Flora And Fauna:Shrubs

Red-osier Dogwood

 * Cornus stolonifera, aka C. sericea
 * To 10 ft (3 m)
 * Thicket-forming shrub
 * Branches and twigs are dark red
 * Likes damp soil, such as wetlands

Poison Ivy

 * Toxicodendron radicans
 * To 8 ft (2.4 m)
 * Leaves grouped in three
 * Poisonous plant known for its production of urushiol, causing irritation and rashes

Staghorn Sumac

 * Rhus typhina, aka R. hirta
 * To 30 ft (9 m)
 * Long leaves growing in pairs on stem are characteristic
 * White flower clusters
 * Red berries fruit - compared with the Poison Sumac, which has white berries fruits
 * Red berries used to make refreshing summer drink
 * Grows on road sides, in old fields and open habitat
 * Propagates by rhizomes

Low Bush Blueberry

 * Vaccinium angustifolium
 * To 2 ft (60 cm)
 * Low spreading
 * Flowers are small, white, bell-shaped
 * Likes acidic, well drained soil

Oriental Bittersweet

 * Celastrus orbiculatus
 * Climbing wine
 * Invasive species original to East Asia
 * Leaves are alternating, glossy texture
 * Fruit is red or orange

Partridge Berry

 * Mitchella repens
 * To 12 in (30 cm)
 * Herbaceous woody trailing shrub

Wintergreen

 * Gaultheria procumbens
 * Stems to 6 in (15 cm)
 * Small low-growing shrub
 * Leaves are evergreen