Redbud trees along Knob Creek NPS Photo
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park has a large number of trees and shrubs that might catch your attention. The trees here are mostly hardwoods that display their beautiful colors in the fall. They also produce nuts and berries that attract wildlife to the area. To learn more about the different varieties link to the United States Department of Agriculture:
https://plants.usda.gov/index.html
Coniferophyta - Conifers Juniperus virginiana/ Eastern Red Cedar
Family Pinaceae - Pine family Pinus strobes/ Eastern White Pine Pinus virginiana/ Virginia Pine
Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants Lonicera japonica/ Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii/ Amur Honeysuckle Diervilla spp./ Bush Honeysuckle Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis/ Common Elderberry Viburnum prunifolium/ Smooth Blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum/ Rusty Blackhaw
Family Smilacaceae - Catbrier family Smilax bona-nox/ Saw Greenbrier Smilax glauca/ Cat Greenbrier Smilax herbacea/ Smooth Carrionflower Smilax rotundifolia/ Roundleaf Greenbrier Smilax tamnoides/ Bristly Greenbrier
Family Bignoniaceae - Trumpet creeper family Campsis radicans/ Trumpet Creeper
Family Oleaceae - Olive family Fraxinus americana/ White Ash Fraxinux quadrangulata/ Blue Ash Ligustrum sinense/ Chinese Privet
Family Ebenaceae - Ebony family Diospryros virginiana/ Common Persimmon
Family Ericaceae - Heath family Rhododendron catawbiense/ Catawba Rhododendron Vaccinium arboreum/ Farkleberry Vaccinium pallidum/ Blue Ridge Blueberry Vaccinium stamineum/ Deerberry
Family Betulaceae - Birch family Carpinus caroliniana/ American Hornbeam Corylus americana/ American Hazelnut Ostrya virginiana/ Hophornbeam
Family Fagaceae - Beech family Castanea dentata/ American Chestnut Fagus grandifolia/ American Beech Quercus alba/ White Oak Quercus falcata/ Southern Red Oak Quercus imbricaria/ Shingle Oak Quercus lyrata/ Overcup Oak Quercus marilandica/ Blackjack Oak Quercus muehlenbergii/ Chinquapin Oak Quercus prinus/ Chestnut Oak Quercus rubra/ Northern Red Oak Quercus stellata/ Post Oak Quercus velutina/ Black Oak
Family Hamaelidaceae - Witch-hazel family Liquidambar styraciflua/ Sweetgum Hamamelis virginiana/ American Witch-hazel
Family Platanaceae - Plane-tree family Platanus occidentalis/ American Sycamore
Family Juglandaceae - Walnut family Juglans nigra/ Black Walnut Carya cordiformis/ Bitternut Hickory Carya glabra/ Pignut Hickory Carya ovata/ Shagbark Hickory Carya pallida/ Sand Hickory
Family Moraceae - Mulberry family Morus alba/ Mulberry Morus rubra/ Red Mulberry
Family Ulmaceae - Elm family Celtis laevigata/ Sugarberry Celtis occidentalis/ Common Hackberry Ulmus americana/ American Elm Ulmus rubra/ Slippery Elm
Family Lauraceae - Laurel family Lindera benzoin/ Northern Spicebush Sassafras albidum/ Sassafras
Family Annonaceae - Custard-apple family Asimina triloba/ Pawpaw
Family Magnoliaceae - Magnolia family Liriodendron tulipifera/ Tuliptree
Family Menispermaceae - Moonseed family Menispermum canadense/ Common Moonseed
Family Aquifoliaceae - Holly family Ilex opaca/ American Holly
Family Celastraceae - Bittersweet family Euonymus americanus/ American Strawberry-bush Euonymus atropurpureus/ Eastern Burningbush
Family Cornaceae - Dogwood family Cornus drummondii/ Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus florida/ Flowering Dogwood Cornus racemosa/ Gray Dogwood
Family Fabaceae - Pea family Cercis canadensis/ Eastern Redbud Gleditsia triacanthos/ Honeylocust Robinia pseudoacacia/ Black Locust
Family Elaeagnaceae - Oleaster family Elaeagnus umbellata/ Autumn Olive
Family Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn family Frangula caroliniana/ Carolina Buckthorn
Family Vitaceae - Grape family Parthenocissus quinquefolia/ Virginia Creeper Vitis cinerea/ Graybark Grape Vitis labrusca/ Northern Fox Grape Vitis riparia/ Riverbank Grape Vitis rotundifolia/ Muscadine
Family Hydrangeaceae - Hydrangea family Wild Hydrangea
Family Rosaceae - Rose family Amelanchier arborea/ Common Serviceberry Prunus americana/ American Plum Prunus serotina/ Black Cherry Rosa carolina/ Carolina Rose Rosa multiflora/ Multiflora Rose Rubus argutus / Sawtooth Blackberry Rubus flagellaris / Northern Dewberry Rubus occidentalis / Black Raspberry
Family Aceraceae - Maple family Acer rubrum/ Red Maple Acer saccharum/ Sugar Maple Acer negundo/ Box Elder
Family Anacardiaceae - Sumac family Rhus aromatica/ Fragrant Sumac Rhus copallinum/ Winged Sumac Toxicodendron radicans/ Eastern Poison Ivy
Family Hippocastanaceae -- Horse chestnut family Aesculus octandra / Yellow Buckeye
