Flashcards of common woody plants you may find in BBNWR or False Cape


Loblolly pine forest in False Cape State Park. Photo credit: Shannon Titus

The forests of Southeastern Virginia are something special. Clusters of live oaks cover the lee sides of the dunes, their low, sweeping limbs providing welcome shade in the summer. Pines are more prevalent here than up north or inland, as they thrive in the well-drained nutrient-poor sandy soil. Beneath the shade of the live oaks and fragrant pines, American holly, flowering dogwood, and all a manner of vines provide ground cover, food, and habitat for a myriad of creatures. Take a little walk through the forest, so to speak, by reviewing the flashcards below:



Sources/Further Reading:

Arbor Day Foundation (2022). Baldcypress. Retrieved from: https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=787

Arbor Day Foundation (2022). Loblolly Pine. Retrieved from: https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=899

Arbor Day Foundation (2022). Sweetbay Magnolia. Retrieved from: https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/treedetail.cfm?itemID=865

Arbor Day Foundation (2022). Tuliptree. Retrieved from: https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/treedetail.cfm?itemID=930

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest (2019). Flowering Dogwood. Retrieved from: https://bernheim.org/learn/trees-plants/bernheim-select-urban-trees/flowering-dogwood/

College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (n.d.). Flowering Dogwood. University of Kentucky. Retrieved from: https://www.uky.edu/hort/Flowering-Dogwood

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (2019). Wild Grapes. Virginia Tech. Retrieved from: https://weedid.cals.vt.edu/profile/790

Deane, G. (n.d.) Wax Myrtle Jewels. Retrieved from: https://www.eattheweeds.com/myrica-cerifera-a-tree-that-makes-scents-2/

Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) (n.d.). Species: Smilax rotundifolia. USDA. Retrieved from: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/vine/smirot/all.html

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Plant Database: Fagus grandifolia. The University of Texas in Austin. Retrieved from: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=fagr

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Plant Database: Ilex opaca. The University of Texas in Austin. Retrieved from: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ILOP

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Plant Database: Magnolia grandiflora. The University of Texas in Austin. Retrieved from: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=magr4

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Plant Database: Magnolia virginiana. The University of Texas in Austin. Retrieved from: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=mavi2

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Plant Database: Parthenocisccus quinquefolia. The University of Texas in Austin. Retrieved from: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=paqu2

National Park Service (26 Feb 2015). Poison Ivy. Retrieved from: https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/nature/poison_ivy.htm#:~:text=Poison%20ivy%20is%20moderately%20shade,areas%20and%20edges%20of%20rivers.

North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (n.d.). Myrica cerifera. NC State Extension. Retrieved from: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/myrica-cerifera/

Petruzzello, M. (n.d.). Sweet Gum. Britannica. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/plant/linden-plant

Tidewater Trees (1 Feb 2022). Virginia Native Live Oaks. Retrieved from: https://tidewatertrees.com/trees/virginia-native-live-oaks/















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