Plant ID Test

Try to ID the following plants using the key to the right. You can open the key in a new window for quick reference and to zoom in.

Key terms:

Alternate vs Opposite (how are the buds arranged?)

Alternate - buds in stairstep pattern

Opposite - Buds directly across from each other

Simple leaf - 1 whole leaf attached directly to the woody stem

Compound leaf - Leaf made up of many parts (leaflets) attached to a non-woody green petiole which attaches to the woody stem.

Tree Keys Total FNL3.pdf

Tree 1

Red Oak

Ironwood

Musclewood/Blue Beech

American Beech

Red Pine

Eastern Hemlock

White Elm

Shagbark Hickory