Leaf Arrangement Leaf Arrangement 1 Sugar Maple Acer

Leaf Arrangement

Leaf Arrangement

1. Sugar Maple * Acer saccharum *Hardwood (furniture). *Maple syrup (also black maple). *Moderate lobes (mostly 5), moderate notches *Simple opposite leaves (all maples), green beneath. *Dark brown trunk, rough vertical grooves.

2. Dandelion *Taraxacum officinale *Jagged lobed leaves. *Hollow milky stem. *Used as antacid, natural stimulant, dandelion root is good for stomach aches.

3. American Sycamore *Plantanus occidentalis *Single fruits *Molted exfoliating bark. *98 ft. To 130 ft. *Alternate leaves. *Planted as a shade tree.

4. Staghorn Sumac *Rhus typhina *Round twigs. *Alternate compound leaves. *Velvety. *Toothed leaves. *Leaf stalk is not woody. *Leaves and leaflets.

5. White Pine *Pinus strobus *Needles occur 5 to a bundle. Only pine with 5. *Soft wood. *Commercial use as a Christmas tree.

6. Goldenrod *Solidago sp. *Perennials with large clusters of small yellow flowers. *Used by practitioners of herbal medicine. *Counter inflammation and irritation of the kidneys.

7. Northern White Cedar * Thuja occidentalis *Leaves scale like. *Soft wood. *Used to be called “Arbor Vitae” or tree of life because it cured men of scurvy of Canadian expedition team led by Jacques Cartier.

8. Red Maple *Acer rubrum *Hardwood. *Toothed leaves, silvery white beneath. *3 -5 lobes. *Canadian symbol. *Bark used as dye to give olive or gray color.

9. Norway *Acer plantanoids *5 -lobed leaves. *Most popular ornamental street tree in U. S. in the 60’s and 70’s. *Wine colored leaves *Imported from Europe. Maple

10. Pin-Oak *Quercus palustris *Bristle tip leaves. *Native to eastern North America. *Monoecious. *An individual that has both male and female reproductive units (flowers, conifer cones). *The bark was used by some Native American tribes to make a drink for treatment of intestinal pain. *One of the most popular ornamental trees in the United States.

11. Common Plantain * Plantago major *The Common Broadleaved Plantain is a very familiar perennial 'weed, ' and may be found anywhere by roadsides and in meadow-land. *Used in inflammation of the skin, malignant ulcers, intermittent fever. *Broad, irregularly rounded to oval leaves.

12. Scotch Pine *Pinus sylvestris *Needles in 2. *Imported from Europe forest and Christmas tree plantings.

13. White Aster ¬Aster vimineus ¬ Small White Aster ¬ Small white daisy-like flowers crowded closely together. ¬ Found in fields and meadows.

14. Chicory ¬Cichorium intybus ¬ Blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. ¬ Appetizer, digestive and diuretic tonic.

15. Canadian Thistle ¬Cirsium arvense ¬ Has lavender blossoms that are similar in appearance to dandelion blossoms. ¬ The seeds are an important food for Goldfinch. ¬ The species is widely considered a weed. ¬ Has the typical prickly leaves characteristic of the thistles.

16. Queen Anne’s Lace ¬ Daucus carota ¬ Common weed ¬ Bright white and rounded when in full flower. ¬ Flowering from June to August. ¬ Includes wild carrot. ¬ A teaspoon of crushed seeds has long been used as a form of birth control. ¬ Disrupts the implantation process.