Family: Fagaceae Synonyms: Quercus velutina var. missouriensis Quercus velutina, the eastern black oak or more commonly known as simply black oak, is a species in the red oak ( Quercus sect. Lobatae) group of oaks. It is widespread in eastern and central North America, found in all the coastal states from Maine to Texas, inland as far as Ontario, Minnesota,…

Other names: American Aloe, American Century Plant, Century Plant Synonyms: Agave altissima, Agave americana f. picta, Agave americana f. virginica, Agave americana var. marginata, Agave americana var. mediopicta, Agave americana var. picta, Agave americana var. striata, Agave americana var. subtilis, Agave americana var. theometel, Agave americana…

Other names: Common Pawpaw, Indiana Banana, Pawpaw, American Custard Apple Family: Annonaceae Asimina triloba, the papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, paw-paw, or common pawpaw, is a species of Asimina (the pawpaw genus) in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop. The pawpaw is native to the Eastern,…