Plants found at Bennett Elementary School in Manassas, VA

Each class will be researching a select group of plants.

 

USDA Plants Database        Tree Fact Sheets from VT        Trees in North America

Tree Fact Sheets from NC State        Shrub Fact Sheets from NC State

UConn Plant Database

Stratford Landing ES's Ecology Page

 

Plant Data Sheet

 

Mrs. Cameron's Class

  
English Common Name Scientific Name Japanese Common Name
Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis  Kuro Ichigo
American Elm Ulmus americana  Amerika Nire
American Holly Ilex opaca  Amerika Hiiragi
American Yew Taxus canadensis  Amerkia Ichii
Amur Maple Acer ginnala  Karakogo Kaede
Azalea (Pink) Rhododendron nudiflorum  T sut sugi
Black Cherry Prunus serotina  Kuro Sakura
Black Willow Salix nigra  Kuro Yanagi
Blue Huckleberry Gaylussacia frondosa  Kakkuruberii

 

 

Mrs. DiGennaro's Class

  
English Common Name Scientific Name Japanese Common Name
Burning Bush Euonymus alatus  Nishikigi
Catawba Rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense  Katoba Syakunage
Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica  Saru Suberi
Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis  Bei Tsuga
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperous virginiana  Toubu Beisugi
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis  Seiyou Hanazuou
English Privet Ligustrum lucidum  Ibo Tanoki
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica  
Hardhack Spirea Spiraea tomentosa  Hadohatto Shimotsuke

 

 

Mrs. Cook's Class

  
English Common Name Scientific Name Japanese Common Name
Hydrangea (Wild) Hydrangea arborescens  Ajisai
Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii  Megi
Japanese Bayberry Myrica rubra  Yama Momo
Japanese Holly Ilex crenata  Inu Tsuge
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica  Suikadura
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum  Iroha Momiji
Kousa Dogwood Cornus x lousa
(hybrid: use Cornus kousa for info)		  Yamaboushi
Leyland Cypress Cupressocyparis leylandi  Reiranndo Itosugi
Locust (Ornamental) Robinia x holdtii
(hybrid: use R. pseudoacacia for info)		  

 

 

Mrs. Grant's Class

  
English Common Name Scientific Name Japanese Common Name
Mountain Andromeda Pieris floribunda  
Pin Oak Quercus palustris  Pain Oku
Poplar Populus fastigiata  Popura
Pussy Willow Salix discolor  Neko Yanagi
Red Maple Acer rubrum  Beni Kaede
Red Mulberry Morus rubra  Kuwa
Spruce (Common) Picea abies  Touhi
Swamp Loose-strife Decodon verticillatus  Ezo Misohagi
Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua  Susito Gomu

 

 

Mrs. Brennan's Class

  
English Common Name Scientific Name Japanese Common Name
Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans  Amerika Nouzenkazura
Virginia Pine Pinus virginiana  Vajinia Pain
Virginia Rose Rosa virginiana  Vajinia Rozu
White Ash Fraxinus americana  Howaito Asshu
White Pine Pinus strobus  Shiro Matsu
Willow Oak Quercus phellos  Howaito Oku
Winged Sumac Rhus copallina  Urushi
Withe-rod Viburnum Viburnum cassinoides  Gamazumi
Yoshino Cherry Prunus yeddensis  Someiyoshino