Alleghany Serviceberry in full spring bloom, with characteristic bronze-tinged emerging leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Amelanchier laevis, commonly called Alleghany Serviceberry or Smooth
Silver Maple at a Grimes Farm showing its broad, arching canopy — one of the largest native maples. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Acer
Pin Oak in its characteristic form with drooping lower branches, spring foliage emerging. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus palustris, the Pin Oak, is
Heart-leaved Aster in full autumn bloom in a woodland edge habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Symphyotrichum cordifolium (formerly Aster cordifolius), commonly called Heart-leaved
Dwarf-winged Sumac (Winged Sumac) in brilliant autumn foliage, Fairfax County, Virginia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Rhus copalina (also spelled Rhus copallinum), commonly called
Black Willow along a stream corridor in Virginia — its natural habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Salix nigra, the Black Willow, is the
Wax Myrtle — one of the most versatile and ecologically valuable native evergreen shrubs of the southeastern coastal United States. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY
Swamp White Oak leaves display the striking two-toned coloration that gives the species its Latin name bicolor — dark glossy green above, pale white beneath.
Sweetgum in full autumn display — a kaleidoscope of red, orange, and purple. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Liquidambar styraciflua, the Sweetgum, is one
Staghorn Sumac in spectacular fall color — its scarlet foliage and upright red fruit clusters make it one of the most striking native shrubs in
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