| Other perennials, such as grasses,
persist from year-to-year only in their root and root crown. They do not re-use in
the following year the structures they build above ground during the growing season.
They succeed through prolific seed-production, a greater tolerance for dry conditions and
the ability to recover rapidly from a catastrophic environmental disturbance such as a
fire or a flood. This list is drawn from "Trees,
Shrubs, and Woody Vines in Kansas", by H. A. Stephens, University of Kansas Press,
1969. It includes 114 species. The taxonomic order of families follows
the second edition of the "Flora of the Great Plains", University of Kansas
press, 1991. It is meant to be representative rather than a complete listing for
Kansas.
For a pdf version of this list, click here  .
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Cypress Family (Cupressaceae)
Eastern Red Cedar
- Juniperus virginiana
Custard Apple Family (Annonaceae)
Pawpaw - Asimina triloba
Laurel Family (Lauraceae)
Sassafras - Sassafras albidum
Spicebush - Lindera benzoin
Birthwort Family (Aristolochiaceae)
Wooly Pipevine - Aristolochia tomentosa
Moonseed Family (Menispermaceae)
Snailseed - Cocculus carolinus
Moonseed - Menispermum canadense
Sycamore Family (Platanaceae)
Sycamore - Platanus occidentalis
Elm Family (Ulmaceae)
Red Elm - Ulmus rubra
Siberian Elm - Ulmus pumila
American Elm - Ulmus americana
Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis
Dwarf Hackberry - Celtis tenuifolia
Sugarberry - Celtis laevigata
Mulberry Family (Moraceae)
Red Mulberry - Morus rubra
Osage Orange - Maclura pomifera
Walnut Family (Juglandaceae)
Black Walnut - Juglans nigra
Pecan - Carya illinoensis
Bitternut Hickory - Carya cordiformis
Shagbark Hickory - Carya ovata
Kingnut Hickory - Carya laciniosa
Mockernut Hickory - Carya tomentosa
Black Hickory - Carya texana
Oak Family (Fagaceae)
White Oak - Quercus alba
Post Oak - Quercus stellata
Bur Oak - Quercus macrocarpa
Chestnut Oak - Quercus muhlenbergii
Red Oak - Quercus borealis
Pin Oak - Quercus palustris
Shumard's Oak - Quercus shumardii
Black Oak - Quercus velutina
Black Jack Oak - Quercus marilandica
Shingle Oak - Quercus imbricaria
Birch Family (Betulaceae)
Hazelnut - Corylus americana
Ironwood - Ostrya virginiana
River Birch - Betula nigra
Linden Family (Tiliaceae)
Basswood - Tilia americana
Tamarisk Family (Tamaricaceae)
Salt Cedar - Tamarix sp.
Willow Family (Salicaceae)
Silver Poplar - Populus alba
Cottonwood -
Populus deltoides
Black Willow - Salix nigra
Carolina Willow - Salix caroliniana
Peach-leaved Willow - Salix amygdaloides
Sandbar Willow - Salix exigua
Prairie Willow - Salix humilis
Sapodilla Family (Sapotaceae)
Wooly Buckthorn - Bumelia lanuginosa
Ebony Family (Ebenaceae)
Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana
Currant Family (Grossulariaceae)
Wild Gooseberry - Ribes americanum
Golden Currant - Ribes odoratum
Rose Family (Rosaceae)
Wild Crabapple - Pyrus ioensis
June Berry - Amelanchier arborea
Cockspur Hawthorn - Crataegus crus-galli
Red Haw - Crataegus mollis
Black Raspberry - Rubus occidentalis
Dewberry - Rubus flagellaris
Highbush Blackberry - Rubus ostryifolius
Climbing Prairie Rose - Rosa setigera
Prairie Rose - Rosa arkansana
Wild Plum - Prunus americana
Wild Goose Plum - Prunus hortulana
Sandhill Plum - Prunus angustifolia
Black Cherry - Prunus serotina
Choke Cherry - Prunus virginana
Caesalpina Family (Caesalpinaceae)
Kentucky Coffee Tree - Gymnocladus dioica
Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos
Redbud - Cercis canadensis
Bean Family (Fabaceae)
Leadplant - Amorpha canescens
False Indigo - Amorpha fruticosa
Black Locust - Robinia pseudo-acacia
Oleaster Family (Elaeagnaceae)
Russian Olive - Eleagnus angustifolia
Dogwood Family (Cornaceae)
Roughleaved Dogwood - Cornus drummondii
Swamp Dogwood - Cornus amomum
Christmas Mistletoe Family (Viscaceae)
Mistletoe - Phoradendron serotinum
Staff Tree Family (Celastraceae)
Wahoo - Euonymus atropurpureus
Bittersweet - Celastrus scandens
Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae)
Buckthorn - Rhamnus lanceolata
New Jersey Tea - Ceanothus americanus
Grape Family (Vitaceae)
Raccoon Grape - Ampelopsis cordata
Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Riverbank Grape - Vitis riparia
Bladdernut Family (Staphyleaceae)
Bladdernut - Staphylea trifolia
Soapberry Family (Sapindaceae)
Soapberry - Sapindus saponaria
Buckeye Family (Hippocastanaceae)
Western Buckeye - Aesculus glabra
Maple Family (Aceraceae)
Sugar Maple - Acer saccharum
Silver Maple - Acer saccharinum
Box Elder - Acer negundo
Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae)
Smooth Sumac - Rhus glabra
Winged Sumac - Rhus copallina
Aromatic Sumac - Rhus aromatica
Poison Ivy - Toxicodendron radicans
Quassia Family (Simaroubaceae)
Tree of Heaven - Ailanthus altissima
Citrus Family (Rutaceae)
Prickly Ash - Zanthoxylum americanum
Hop Tree - Ptelea trifoliata
Olive Family (Oleaceae)
White Ash - Fraxinus americana
Green Ash - Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Blue Ash - Fraxinus quadrangulata
Bignonia Family (Bignoniaceae)
Trumpet Creeper - Campsis radicans
Catalpa - Catalpa speciosa
Madder Family (Rubiaceae)
Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)
Japanese Honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica
Wolfberry - Symphoricarpos occidentalis
Coralberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Southern Black Haw - Viburnum rufidulum
Elderberry - Sambucus canadensis
Sunflower Family (Compositae)
Rabbitbush - Chrysothamnus pulchellis
Willow Baccharis - Baccharis salicina
Sandhill Sage - Artemisia filifolia
Lily Family (Liliaceae)
Bristly Greenbrier - Smilax hispida
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