Shrubs & Woody Vines

Shrubs & Woody Vines

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Scientific Name

Common Name

*Amorpha*	Indigo-bush
Amorpha fruticosa	Tall Indigo-bush

*Ampelopsis*	Peppervine
Ampelopsis arborea	Peppervine
Ampelopsis cordata	Raccoon-grape

*Aronia*	Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia	Red Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa	Black Chokeberry

*Asimina*	Pawpaw
Asimina incana	Flag Pawpaw

*Bejaria*	Tarflower
Bejaria racemosa	Tarflower

*Berberis*	Barberry
Berberis canadensis	American Barberry

*Berchemia*	Supplejack
Berchemia scandens	Supplejack, Rattan Vine

*Bignonia*	Cross-vine
Bignonia capreolata	Cross-vine

*Callicarpa*	Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana	American Beautyberry

*Calycanthus*	Sweet-shrub
Calycanthus floridus	Sweet-shrub

*Calycocarpum*	Cupseed
Calycocarpum lyonii	Cupseed

*Campsis*	Trumpet-creeper
Campsis radicans	Trumpet-creeper

*Cardiospermum*	Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum	Balloon Vine

*Ceanothus*	New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus	New Jersey Tea

*Celastrus*	Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens	American Bittersweet

*Cephalanthus*	Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush

*Chaenomeles*	Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa	Flowering Quince

*Chimonanthus*	Wintersweet
Chimonanthus praecox	Wintersweet

*Chionanthus*	Fringetree
Chionanthus retusus	Chinese Fringetree

*Citrus*	Trifoliate Orange
Citrus trifoliata	Trifoliate Orange

*Clethra*	Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra acuminata	Mountain Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia	Coastal Sweet Pepperbush

*Cocculus*	Coralbeads
Cocculus carolinus	Coralbeads

*Comptonia*	Sweet-fern
Comptonia peregrina	Sweet-fern

*Corylus*	Hazelnut
Corylus americana	American Hazelnut
Corylus cornuta	Beaked Hazelnut

*Cotinus*	Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria	European Smoketree

*Croton*	Croton
Croton alabamensis	Alabama Croton

*Cyrilla*	Titi
Cyrilla racemiflora	Titi

*Decumaria*	Climbing Hydrangea
Decumaria barbara	Climbing Hydrangea

*Diervilla*	Bush-honeysuckle
Diervilla rivularis	Hairy Southern Bush-honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia	Smooth Southern Bush-honeysuckle

*Dirca*	Leatherwood
Dirca palustris	Leatherwood

*Edgeworthia*	Paperbush
Edgeworthia papyrifera	Japanese Paperbush

*Elaeagnus*	Silverberry, Russian-olive
Elaeagnus pungens	Thorny-olive, Autumn Silverberry
Elaeagnus umbellata	Silverleaf, Autumn-olive, Spring Silverberry

*Erythrina*	Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea	Coral Bean

*Euonymus*	Strawberry-bush
Euonymus americanus	Heart's-a-bustin'-(with-love)
Euonymus atropurpureus	American Wahoo
Euonymus fortunei	Wintercreeper, Chinese Spindle-tree

*Exochorda*	Pearlbush
Exochorda racemosa	Pearlbush

*Fothergilla*	Witch-alder
Fothergilla gardenii	Coastal Witch-alder
Fothergilla major	Large Witch-alder

*Franklinia*	Franklinia
Franklinia alatamaha	Franklinia

*Gelsemium*	Yellow Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina Jessamine

*Hamamelis*	Witch-hazel
Hamamelis vernalis	Ozark Witch-hazel

*Hibiscus*	Hibiscus, Rose-mallow
Hibiscus syriacus	Rose-of-Sharon, Althaea

*Hydrangea*	Hydrangea, Sevenbark
Hydrangea arborescens	Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea cinerea	Ashy Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia	Oakleaf Hydrangea

*Illicium*	Star-anise
Illicium floridanum	Florida Star-anise

*Indigofera*	Indigo
Indigofera decora	Chinese Indigo

*Isotrema*	Dutchman's-pipe
Isotrema macrophyllum	Dutchman's-pipe

*Itea*	Virginia-willow
Itea virginica	Virginia-willow

*Lagerstroemia*	Crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica	Crape-myrtle

*Leucothoe*	Doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana	Mountain Doghobble

*Ligustrum*	Privet
Ligustrum sinense	Chinese Privet

*Lindera*	Spicebush
Lindera benzoin	Spicebush

*Lonicera*	Honeysuckle
Lonicera dioica	Red or Limber Honeysuckle
Lonicera flava	Yellow Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima	Sweet-breath-of-spring
Lonicera japonica	Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens	Coral Honeysuckle

*Mahonia*	Mahonia
Mahonia bealei	Leatherleaf Mahonia

*Malvaviscus*	Wax-mallow
Malvaviscus drummondii	Wax-mallow

*Melaleuca*	Bottlebrush
Melaleuca citrina	Crimson Bottlebrush

*Menispermum*	Moonseed
Menispermum canadense	Moonseed

*Morella*	Bayberry
Morella caroliniensis	Pocosin Bayberry

*Nandina*	Nandina
Nandina domestica	Nandina

*Neviusia*	Snow-wreath
Neviusia alabamensis	Alabama Snow-wreath

*Opuntia*	Prickly-pear Cactus
Opuntia cespitosa	Eastern Prickly-pear
Opuntia humifusa	Low Prickly-pear

*Paederia*	Skunk-vine
Paederia foetida	Skunk-vine

*Parthenocissus*	Virginia-creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia-creeper

*Philadelphus*	Mock-orange
Philadelphus hirsutus	Hairy Mock-orange
Philadelphus inodorus	Appalachian Mock-orange

*Physocarpus*	Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius	Ninebark

*Pueraria*	Kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata	Kudzu

*Pyrularia*	Buffalo-nut
Pyrularia pubera	Buffalo-nut

*Rhododendron*	Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens	Sweet Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum	Flame Azalea
Rhododendron canescens	Piedmont Azalea
Rhododendron chapmanii	Chapman's Rhododendron
Rhododendron cumberlandense	Cumberland Azalea
Rhododendron minus	Gorge Rhododendron
Rhododendron periclymenoides	Wild Azalea
Rhododendron pilosum	Minniebush
Rhododendron viscosum var. serrulatum	Swamp Azalea

*Ribes*	Gooseberry
Ribes curvatum	Granite Gooseberry
Ribes cynosbati	Prickly Gooseberry

*Robinia*	Locust
Robinia nana	Dwarf Bristly Locust

*Rosa*	Rose
Rosa carolina	Carolina Rose
Rosa laevigata	Cherokee Rose
Rosa luciae	Memorial Rose
Rosa palustris	Swamp Rose
Rosa setigera	Prairie Rose

*Rubus*	Blackberry, Dewberry
Rubus bifrons	European Blackberry
Rubus canadensis	Smooth Blackberry
Rubus flagellaris	Common Dewberry
Rubus odoratus	Purple Flowering-raspberry
Rubus pensilvanicus	Pennsylvania Blackberry
Rubus phoenicolasius	Wineberry

*Serenoa*	Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens	Saw Palmetto

*Sesbania*	Rattlebox
Sesbania herbacea	Coffee-weed
Sesbania punicea	Rattlebox
Sesbania vesicaria	Bladderpod

*Smilax*	Greenbriar
Smilax bona-nox	Catbriar
Smilax glauca	Whiteleaf Greenbriar
Smilax herbacea	Carrionflower
Smilax hugeri	Huger's Carrionflower
Smilax pumila	Sarsaparilla-vine
Smilax rotundifolia	Common Greenbriar

*Spiraea*	Spiraea
Spiraea �billiardii	Billiard Spirea
Spiraea japonica	Japanese Spiraea
Spiraea tomentosa	Hardhack, Steeplebush
Spiraea virginiana	Virginia Spiraea

*Symphoricarpos*	Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	Coralberry

*Syringa*	Lilac
Syringa vulgaris	Lilac

*Thyrsanthella*	Climbing Dogbane
Thyrsanthella difformis	Climbing Dogbane

*Toxicodendron*	Poison Oak, Ivy, Sumac
Toxicodendron pubescens	Poison Oak
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron vernix	Poison Sumac

*Vaccinium*	Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum	Smooth Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium elliottii	Mayberry
Vaccinium hirsutum	Hairy Blueberry
Vaccinium stamineum	Deerberry

*Viburnum*	Viburnum
Viburnum cassinoides	Northern Wild Raisin
Viburnum opulus var. opulus	Guelder-rose, Snowball
Viburnum plicatum	Japanese Snowball

*Vinca*	Periwinkle
Vinca major	Greater Periwinkle
Vinca minor	Common Periwinkle

*Vitis*	Grape
Vitis rotundifolia	Muscadine
Vitis vulpina	Frost Grape

*Wisteria*	Wisteria
Wisteria frutescens	American Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis	Chinese Wisteria

*Xanthorhiza*	Yellowroot
Xanthorhiza simplicissima	Yellowroot

*Yucca*	Yucca
Yucca filamentosa	Curlyleaf Yucca

Guide to the Wildflowers, Trees and Shrubs of Georgia and Adjacent States
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