Species groups Represented species Maple Red maple (Acer rubrum) and sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Oak Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), red oak (Quercus rubra), and white oak (Quercus alba) Yellow-poplar Liriodendron tulipifera
Cucumber tree Magnolia acuminatae Miscellaneous American beech (Fagus grandifolia), American elm hardwoods (Ulmus americana), black birch (Betula lenta), black cherry (Prunus serotina), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), hickory spp.
There are also immense centipedes which can reach a length of more than 8in (20cm) and give a nasty pinch, at least two species of freshwater crabs, huge spiders which spin intimidating yellow webs in woodland, a
cucumber tree and 100 species of terrestrial molluscs.
Whereas most forest types are dominated by two or three species, the mixed mesophytic harbors 80 woody species including beech, yellow poplar, basswood, sugar maple, chestnut, sweet buckeye, red oak, white oak, yellow locust, birch, black cherry,
cucumber tree, white ash, red maple, sour gum, black walnut, and various hickories.