=Form=.—Height 30-65 feet, diameter 1-3 feet; trunk straight and clear
with many upright branches which form a compact, broad, irregular crown.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, pinnately compound, 10-12 inches long, with 7-9
leaflets 3-5 inches long, oblong-lanceolate, taper-pointed, almost
entire, pale or more or less pubescent.
=Flowers=.—May; dioecious; in downy panicles on shoots of the previous
season.
=Fruit=.—Matures in early autumn and is persistent for several months;
samaras 1-2 inches long, borne copiously in drooping clusters.
=Bark=.—Twigs usually pubescent, on old trunks rough with scaly dark
gray-brown ridges.
=Wood=.—Heavy, hard, strong, brittle, light brown, with thick,
yellow-streaked sapwood.
=Range=.—Vermont and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Collected along New River, Fayette
County; reported from Randolph, Upshur, Wood and Mason counties.
=Habitat=.—Prefers moist soils of river bottoms and borders of swamps.
=Notes=.—Red Ash is occasionally found along some of the streams of
the State but does not grow in sufficient quantities to be of any
commercial importance. It can usually be distinguished from the White
Ash by its pubescent twigs and petioles, and its somewhat different
fruits. A variety of this species, _lanceolata_, is also to be found in
some places along the streams.
[Illustration: BLACK ASH]
BLACK ASH
=Fraxinus nigra=, Marsh.
=Form=.—Height 60-90 feet, diameter 1-2 feet; trunk rather slender,
and straight, bearing a narrow-ovoid or rounded crown of upright
branches.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, pinnately compound, 12-16 inches long; leaflets
7-11, 3-5 inches long, sessile, except the terminal one, oblong to
oblong-lanceolate, taper-pointed, serrate, glabrous.
=Flowers=.—May; polygamo-dioecious; borne in loose drooping panicles.
=Fruit=.—Matures in early autumn; samaras 1-1½ inches long, in open
drooping clusters.
=Bark=.—Soft, ash-gray, and scaly on old trunks, not deeply fissured.
The outside corky bark is easily rubbed off with the hand.
=Wood=.—Heavy, coarse-grained, weak, rather soft, brown with thin
lighter sapwood.
=Range=.—Newfoundland and Manitoba south to Virginia and Arkansas.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Not common. Found in Fayette, Preston
and Tucker counties. Reported from Randolph, Webster, Monongalia,
Summers, and Wirt counties.
=Habitat=.—Low river bottoms and swamps.
=Notes=.—This tree is only occasionally found in West Virginia and
cannot be considered as an important species. When in leaf it is easily
distinguished from the other Ashes by the leaflets which are sessile on
the main petiole.
[Illustration: FRINGE TREE]
FRINGE TREE
=Chionanthus virginica=, L.
=Form=.—A small, slender tree sometimes reaching a height of 20-30
feet; trunk short, bearing numerous stout ascending branches which form
a deep, narrow crown.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple, ovate, 4-8 inches long, entire, acute at
apex, glabrous.
=Flowers=.—May-June; complete or polygamous; white, fragrant, borne in
loose and drooping graceful panicles 4-6 inches long.
=Fruit=.—Purple berry-like ovoid drupes, ½-¾ of an inch long, borne in
drooping clusters.
=Bark=.—Smooth, or somewhat scaly, thin, and reddish-brown.
=Wood=.—Heavy, hard, close-grained, brown with thick lighter-colored
sapwood.
=Range=.—New Jersey and southern Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Found principally in the southern and
eastern parts of the State but nowhere common.
=Habitat=.—Rich, moist soil of stream banks and swamp borders.
=Notes=.—The Fringe-tree is valuable only as an ornament for which its
fringe-like flower clusters and dark purple fruits give it a decided
value.
[Illustration: SWEET VIBURNUM]
SWEET VIBURNUM
=Viburnum lentago=, L.
=Form=.—A shrub or small tree sometimes 15-25 feet high; trunk short
and crown round-topped.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple 2½ inches long, ovate, long, abruptly
taper-pointed, finely and sharply serrate; petioles winged.
=Flowers=.—May-June; perfect; small, white, in large many-flowered
cymes which are usually 3-5 inches broad.
=Fruit=.—Black, ovoid, or ellipsoid drupe, which is sweet and juicy
and contains a flat, oval, stone; borne on reddish stalks in often
drooping clusters.
=Bark=.—On old trunks roughened by thin scales; reddish-brown.
=Wood=.—Heavy, hard, yellow-brown, with a disagreeable odor.
=Range=.—Quebec and Manitoba southward to Georgia and Missouri.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Found in Tucker and Grant counties
and reported from Randolph County.
=Habitat=.—Banks of streams and in swamps.
=Notes=.—This Viburnum can be most easily distinguished by its leaves
which are very finely serrate and are abruptly tapered into long
slender points. Its flowers, fruit and foliage make it very desirable
as an ornamental tree. Sheep-berry and Nanny-berry are also common
names by which the species is known.
[Illustration: BLACK HAW]
BLACK HAW
=Viburnum prunifolium=, L.
=Form=.—A small tree or shrub reaching a height of 20-30 feet in
favorable locations.
=Leaves=.—Opposite, simple, oval, obtuse or slightly pointed, 1-3
inches long, finely and sharply serrate, glabrous.
=Flowers=.—May; perfect; small, white, borne in large terminal cymes.
=Fruit=.—Dark blue, fleshy, sweet, persistent drupes with large flat
stones; borne on reddish stalks in few-fruited clusters.
=Bark=.—Roughened by plate-like scales, reddish-brown.
=Wood=.—Similar to that of Sweet Viburnum.
=Range=.—Connecticut and Michigan south to Georgia and Arkansas.
=Distribution in West Virginia=.—Common locally throughout the State.
=Habitat=.—Prefers dry, rocky hillsides and low ridges, growing in
thickets along fences.
=Notes=.—As a wood-producer this tree has no value. The bark of its
roots has a medicinal value and it deserves to be planted extensively
for ornamental purposes.
[Illustration: TREES FOUND IN WEST VIRGINIA BUT NOT NATIVE
1. Red Pine
2. Scotch Pine
3. Bald Cypress
4. European Larch
5. Norway Spruce
6. White Willow
7. Osage Orange
]
[Illustration:
1. Norway Maple
2. Sycamore Maple
3. Gray Birch
4. Horse Chestnut
5. Catalpa
6. Tree of Heaven
7. Kentucky Coffee Tree
]
WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE SHRUBS AND SHRUBBY VINES
=Taxus canadensis=, Marsh. American Yew. Ground Hemlock. A rare
red-berried evergreen. Randolph: Glady; Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades
and Winterburn; Grant: Greenland Gap; Preston: Cranesville; Raleigh:
Piney River.
=Salix cordata=, Muhl. Heart-leaved Willow. Monongalia: Aaron’s Run,
near Morgantown.
=Salix humilis=, Marsh. Prairie Willow. Webster: near Upper Glade;
Preston: near Terra Alta. (Millspaugh’s Flora).
=Salix sericea=, Marsh. Silky Willow. Monongalia: Decker’s Creek.
=Myrica asplenifolia=, L. Sweet Fern. Hampshire: Cacapon Creek. Rare.
Morgan: Cacapon Mountain.
=Corylus americana=, Walt. Hazelnut. A common shrub.
=Corylus rostrata=, Ait. Beaked Hazelnut. Pocahontas: Cranberry
Mountain; Mercer: Bluestone River; Hampshire: Little Cacapon.
=Alnus rugosa=, (DuRoi) Spreng. Smooth Alder. Abundant along streams.
=Alnus alnobetula=, (Ehrh.) K.K. Mountain Alder. Greenbrier: Columbia
Sulphur Springs; Fayette: near Nuttallburg; Pocahontas: at Traveler’s
Repose; Randolph: along Cheat River. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)
=Alnus incana=, (L.) Moench. Hoary Alder (?). Rare. Pocahontas:
Cranberry Glades.
=Pyrularia pubera=, Michx. Oil-nut. Buffalo-nut. “Colic-nut.” Common
in many sections.
=Phoradendron flavescens=, (Pursh) Nutt. American Mistletoe. Evergreen
parasite. On trees along southern rivers.
=Aristolochia macrophylla=, Pam. Pine Vine. Dutchman’s Pipe. Woody
vine. Frequent in rich mountain forests.
=Zanthorhiza apiifolia=, L’Her. Shrub Yellow-root. Small shrub on
banks of streams. Upshur: near Buckhannon; Webster: on Gauley River
near Bolair.
=Berberis canadensis=, Mill. American Barberry. Southern part of the
State. Mercer: near Spanishburg.
=Calycanthus floridus=, L. Sweet-scented shrub. Randolph, Webster,
Nicholas, Fayette, and Summers counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)
=Calycanthus fertilis=, Walt. Sweet Shrub. McDowell: back of R. R.
water tank near Welsh. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)
=Benzoin aestivale=, (L.) Nees. Spice-bush. Benjamin-bush. Abundant
shrub.
=Hydrangea arborescens=, L. Wild Hydrangea. Abundant throughout the
State.
=Ribes Cynosbati=, L. Prickly Gooseberry. Common in rocky woods.
=Ribes rotundifolium=, Michx. Eastern Wild Gooseberry. Pendleton:
Spruce Mountain.
=Ribes prostratum=, L’Her. Fetid Currant. Pendleton: Spruce Knob;
Hampshire: Ice Mountain.
=Ribes floridum=, L’Her. Wild Black Currant. Randolph, Grant. Preston,
Fayette, and Ohio counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora.)
=Physocarpus opulifolius=, (L.) Maxim. Nine-bark. Common shrub along
streams.
=Spiraea salicifolia=, L. Meadow-sweet. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades;
Randolph: Elkins.
=Spiraea tomentosa=, L. Hard-hack. Steeple-bush. Infrequent. Randolph:
Elkins; Pocahontas: Seebert.
=Spiraea corymbosa=, Raf. Birch-leaved Meadow-sweet. Webster: near
Upper Glade. Hardy: near Moorefield. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Spiraea virginiana=, Britt. West Virginia Meadow Sweet. Monongalia:
along the Monongahela River, near Morgantown. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Pyrus melanocarpa=, (Michx.) Wild. Black Chokeberry. Frequent, in
many sections.
=Pyrus arbutifolia=, (L.) L.f. Chokeberry. Webster, Preston, Nicholas,
Fayette, and Upshur counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Amelanchier oligocarpa=, (Michx.) Roem. Oblong-fruited Juneberry.
Rare. Pocahontas: Cranberry Glades; Tucker: Canaan Valley.
=Robinia hispida=, L. Rose Acacia. Monongalia, Preston, and Summers
counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Rhus glabra=, L. Smooth Sumach. Common throughout the State.
=Rhus canadensis=, Marsh. Fragrant Sumach. Infrequent. Hampshire:
Little Cacapon.
=Rhus Toxicodendron= var. =radicans=, L. Torr. Poison Ivy, Poison Oak.
Abundant throughout the State.
=Ilex verticillata=, Gray. Black Alder. Winterberry. Abundant in low
grounds along rivers and in glades.
=Ilex longipes=, Chapm. Long-stemmed Holly. Randolph: near Cheat
Bridge. Collected Sept. 1915, by C. S. Sargent.
=Nemopanthus mucronata=, (L.) Trel. Wild or Mountain Holly. Rare.
Pendleton: Spruce Knob; Preston: Cranesville; Pocahontas: Head of
Greenbrier River.
=Evonymus atropurpureus=, Jacq. Burning Bush. Wahoo. Boone: near
Madison; Monongalia: near Morgantown; Upshur: near Buckhannon.
=Evonymus americanus=, L. Strawberry Bush. A common shrub.
=Evonymus obovatus=, Nutt. Marshall: Cameron and Board Tree.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Celastrus scandens=, L. Waxwork. Climbing Bitter-sweet. Frequent
along streams and on dry hills.
=Staphylea triloba=, L. American Bladder Nut. Not common. Monongalia:
near Morgantown; Wayne: near Wayne; Greenbrier: near Ronceverte.
=Rhamnus lanceolata=, Pursh. Lance-leaved Buckthorn. Rare. Hampshire:
Little Cacapon.
=Rhamnus alnifolia=, L’Her. Dwarf Alder. Rare. Pocahontas: head of
east Fork of Greenbrier River.
=Rhamnus caroliniana=, Walt. Indian Cherry. McDowell: Tug Fork.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Ceanothus americanus=, L. New Jersey Tea. Common on dry gravelly
ground.
=Vitis labrusca=, L. Northern Fox Grape. Infrequent. Upshur: French
Creek; Monroe: Sinks Grove.
=Vitis aestivalis=, Michx. Summer Grape. Frost Grape. Abundant in most
sections.
=Vitis cordifolia=, Michx. Chicken Grape. Pigeon Grape. A common
species.
=Vitis vulpina=, L. Randolph, Summers, and Jefferson counties.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Vitis bicolor=, LeConte. Winter Grape. Webster: Hacker Valley.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Vitis rupestris=, Sch. Sand Grape. Fayette: near Nuttallburg.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Vitis rotundifolia=, Michx. Muscadine. Randolph, Fayette, and Summers
counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Hypericum prolificum=, L. Shrubby St. John’s wort. Plentiful in glady
regions.
=Hypericum densiflorum=, Pursh. St. John’s wort. Glades.
=Dirca palustris=, L. Leatherwood. Wicopy. Infrequent. Webster: near
Webster Springs; Randolph: Tygarts Valley River near Valley Head;
Pocahontas: on Greenbrier River.
=Cornus canadensis=, L. Dwarf Cornel. Bunchberry. A small shrubby
plant. Rare. Pendleton: summit Spruce Knob; Randolph: near Osceola;
Hampshire: Ice Mountain.
=Cornus Amomum=, Mil. Silky Cornel. Kinnikinnik. Frequent along
streams.
=Cornus paniculata=, L’Her. Panicled Dogwood. Rare. Grant: on Abram
Creek; Preston: Reedsville.
=Cornus circinata=, L’Her. Round-leaved Dogwood. Upshur: near Lorentz.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Cornus stolonifera=, Michx. Red Osier. Ohio: near Wheeling.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Clethera acuminata=, Michx. White Alder. Fayette: near Nuttallburg.
(Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Rhododendron catawbiense=, Michx. Lilac-colored Laurel. Mountain Rose
Bay. Pendleton, Fayette, Greenbrier, and Summers counties.
=Rhododendron viscosum=, (L) Torr. Clammy Azalea. White Swamp
Honeysuckle. Frequent along mountain streams.
=Rhododendron canescens=, (Michx.) G. Don. Mountain Azalea. Rare.
Pendleton: summit Spruce Knob.
=Rhododendron nudiflorum=, (L.) Torr. Purple Azalea. Pinxter Flower.
Abundant in many sections.
=Rhododendron calendulaceum=, (Michx.) Torr. Flame Azalea. Common in
many sections.
=Menziesia pilosa=, (Michx.) Pers. Alleghany Menziesia. Not common.
Pendleton: Spruce Knob; Randolph: Point Mountain.
=Kalmia angustifolia=, L. Sheep Laurel. Calhoun, Upshur, Nicholas,
Randolph, and Hardy counties. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Andromeda glaucophylla=, Link. (?) Bog Rosemary. Rare. Pocahontas:
Cranberry Glades. Plants not in bloom or fruit when collected.
=Andromeda floribunda=. Pursh. Mountain Fetter-bush. Infrequent.
Pocahontas: Greenbank; Greenbrier: near Neola.
=Lyonia lingustrina=, (L.) DC. Male Berry. Not common. Upshur: near
Buckhannon; Webster: near Cowen.
=Gaylussacia dumosa=, (And.) T. & G. Dwarf Huckleberry. Kanawha: near
Charleston; Hardy: near Moorefleld. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Gaylussacia frondosa=, (L.) T. & G. Dangleberry. Fayette: near Hawk’s
Nest; Webster: Upper Glade. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Gaylussacia baccata=, (Wang.) C. Koch. Black Huckleberry.
“Buckberry”. Abundant on dry ground.
=Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum=, var. =nigrum=, Wood. Low Black Blueberry.
Common in many localities. Pendleton: Spruce Mountain; Monongalia:
near Morgantown.
=Vaccinium canadense=, Kalm. Sour-Top. Velvet-Leaf. Blueberry. Rare.
Tucker: Canaan Valley; Preston: Cranesville.
=Vaccinium vacillans=, Kalm. Late Low Blueberry. An abundant species.
=Vaccinium corymbosum=, L. High or Swamp Blueberry. Common in some
localities.
=Vaccinium erythrocarpum=, Michx. Southern Mountain Cranberry. Rare.
Pendleton: summit Spruce Knob; Randolph: Shavers Mountain.
=Vaccinium Oxyoccos=, L. Small Cranberry. In glades. Pocahontas and
Tucker.
=Vaccinium macrocarpon=, Ait. Large or American Cranberry. In glades.
Pocahontas and Webster.
=Cephalanthus occidentalis=, L. Button Bush. Found in Greenbrier,
Hampshire, Jefferson, Monongalia, and Wetzel. Doubtless occurs in many
other sections.
=Diervilla Lonicera=, Mill. Bush Honeysuckle. Rare. Pendleton: Spruce
Mountain.
=Lonicera canadensis=. Marsh. American Fly Honeysuckle. Rare.
Pendleton: Spruce Knob.
=Viburnum alnifolium=, Marsh. Hobble-bush. Moosewood. “Hobble-rod.”
Abundant in mountain regions.
=Viburnum Opulus= var. =Americanum=. (Mill.) Ait. Cranberry-tree. High
Bush Cranberry. Infrequent. Tucker: Canaan Valley.
=Viburnum acerifolium=, L. Dockmackie. Arrow-wood. A common shrub.
=Viburnum dentatum=, L. Arrow-wood. Infrequent. Pocahontas: Cranberry
Glades; Randolph: near Elkins.
=Viburnum cassinoides=, L. Withe-rod. Wild Raisin. Not common.
Webster: Gauley River; Pendleton: Big Run; Monongalia: Deckers Creek.
=Viburnum nudum=, L. Randolph: Middle Fork River. Webster: Upper
Glade. (Millspaugh’s Flora)
=Viburnum pubescens=, (Ait.) Pursh. Greenbrier: White Sulphur Springs.
=Sambucus canadensis=, L. Common Elder. Abundant throughout the State.
=Sambucus racemosa=, L. Red-berried Elder. Frequent in rocky woods.
GLOSSARY
=Abortive= That which is brought forth prematurely; coming to
naught before it is completed.
=Achene= A small hard, dry, 1-celled, 1-seeded fruit which does not
open by valves.
=Acrid= Sharp or biting to the taste.
=Acuminate= Decidedly tapering at the end.
=Acute= Tapering at the end.
=Aesthetic= Pertaining to the beautiful.
=Alternate= Not opposite to each other, but scattered singly along
the axis.
=Ament= A peculiar, scaly, unisexual spike.
=Anther= The enlarged terminal part of a stamen which bears the
pollen.
=Apex= The tip or end of a bud or leaf, i. e., the part opposite
the base.
=Apical= Pertaining to the tip, end, or apex.
=Appressed= Lying tight or close against.
=Arborescent= Tree-like in appearance, size and growth.
=Aromatic= Fragrant; with a pleasing odor.
=Astringent= Contracting; drawing together; binding.
=Awl-Shaped= Tapering from the base to a slender or rigid point.
=Axil= The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch with the stem.
=Axillary= Situate in an axil.
=Axis= The central line of an organ; a stem.
=Basal= Pertaining to or situated at base.
=Berry= A fruit which is fleshy or pulpy throughout.
=Bloom= A powdery or somewhat waxy substance easily rubbed off.
=Bract= A modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an
inflorescence.
=Calyx= The outer portion of a flower, usually green in color.
=Cambium= A thin-walled formative tissue between the bark and wood.
=Capsule= A dry fruit composed of more than one carpel and splitting
open at maturity.
=Catkin= An ament or spike of unisexual flowers.
=Ciliate= Fringed with hairs on the margin.
=Complete= Said of flowers when all parts are present.
=Compound= Composed of two or more similar parts united in a whole.
=Compressed= Flattened, especially laterally.
=Conical= Cone-shaped.
=Conifers= A group of trees which usually produce their fruit in the
form of a cone.
=Coniferous= Cone-bearing.
=Contorted= Twisted together or back upon itself.
=Cordate= Heart-shaped.
=Corolla= The inner portion of perianth, composed of petals. The
bright colored part of most flowers.
=Corymb= A flat-topped or convex flower cluster, blooming first at
the edges.
=Corrugated= Shaped into grooves, folds, or wrinkles.
=Crenate= Having rounded teeth.
=Crown= The upper mass of branches, also known as head.
=Cyme= A flower cluster blooming from apex or middle first, usually
somewhat flat.
=Cymose= In a cyme; cyme-like.
=Deciduous= Falling off, usually at the close of the season.
=Decurrent= Extending down the stem below the insertion.
=Defoliation= Removal of foliage.
=Dehiscent= Splitting open.
=Deltoid= Delta-like, triangular.
=Dentate= Toothed, usually with the teeth directed outward.
=Depressed= Flattened from above.
=Digitately-compound= With the members arising at the same point
at the end or top of the support.
=Dioecious= Unisexual, with the two kinds of flowers on different
plants.
=Disseminated= Scattered; thrown broadcast.
=Divergent= Pointing away; extending out. Said of buds which point
away from the twigs.
=Downy= Covered with fine hairs.
=Drupaceous= Resembling or constructed like a drupe.
=Drupe= A fleshy fruit with a pit or stone.
=Elongated= Long drawn out.
=Emarginate= Having a shallow notch at the apex.
=Entire= Margin smooth, not cut or roughened.
=Epidermis= The outer layer or covering of plants.
=Exotic= Of foreign origin.
=Exudation= Oozing out of sap, resin, or milk.
=Falcate= Scythe-shaped.
=Fascicle= A cluster, usually dense.
=Fetid= Ill-smelling.
=Fibrous= Consisting of fibers; woven in texture.
=Filament= The stalk bearing the anther.
=Fissures= Grooves, furrows, or channels as in the bark.
=Flora= The complete system of plants found in a given area.
=Fluted= Grooved, corrugated, channeled.
=Follicles= A dry fruit of one carpel, splitting on one side only.
=Forestry= The rational treatment of woodlands for their products.
=Fruit= The seed-bearing product of a plant of whatever form.
=Fungus= A plant devoid of green color such as mushrooms and rots.
=Genus= A group of related species, as the pines or the oaks.
=Glabrous= Smooth, without hairs.
=Glandular= Bearing glands, or gland-like.
=Glaucous= Covered with a bluish or whitish waxy coating; a bloom.
=Globose= Ball-like, or nearly so.
=Globular= Ball-like.
=Habitat= The home of a plant.
=Head= A dense cluster of sessile flowers or the crown of a tree.
=Heartwood= The dead, central, usually highly colored portion of
the trunk.
=Herbaceous= Herb-like, soft.
=Imbricated= Overlapping like the slate on a roof.
=Impressed= Hollowed or furrowed as if by pressure.
=Incomplete= Said of flowers in which one of the outer parts is
wanting.
=Indigenous= Applied to plants that are native to a certain
locality.
=Inflorescence= The flowering part of a plant, and especially
its arrangement.
=Intolerant= Not shade enduring. Requiring sunlight.
=Involucre= A circle of bracts surrounding a flower or cluster
of flowers.
=Irregular= Said of flowers showing inequality in the size, form,
or union of similar parts.
=Keeled= With a central ridge, like the keel of a boat.
=Lanceolate= Shaped like a lance; several times longer than wide.
=Lateral= Situated on the side, as the buds along the side of the
twig.
=Leaflet= One of the small blades or divisions of a compound leaf.
=Lenticel= A corky growth on young or sometimes older bark which
admits air to the interior of the twig or branch.
=Linear= Line-like, long and narrow, with parallel edges.
=Lobed= Said of leaves that have the margins more or less cut or
divided.
=Midrib= The central or main rib or vein of a leaf.
=Monoecious= Bearing stamens and pistils in separate flowers on
the same plant.
=Mucronate= Tipped with a short, sharp point.
=Naval Stores= Refers to tar, turpentine, resin, etc.
=Nerve= One of the lines or veins running through a leaf.
=Node= A place on a twig where one or more leaves originate.
=Nut= A dry, 1-seeded, indehiscent fruit with a hard covering.
=Nutlet= A small nut.
=Ob-= A prefix meaning inverted or reversed.
=Oblique= Slanting, uneven.
=Oblong= About twice as long as wide, the sides nearly parallel.
=Obovate= Reversed egg shaped.
=Obtuse= Blunt.
=Odd-pinnate= With an odd or unpaired leaflet at the tip of the
compound leaf.
=Opposite= Said of leaves and buds directly across from each other.
=Orbicular= Circular.
=Ovary= The part of the pistil producing the seed.
=Ovate= Egg-shaped in outline.
=Ovoid= Egg-shaped or nearly so.
=Palmate= Hand-shaped; radiately divided.
=Panicle= A compound flower cluster, the lower branches of which
are longest and bloom first.
=Parasite= Growing upon and obtaining its nourishment from some
other plant.
=Pedicel= The stalk of a single flower.
=Peduncle= The stalk of a flower cluster or of a solitary flower.
=Pendulous= Hanging.
=Perennial= Lasting for more than one year.
=Perfect= A flower with both stamens and pistils.
=Persistent= Remaining after blooming, fruiting, or maturing.
=Petal= The part of a corolla, usually colored.
=Petiole= The stalk of a leaf.
=Pinna= A division, part, or leaflet of a pinnate leaf.
=Pinnate= With leaflets on both sides of a stalk.
=Pistil= The central part of the flower containing the prospective
seed.
=Pistillate= Bearing pistils but no stamens.
=Pith= The soft, central part of a twig.
=Pod= Any dry and dehiscent fruit.
=Pollen= The dust-like substance found in the anthers of a flower.