Plants, Trees and Leaves
Here's a list of great Internet sites for your
fall leaf projects. For a list of books you can use for your project, click here.
Basics of
Tree ID (http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/forsite/Idtree.htm) (5th and up)
Find clues you need to identify your leaf. Color pictures are only the beginning to
detailed information about many common trees.
Guide to Deciduous
Tree Knowledge (http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/trees/f436-4.htm) (7th and up)
Created by North Dakota State University, this site focuses on deciduous trees and
provides scientific names.
The Tree Finder Leaf
Identification Guide (http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/leafid.htm)
(5th and up)
A guide to identifying North American trees by the shape of their leaves.
eNature.com
(http://www.enature.com/guides/select_group.asp) (4th and up)
A great place to find basic information and pictures on thousands of North American plants and animals. You can either type in the common name in the search box, or go through by categories.
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