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Black CherryPrunus Serotina

• Native to Eastern North America• Leaves oblong and between two to

five inches in length• Bark begins smooth with lenticels

and breaks up as it matures (said to resemble burnt cornflakes)

• Flowering often begins in late April with flowers occurring in clustered columns

• The fruits are eaten by various animals, including White-tailed Deer, Red Fox, and the Eastern Bluebird

Young Bark Mature Bark

Black walnutJuglans nigra

• Native to Central and Eastern North America

• Leaves range from 12-24 inches in length with fruit size at about two inches in diameter

• Bark contains deep ridges and often forms a diamond pattern

• The fruits contain a dye that was once used as hair dye

• Flowering occurs in mid-April, with fruit maturation occurring in early October

Jewelweed Impatiens capensis

• Native to North America• Leaves two to five inches in length

with a waxy covering • The underside of the leaves appear

silver when held under water • When touched, projectile seeds will

often shoot out, giving this plant the nickname “touch-me-not”

• The nectar is said to be a soothing solution for bee stings, mosquito bites, and poison ivy

Tall GoldenrodSolidago altissima

• Native to North America• Leaves range from one to six inches

in length• Stand two to four feet tall• Inflorescence bright yellow in color

and ranging from three to seven inches in length

• Flowering often occurs in late August

Japanese Stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum

• Stands 6 to 36 inches in height with thin leaves

• Native to Asia; considered an invasive species within North America

• Originally used as packing material in the 1900s

• Seeds dispersed by sticking to humans and animals to be carried

• Grows well in both light and shaded conditions

Works Cited• http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?

ID=66• http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PRSE2• http://www.missouriplants.com/Greenalt/Juglans_nigra_page.html• http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/juglans/

nigra.htm• http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?

ID=32• https://louisvillefreeschool.wordpress.com/classes/plant-walks/• http://imgarcade.com/1/solidago-altissima/• http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOAL6• http://texasinvasives.org/plant_database/detail.php?symbol=MIVI