Woody Plants

PBIO-220, Summer Session
Ohio University

Co-Instructors Brian C. McCarthy (Email) Keith Gilland (Email) Syllabus Summer Session 2008 (PDF) Reference Leaf Identification Key to Eighty-Eight Ohio Trees Running List of Species Covered to Date

Useful Links (Excellent study aids)

General Tree Images & Information:

    Trees and Shrubs of Southeastern Ohio (Ohio U) Reference pics of species prominent in SE Ohio.

    Gallery of Illinois Plants (IDNR and INHS) Images and database information.

    Trees of Alabama and the Southeast (Auburn Univ) Full species coverage; nice self-quizzes.

    Wisconsin Woody Plants (U Wisc. Herbarium) Excellent collection of pictures and keys.

    Vascular Plant Image Gallery (Texas A&M U) Image gallery sorted by Family. Includes many pics.

    Silvics of North America (USDA Forest Service) The definitive guide to all hardwoods & conifers.

Specific Images & Information:

    Introduction to Tree Identification (U Guelph) Morphology & traits necessary for tree ID.

    Tree Fact Sheets (UVM) "Fact sheets" and pics of all major woody species. Excellent.

    Online Keys for major species (UVM) Separate Leaf and Twig keys online, for ID of unknowns.

    Coniferous Tree Key (MSU) Key to the major conifer species of Michigan.