Leaves from the Appalachian mountain forests in autumn, from western North Carolina, showing the diverse shapes of leaves of woody plants of temperate North American forests. Top row, left to right: Fraser or Earleaf Magnolia, Magnolia fraseri; Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra; Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea; White Oak, Quercus alba; and Chestnut Oak, Quercus prinus. Middle row, left to right: Striped Maple, Acer pensylvanicum; Red Maple, Acer rubrum; Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum; Hickory, Carya sp.; and Sassafras,Sassafras albidum. Bottom row, left to right: Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis; American Hornbeam or Ironwood, Carpinus caroliniana; Yellow Birch, Betula alleghaniensis; Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum; American Beech, Fagus grandifolia; Tuliptree or Yellow Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera; and Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis.