Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Illustrated Glossary
Native Shrubs
Conifers: juniper, yew
Broadleaf
Evergreen, opposite branching, simple leaves: partridgeberry, mistletoe
Evergreen, alternate branching, simple leaves: downy bog rosemary, bearberry, leatherleaf, trailing arbutus, wintergreen, mountain laurel
Deciduous, opposite branching, simple leaves: buttonbush, bunchberry, dogwood, bush honeysuckle, wahoo, hydrangea, St. Andrew’s cross, St. John’s wort, honeysuckle, buffaloberry, coralberry, viburnum
Deciduous, opposite branching, compound leaves: elderberry, bladdernut
Deciduous, alternate branching, simple leaves: alder, serviceberry, chokeberry, barberry, birch, New Jersey teas, hackberry, sweetfern, dogwood, hazelnuts, hawthorn, leatherwood, huckleberry, witchhazel, false heather, hollies, sweetspire, spicebush, pachysandra, ninebark, cherries, oak, buckthorn, gooseberries, raspberry, willows, spireas, snowbells, blueberries
Deciduous, alternate branching, compound leaves: false indigos, cinquefoil, hoptree, sumac, rose, blackberry/raspberry, poison sumac, prickly-ash
Native Vines
Evergreen, opposite branching, compound leaves: crossvine
Evergreen, alternate branching, simple leaves: cranberry
Deciduous, opposite branching, simple leaves: honeysuckle
Deciduous, opposite branching, compound leaves: trumpet creeper
Deciduous, alternate branching, simple leaves: raccoon grape, pipevine, bittersweet, moonseed, greenbrier, grape
Deciduous, alternate branching, compound leaves: Virginia creeper, poison-ivy, wisteria
Introduced Shrubs
Deciduous, opposite branching, simple leaves: burningbush, privet, honeysuckle, buckthorn
Deciduous, alternate branching, simple leaves: barberry, autumn olive, buckthorn
Deciduous, alternate branching, compound leaves: rose
Introduced Vines
Evergreen, opposite branching, simple leaves: wintercreeper, periwinkle
Evergreen, alternate branching, simple leaves: English ivy
Deciduous, opposite branching, simple leaves: honeysuckle
Deciduous, alternate branching, simple leaves: bittersweet
Deciduous, alternate branching, compound leaves: kudzu, wisteria
Other Introduced, Escaped Species in the Midwest
Native-Plant Nurseries in the Midwest
How to Use Keys
Summer Keys
Winter Keys
Species Keys
Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors