Identify

T r e e s o f N o r t h C a r o l i n a

A n g i o s p e r m s ( f l o w e r i n g p l a n t s )

L e a v e s a l t e r n a t e , c o m p o u n d

Linear key | Dichotomous key

L e a v e s t r i f o l i o l a t e


Ptelea trifoliata (hop-tree)

L e a v e s p a l m a t e l y c o m p o u n d


Sabal palmetto (palmetto)

T r e e a r m e d


Aralia spinosa (Devil's walking stick)	Gleditsia triacanthos (honey locut)

Robinia pseudo-acacia (black locust)	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (Hercules club)

L e a v e s b i p i n n a t e o r
m o r e c o m p l e x l y c o m p o u n d


Albizia (mimosa)	Gymnocladus dioicus (Kentucky coffee-tree)

Koelreuteria bipinnata (golden rain tree)	Melia azederach (Chinaberry)

R a c h i s w i n g e d b e t w e e n
e a c h p a i r o f l e a f l e t s


Rhus copallinum (winged sumac)

L e a f l e t s e n t i r e ,
a l t e r n a t e o n r a c h i s


Cladrastis lutea (yellow-wood)	Pistacia chinensis (Chinese pistacio)

Toxicodendron vernix (poison-sumac)

L e a f l e t s e n t i r e ,
o p p o s i t e o n r a c h i s


Maackia amurensis (maackia)	Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)

Toxicodendron vernix (poison-sumac)

L e a f l e t s b a s a l l y w i t h
o n e t o f e w g l a n d u l a r t e e t h


Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven)

L e a v e s s e r r a t e


Carya (hickory)	Juglans (walnut/butternut)

Koelreuteria (golden rain tree)	Rhus (sumac)

Sorbus americana (mountain-ash)