Illinois Trees Volume II

              Species List
Kingdom Plantae
Division Coniferophyta
Division Magnoliophyta
Leaves and fruits are not shown in
equal proportion to actual size.
Photographers
© Guy Sternberg: silver maple fruit,
eastern cottonwood fruit, flowering
dogwood fruit, honeylocust fruit,
sassafras fruit
© Adele Hodde, Illinois Department
of Natural Resources, Office of
Public Services: all other images
TREES
I l l i n o i s
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana many simple leaves
This poster was made possible by:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Division of Education
Division of Forest Resources
Illinois Conservation Foundation
This poster was made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Conservation Foundation.
More than 250 species of trees (native and
introduced) have been found in Illinois. The Illinois
Trees: Seeds and Leaves poster,* the first volume in the tree
series, depicts and provides information about 15 species,
mainly nut-bearing trees. The species shown on Illinois
Trees: Volume II are commonly found throughout the state,
many as ornamental plantings as well as naturally
established trees, and represent all four distinctive forest
types in Illinois: bottomland forest; upland deciduous
forest; coniferous forest; and southern Illinois lowland
forest. The images on the front of this poster illustrate at
least one leaf and one fruit for each species.
*See the Agency Resources section on the back of the poster for ordering instructions.
Tiliaceae – basswood family
American basswood Tilia americana
Aceraceae – maple family
boxelder Acer negundo
silver maple Acer saccharinum
sugar maple Acer saccharum
Salicaceae – willow family
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides
Cornaceae – dogwood family
flowering dogwood Cornus florida
Leguminosae – legume family
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos
Bignoniaceae - trumpet-creeper family
northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa
Hippocastanaceae – horsechestnut family
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra
Ebenaceae – ebony family
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana
Moraceae – mulberry family
white mulberry Morus alba
Betulaceae – birch family
river birch Betula nigra
Lauraceae – laurel family
sassafras Sassafras albidum
Hamamelidaceae – witch-hazel family
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
Platanaceae – sycamore family
sycamore Platanus occidentalis
Magnoliaceae – magnolia family
yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Taxodiaceae – redwood family
baldcypress Taxodium distichum
Cupressaceae – cypress family
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana
Pinaceae – pine family
eastern white pine Pinus strobus
Class Magnoliopsida
Class Pinopsida
baldcypress Taxodium distichum many simple leaves
boxelder Acer negundo one pinnately compound leaf
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua one simple leaf
white mulberry Morus alba two simple leaves
American basswood Tilia americana one simple leaf
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra one palmately compound leaf
northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa one simple leaf
silver maple Acer saccharinum one simple leaf
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides one simple leaf
honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos one doubly pinnately compound leaf
eastern white pine Pinus strobus five simple leaves
common persimmon Diospyros virginiana one simple leaf
sycamore Platanus occidentalis one simple leaf
river birch Betula nigra one simple leaf
sassafras Sassafras albidum three simple leaves
yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera one simple leaf
sugar maple Acer saccharum one simple leaf
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis one simple leaf
flowering dogwood Cornus florida one simple leaf
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