TREES AND SHRUBS
I. Gymnosperms
(Plants With Naked Seeds)
Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
____Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
Pinaceae (Pine family)
____Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
____Shortleaf pine
Pinus echinata
Taxodiaceae (Redwood family)
____Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
II. Angiosperms
(Flowering Plants)
Aceraceae (Maple family)
____Florida Maple
Acer barbatum
____Box Elder
Acer negundo
____Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
____Winged Sumac
Rhus copallina
____Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Annonaceae (Custard Apple family)
____Dwarf Pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
Aquifoliaceae (Holly family)
____Possum-haw
Ilex decidua
____American Holly
Ilex opaca
____Yaupon
Ilex vomitoria
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
____Devil's Walking Stick
Aralia spinosa
Arecaceae (Palm family)
____Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Asteraceae (Aster family)
____Groundsel-tree
Baccharis halimifolia
Berberidaceae (Barberry family)
____Heavenly bamboo†
Nandina domestica
Betulaceae (Birch family)
____Hazel Alder
Alnus serrulata
____River Birch
Betula nigra
____American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
____Hop-Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub
family)
____Sweet-shrub
Calycanthus floridus
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
____Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
____Black haw
Viburnum prunifolium
____Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Celastraceae (Staff-tree family)
____Strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
Cornaceae (Dogwood family)
____Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Ebenaceae (Ebony family)
____Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family)
____Autumn olive†
Elaeagnus umbellata
____Thorny Elaeagnus†
Elaeagnus pungens
Ericaceae (Heath family)
____Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
____Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
____Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
____Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
____Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)
____Chinese Tallowtree†
Sapium sebiferum
Fabaceae (Bean family)
____Silktree†
Albizia julibrissin
____Redbud
Cercis canadensis
____Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fagaceae (Beech family)
____American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
____White Oak
Quercus alba
____Southern Red Oak
Quercus falcata
____Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
____Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
____Water Oak
Quercus nigra
____Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
____Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
____Post Oak
Quercus stellata
____Black Oak
Quercus velutina
Hamamelidaceae (Witch hazel family)
____Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
____Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Hippocastanaceae (Horsechestnut
family)
____Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Hypericaceae (St. John’s-Wort family)
____St. John’s-Wort
Hypericum spp.
Juglandaceae (Walnut family)
____Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
____Pecan
Carya illinoensis
____Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
____Mockernut Hickory
Carya tomentosa
Lauraceae (Laurel family)
____Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Loranthaceae (Mistletoe family)
____American Mistletoe
Phoradendron serotinum
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
____Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
____Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
____Chinaberry†
Melia azedarach
Moraceae (Mulberry family)
____Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Myricaceae (Waxmyrtle family)
____Waxmyrtle
Myrica cerifera
Nyssaceae (Sourgum family)
____Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
Oleaceae (Olive family)
____Fringe-tree
Chionanthus virginicus
____White Ash
Fraxinus americana
____Japanese Privet†
Ligustrum japonicum
____Chinese Privet†
Ligustrum sinense
Platanaceae (Plane-tree family)
____Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Rosaceae (Rose family)
____Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
____Laurel Cherry
Prunus caroliniana
____Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
____Blackberry
Rubus sp.
Rubiaceae
____Buttonbush
(Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
____Trifoliate Orange†
Poncirus trifoliata
Salicaceae (Willow family)
____Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
____Black Willow
Salix nigra
Styracaceae (Storax family)
____Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
Tiliaceae (Basswood family)
____American Basswood
Tilia americana
Ulmaceae (Elm family)
____Sugarberry
Celtis laevigata
____Georgia Hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia
____Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
____American Elm
Ulmus americana
____Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
____Beauty berry
Callicarpa americana
WOODY VINES
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
____Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
____English Ivy
Hedera helix
Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family)
____Cross Vine
Bignonia capreolata
____Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family)
____Japanese Honeysuckle†
Lonicera japonica
____Red Trumpet Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Fabaceae (Bean family)
____Japanese Wisteria†
Wisteria floribunda
____Kudzu†
Pueraria lobata
Loganiaceae (Logania family)
____Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Menispermaceae (Moonseed family)
____Coralbeads
Cocculus carolinus
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)
____Rattan-vine
Berchemia scandens
Rosaceae (Rose family)
____Cherokee Rose†
Rosa laevigata
Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)
____Climbing Hydrangea
Decumaria barbara
Smilacaceae (Catbrier family)
____Greenbrier
Smilax spp.
____Bullbrier
Smilax bona-nox
____Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
____Bamboo-vine
Smilax laurifolia
Vitaceae (Grape family)
____Pepper-vine
Ampelopsis arborea
____Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
____Downy Grape
Vitis cinerea
____Muscadine Grape
Vitis rotundifolia
† = Not native to the United States
Total Woody Plant Diversity, 106 species
TREES, SHRUBS, AND
WOODY VINES OF THE WESLEYAN COLLEGE
ARBORETUM
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
An accumulating checklist of native and naturalized trees, shrubs, and woody vines
of the Wesleyan College Arboretum,
Macon, Georgia
Revised August 2014
Please submit additions and corrections to
Jim Ferrari of the Wesleyan
Biology Department.