| Friends of the Louisiana State Arboretum

Featured Species: Throughout the trail system of the arboretum, you will find dozens of interpretive signs providing detailed information for featured species of special importance or interest. That information is gathered here for easy reference. Featured species are listed by common names, with shortcut navigation by alphabet letter. You may also use the search blank to search by either common name or scientific name.

A (7) | B (10) | C (4) | D (3) | E (4) | F (3) | G (2) | H (1) | I (1) | L (3) | M (2) | N (1) | P (5) | R (2) | S (13) | T (3) | V (2) | W (8) | Y (1)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Short tree with opposite, deciduous leaves, large white or pink flowers, alligator skin-like bark and small shiny red drupes.

French Mulberry (Callicarpa americana)

French Mulberry, also called American Beautyberry, is a short shrub with opposite, deciduous leaves, pink-blue tubular flowers and bright purple berries that attach in rounded clusters around the stems.

Fringetree (Chionanthus virginicus)

Fringetree, also called Grancy Graybeard, is a tall shrub or short tree with opposite, deciduous leaves, drooping white “beard-like” flowers and dark blue drupes.