Guide to Southern TreesIdentification manual to trees of southern U.S. Full text, plus almost 100 keys organized to provide swift, accurate identification. 920 illustrations; best book for area. "Horticulturists and floriculturists will find this book a source of valuable data." — Louisiana Bookshelf. |
Contents
PREFACE | 1 |
KEYS TO THE GENERIC GROUPS | 26 |
THE CONIFERS | 45 |
THE BROADLEAVED TREES | 101 |
GLOSSARY | 677 |
SELECTED REFERENCES | 684 |
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5-lobed acute Alternate American apex Appalachian Mountains arborescent axillary Bark base basswood bole borne bracts branches bundle scars calyx catkins clusters coastal plains commonly corolla crown cymes dark green deciduous diameter dioecious Distribution drupe elliptical Female flower flattened Florida flower X3 Foliage and fruit forests genera genus glabrous gray Habit Habitat hairs hairy height hickory homogeneous lateral buds Leaf scar X2 leaf scars leaflets leathery Leaves lenticels lobes lustrous Male flower margin moist nearly globular oblong obovate occasionally ornamental oval ovary ovate ovoid pale paler panicles persistent petals petioles pine pistil pith PLATE pubescent racemes rachis reddish brown ridges rounded scales scaly scar X12 seeds sepals serrate sessile short shrubs slender small tree smooth soils South southern species of trees stalks stamens stigma stipule scars stout swamps terminal buds thin trees and shrubs tropical trunk Twigs usually wedge-shaped wide wood woolly yellow