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== 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
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File:red_osier_dogwood.jpg | Red-osier Dogwood
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== 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
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File:poison_ivy.jpg | Poison Ivy
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== 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
<gallery widths="260px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:staghorn_sumac.jpg | Staghorn Sumac with Fruit
File:staghorn_sumac_leaves.jpg | Staghorn Sumac Leaves
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== Low Bush Blueberry ==
*''Vaccinium angustifolium''
*To 2 ft (60 cm)
*Low spreading
*Flowers are small, white, bell-shaped
*Likes acidic, well drained soil
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File:low_bush_blueberry.jpg | Low Bush Blueberry
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== Oriental Bittersweet ==
*''Celastrus orbiculatus''
*Climbing wine
*Invasive species original to East Asia
*Leaves are alternating, glossy texture
*Fruit is red or orange
<gallery widths="260px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
File:oriental_bittersweet.jpg | Oriental Bittersweet
File:oriental_bittersweet_fruits.jpg | Oriental Bittersweet Fruits
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== Partridge Berry ==
*''Mitchella repens''
*To 12 in (30 cm)
*Herbaceous woody trailing shrub
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File:partridge_berry_flower.jpg | Partridge Berry Flower
File:partridge_berry_fruit.jpg | Partridge Berry Fruit
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== Wintergreen ==
*''Gaultheria procumbens''
*Stems to 6 in (15 cm)
*Small low-growing shrub
*Leaves are evergreen
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File:wintergreen_flower.jpg | Wintergreen Flower
File:wintergreen_fruit.jpg | Wintergreen Fruit
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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

  • Red-osier Dogwood

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

  • Poison Ivy

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

  • Staghorn Sumac with Fruit

  • Staghorn Sumac Leaves

Low Bush Blueberry

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

  • Low Bush Blueberry

Oriental Bittersweet

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

  • Oriental Bittersweet

  • Oriental Bittersweet Fruits

Partridge Berry

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

  • Partridge Berry Flower

  • Partridge Berry Fruit

Wintergreen

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

  • Wintergreen Flower

  • Wintergreen Fruit

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