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Aceraceae Anacardiaceae Annonaceae Aquifoliaceae Araliaceae Asteraceae Berberidaceae Betulaceae Bignoniaceae Caprifoliaceae Celastraceae Clethraceae Cornaceae Cupressaceae Ebenaceae Elaegnaceae Ericaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Grossulariaceae Hamamelidaceae Hydrangeaceae Juglandaceae Lauraceae Lythraceae Magnoliaceae Mimosaceae Moraceae Myricaceae Oleaceae Pinaceae Platanaceae Poaceae Pyrolaceae Rhamnaceae Rosaceae Rubiaceae Salicaceae Simaroubaceae Smilacaceae Staphyleaceae Ulmaceae Viscaceae Vitaceae
PINACEAE
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata 1938
Pitch pine Pinus rigida 1936
White pine Pinus strobus 1937
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda 1937
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana 1937,1961
CUPRESSACEAE
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana 1937,1971
MAGNOLIACEAE
Sweet bay Magnolia virginiana 1937
Tulip-tree Liriodendron tulipifera 1937
ANNONACEAE
Pawpaw Asimina triloba 1942
LAURACEAE
Sassafras Sassafras albidum 1937,1941,1944
Spicebush Lindera benzoin 1937
BERBERIDACEAE
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii* 1941
Hollyleaved barberry Mahonia aquifolium
PLATANACEAE
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 1937
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 1937
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana 1942,1944
ULMACEAE
American elm Ulmus americana 1937
Northern hackberry Celtis occidentalis
MORACEAE
Osage orange Maclura pomifera
Paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera* 1944
White mulberry Morus alba* 1944
Red mulberry Morus rubra 1937
JUGLANDACEAE
Butternut Juglans cinerea 1937
Black walnut Juglans nigra 1944
Mockernut hickory Carya alba 1941
Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis 1937
Pignut hickory Carya glabra 1937
Red hickory Carya ovalis 1946
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata
Sand hickory Carya pallida
MYRICACEAE
Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica 1941
FAGACEAE
American beech Fagus grandifolia 1936
Chestnut Castanea dentata 1937
Chinquapin Castanea pumila 1937,1941
White oak Quercus alba 1937,1946
Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor 1947,1942
Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea 1937,1946
Southern red oak Quercus falcata 1937
Bear oak Quercus ilicifolia 1937
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata 1937,1946
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica 1937
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 1937
Willow oak Quercus phellos 1937
Willow oak Quercus phellos (hybrid)
Pin oak Quercus palustris 1937
Chestnut oak Quercus prinus 1937
Northern red oak Quercus rubra 1937
Post oak Quercus stellata 1937,1942
Black oak Quercus velutina 1937,1946
BETULACEAE
American hazelnut Corylus americana 1937,1971
Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 1937,1971
River birch Betula nigra 1937,1971
Smooth alder Alnus serrulata 1937,1971
SALICACEAE
White poplar Populus alba* 1937
Cottonwood Populus deltoides 1948
Big-toothed aspen Populus grandidentata 1937,1971
European aspen Populus tremula* 1946,1950
White willow Salix alba* (prob. var. vitellina) 1970,1976
Prairie willow Salix humilis 1936,1937
Black willow Salix nigra 1937,1938,1976
Basket willow Salix purpurea* 1970,1971
CLETHRACEAE
Sweet pepperbush Clethra alnifolia 1937
ERICACEAE
Pink azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides
Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum 1937,1972
Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia 1937
Mountain-laurel Kalmia latifolia 1937,1944
Male-berry Lyonia ligustrina 1937,1941
Staggerbush Lyonia mariana 1937,1941
Deciduous swamp fetterbush Leucothoe racemosa
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens 1937
Trailing-arbutus Epigaea repens 1937
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium 1946
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum 1936,1937,1941,1942
Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
Hillside blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum 1937,1940
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
Dangleberry Gaylussacia frondosa 1937,1941
PYROLACEAE
Spotted wintergreen Chimaphila maculata 1937
Pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata 1937
EBENACEAE
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 1942
HYDRANGEACEAE
Wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens 1937
GROSSULARIACEAE
Virginia willow Itea virginica 1938
ROSACEAE
Meadow-sweet Spiraea alba (prob. var. latifolia) 1937
Hardhack Spiraea tomentosa 1936
Sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius 1937,1944
Northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris 1937,1942
Highbush blackberry Rubus frondosus 1942
Swamp dewberry Rubus hispidus 1937
Dewberry Rubus invisus
Highbush blackberry Rubus laudatus 1942
Black raspberry Rubus occidentalis 1937
Highbush blackberry Rubus pensilvanicus 1937,1942
Double-flowered bramble Rubus rustikanus*
Pasture rose Rosa carolina 1938
Multiflora rose Rosa multiflora* 1957,1979
Swamp rose Rosa palustris 1937,1938
American plum Prunus americana 1943
Sweet cherry Prunus avium* 1942
Fire cherry Prunus pensylvanica 1963
Peach Prunus persica* 1944
Black cherry Prunus serotina 1937,1941
Bradford pear Pyrus calleryana* (prob. var. bradford)
Pear Pyrus communis* 1946
Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia (prob. var. angustifolia) 1943,1946
Toringo crabapple Malus sieboldii* 1961
Flowering quince Chaenomeles speciosa* 1947
Red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia 1937,1944
Black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa 1940,1944
Purple chokeberry Aronia X prunifolia 1937
Reddish hawthorn Crataegus intricata 1937,1941,1946
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea
Swamp serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis
MIMOSACEAE
Mimosa Albizia julibrissin*
FABACEAE
Redbud Cercis canadensis
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 1937
Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis*
Kudzu Pueraria montana*
ELAEAGNACEAE
Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata*
LYTHRACEAE
Water Willow Decodon verticillatus
CORNACEAE
Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 1937
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1937
Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 1937
CELASTRACEAE
Climbing bittersweet Celastrus scandens
Strawberry-bush Euonymus americana 1937
VISCACEAE
Mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum 1942
AQUIFOLIACEAE
Possum-haw Ilex decidua 1944
Smooth winterberry Ilex laevigata 1941,1947
American Holly Ilex opaca 1937,1973
Winterberry Ilex verticillata 1937
RHAMNACEAE
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus 1937
VITACEAE
Grapeleaf ampelopsis Ampelopsis brevipedunculata*
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia 1937,1945
Summer grape Vitis aestivalis 1937,1945
Fox grape Vitis labrusca 1937,1941
Frost grape Vitis vulpina 1937
STAPHYLEACEAE
Bladdernut Staphylea trifolia 1943
ACERACEAE
Box-elder Acer negundo 1942
Red maple Acer rubrum 1937
Norway maple Acer platanoides*
Sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus* 1972
Silver maple Acer saccharinum 1937
ANACARDIACEAE
Shining sumac Rhus copallinum 1937
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra 1937,1941
Staghorn sumac Rhus hirta 1937
Poison-sumac Toxicodendron vernix 1957
Poison-ivy Toxicodendron radicans 1945
SIMAROUBACEAE
Tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima* 1944
ARALIACEAE
Devil's Walking Stick Aralia spinosa
OLEACEAE
Border privet Ligustrum obtusifolium*
California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium*
Forsythia Forsythia X intermedia*
Fringe-tree Chionanthus virginicus 1938,1954
White ash Fraxinus americana 1937,1942
Red ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 1937,1944
BIGNONIACEAE
Northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa 1944,1946
Trumpet-creeper Campsis radicans 1937
RUBIACEAE
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens 1937
Button bush Cephalanthus occidentalis 1937
CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Northern bush-honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera 1977
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica* 1937,1946
Amur bush-honeysuckle Lonicera maackii* 1953,1979
Honeysuckle sp. Lonicera morrowii* 1979
Trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens 1946,
Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica* 1977
Coralberry, Indian Currant Symphoricarpos orbiculatus 1944
Maple-leaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium 1937
Arrow-wood Viburnum dentatum 1937,1938,1941,1944,1945,83
Swamp viburnum or Withe-rod Viburnum nudum (prob. var. cassinoides) 1937,1938,1944
Black-haw Viburnum prunifolium 1937,1941
Elderberry Sambucus nigra (prob. ssp. canadensis) 1937
ASTERACEAE
Groundsel-tree Baccharis halimifolia 1956
SMILACACEAE
White-leaf greenbrier Smilax glauca 1937
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia 1937,1944,1945
POACEAE
Japanese timber bamboo Phyllostachys bambusoides*

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