourwoodEricaceaeOxydendrum arboreum
post oakFagaceaeQuercus stellata

Lab #6 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
Coastal Plain
Atlantic white cedarCupressaceaeChamaecyparis thyoides
blackjack oakFagaceaeQuercus marilandica
chinkapin oakFagaceaeQuercus muehlenbergii
winged elmUlmaceaeUlmus alata
Northern Species
northern white cedarCupressaceaeThuja occidentalis
balsam firPinaceaeAbies balsamea
tamarackPinaceaeLarix laricina
white sprucePinaceaePicea glauca
black sprucePinaceaePicea mariana
jack pinePinaceaePinus banksiana
red pinePinaceaePinus resinosa
bigtooth aspenSalicaceaePopulus grandidentata

Lab #7 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
white firPinaceaeAbies concolor
grand firPinaceaeAbies grandis
noble firPinaceaeAbies procera
Engelmann sprucePinaceaePicea engelmannii
whitebark pinePinaceaePinus albicaulis
lodgepole pinePinaceaePinus contorta
pinyon pinePinaceaePinus edulis
sugar pinePinaceaePinus lambertiana
western white pinePinaceaePinus monticola
ponderosa pinePinaceaePinus ponderosa
Monterey pinePinaceaePinus radiata
Douglas-firPinaceaePseudotsuga menziesii
western hemlockPinaceaeTsuga heterophylla
redwoodCupressaceaeSequoia sempervirens
giant sequoiaCupressaceaeSequoiadendron giganteum

Lab #8 list PDF

Common NameFamilyGenus and Species
striped mapleAceraceaeAcer pensylvanicum
mountain mapleAceraceaeAcer spicatum
yellow birchBetulaceaeBetula alleghaniensis
alternate-leaf dogwoodCornaceaeCornus alternifolia
mountain-laurelEricaceaeKalmia latifolia
doghobbleEricaceaeLeucothoe fontanesiana
rosebay rhododendronEricaceaeRhododendron maximum
umbrella magnoliaMagnoliaceaeMagnolia tripetala
eastern hemlockPinaceaeTsuga canadensis
pitch pinePinaceaePinus rigida
table-mountain pinePinaceaePinus pungens
red sprucePinaceaePicea rubens
Fraser firPinaceaeAbies fraseri
white walnutJuglandaceaeJuglans cinerea

GSMNP Lab list PDF