Part 4

44. Leaf notches pointed chinquapin oak 216 44. Leaf notches rounded swamp chestnut oak 215

45. Leaves 6 to 12 inches long bur oak 214 45. Leaves less than 6 inches long 46

46. Leaves 3 to 5 inches long post oak 212 46. Leaves less than 3 inches long scrub oak 213

Leaf Margins Smooth or Wavy, Not Lobed or Toothed

47. Vines 48 47. Not vines 50

48. Leaves 2 to 4 inches long Carolina moonseed 229 48. Leaves 4 to 10 inches long 49

49. Leaves deeply heart-shaped at base, wooly, leaf margin not extending beyond base of stem, not angled or lobed wooly pipevine 228 49. Leaves not always deeply heart-shaped at base, not wooly, leaf margin extending slightly beyond base of stem, leaves often angled or shallowly lobed Canada moonseed (very rare) 230

50. Leaves broad, at least nearly as broad as long, more than one main vein at base redbuds 240 and 241 50. Leaves decidedly longer than wide, one main vein at base 51

51. Leaves smooth or shiny above 52 51. Leaves not smooth, or shiny above southern hackberry 225

52. Leaf midrib and veins yellow and very prominent beneath, primary veins closely and evenly spaced, not branched Indian cherry 259 52. Leaf veins not very prominent beneath, not yellow, not evenly spaced 53

53. Leaves broader toward tip, sometimes lobed 43 53. Leaves not broader toward tip, not lobed persimmon 273

Leaves Simple and Opposite

54. Upper pairs of leaves often united around stem 55 54. Upper pairs of leaves not united around stem 56

55. A vine, leaves evergreen coral honeysuckle (rare) 282 55. A shrub, though some of stems long and straggling bush honeysuckle 283

56. Leaf margins entire or wavy 57 56. Leaf margins serrate or coarsely toothed 63

57. Leaves ½ to 1½ inches long 58 57. Leaves 1½ to 10 inches long 59

58. Leaves light yellowish green, glossy, narrowly oblong-obovate St. Andrew’s cross (sandy land) 268 58. Leaves dark green above, lighter and downy beneath, not glossy, ovate Indian currant 284

59. Leaves glossy above, often in whorls of three or sometimes more, midrib broad and yellow button bush 281 59. Leaves not glossy above, not in whorls, midrib not yellow 60

60. Leaves 7 to 10 inches long catalpa or cigar tree (rare) 279 60. Leaves less than 6 inches long 61

61. Twigs dark, with conspicuous light dots, primary veins not prominent below nor indented above, usually less than 2½ inches long swamp privet 277 61. Twigs without conspicuous light dots, primary veins prominent below and indented above, usually over 2½ inches long 62

62. Leaves smooth but not glossy above, tending to cluster towards ends of twigs flowering dogwood (rare) 270 62. Leaves rough above, distributed along branchlets dwarf or rough-leaved dogwood 271

63. Twigs bright green, often 4-sided or ridged, leaves smooth but not glossy, acuminate tips waahoo 254 63. Twigs neither green nor 4-sided 64

64. Leaves very glossy above black haw 285 64. Leaves not glossy above 65

65. Leaves 3 to 5 inches long, rather coarsely toothed French mulberry 278 65. Leaves ¾ to 3 inches long, finely serrate or crenate 66

66. Leaves blunt at tip spring herald 276 66. Leaves tapering at both ends swamp privet 277

67. Compound leaves alternate 68 67. Compound leaves opposite 91

Leaves Compound and Alternate

68. Trunks or twigs with spines or thorns 69 68. Trunks and twigs without spines or thorns 74