“We have been using the Anderson Woods as a field teaching laboratory for over 10 years, taking advantage of the permanent plots laid out by Professor Norm Christensen.  By resurveying these plots, students have a unparalleled opportunity to explore questions about how the diversity, composition, and biomass of the trees are affected by environmental factors and have changed over the past 30 years.” – Dr. Justin Wright

 

Plant Species List

Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar maple
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa
Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry
Betula allagheniensis Yellow Birch
Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood
Carya cordiformis (?) Bitternut Hickory
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya ovalis Red Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Carya pallida Sand Hickory/Pale Hickory
Carya sp Unidentified Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Cercis canadensis Red Bud
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry
Chionanthus virginicus Fringe Tree/Old Man’s Bear
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Crataegus sp Hawthorn
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus (pennsylvanica?) Green Ash
Fraxinus sp White or green ash
Ilex (opaca?) Holly
Juniperus virginiana Juniper
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet (tree )
Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet (shrub)
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree
Lonicera sp Honeysuckle
Magnolia grandifolia Southern Magnolia
Morus rubra Red Mulberry
Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum
Ostrya virginiana Ironwood
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
Photinia serratifolia Taiwanese photinia
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Prunus serotina Black Cherry
Prunus sp
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
Quercus spp. Unidentified Oak
Quercus stellata Post Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak
Unknown Unknown
Tilia heterophylla White Basswood
Ulmus alata Winged elm
Ulmus americana American Elm
Ulmus rubra Lippery Elm/Red Elm
(Unknown) (Unknown)
Viburnum prunifolium Blackhaw
Viburnum rafinesquianum Downy Arrowwood
Viburnum rufidulum Southern Blackhaw
Viburnum sp Unidentified Viburnum
Vitis sp Unidentified Grape