Plants that lose their leaves in autumn are called deciduous plants. Here are some common examples:

Trees:

* Maple: Sugar maple, red maple, silver maple

* Oak: White oak, red oak, pin oak

* Birch: Paper birch, yellow birch, river birch

* Aspen: Quaking aspen, bigtooth aspen

* Willow: Weeping willow, crack willow, black willow

* Poplar: Cottonwood, Lombardy poplar

* Elm: American elm, slippery elm, English elm

* Ash: Green ash, white ash, black ash

* Beech: American beech, European beech

* Hickory: Shagbark hickory, pecan, pignut hickory

Shrubs:

* Dogwood: Flowering dogwood, red osier dogwood

* Sumac: Staghorn sumac, smooth sumac

* Viburnum: Doublefile viburnum, arrowwood viburnum

* Witch hazel: Common witch hazel, Chinese witch hazel

* Rose: Many rose varieties

* Lilac: Common lilac, Persian lilac

* Honeysuckle: Japanese honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle

Vines:

* Virginia creeper: A climbing vine with red leaves in autumn

* Boston ivy: Another climbing vine with red foliage in autumn

* Grape: Many grape varieties

This is just a small sampling of deciduous plants. There are many others, and the specific species that grow in a particular region will vary depending on the climate.