Botanical Survey

Plants of the Conservancy Reserves, 2005

by Dick Byers and Tom Pearson

Note: This botanical survey is continually being updated

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	Plants of the Conservancy Reserves
	2000		K	W	T	F	M
#	Common Name	Scientific Name
1	Agrimony	Agrimonia gryposepala	c	c		c	c
2	Agrimony, Small Flowered	Agrimony parviflora		u	u
3	Agrimony, Woodland	Agrimony striata		u			c
4	Alfalfa*	Medicago sativa*		u		c
5	Appendaged Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	u
6	Apple sp.*	Malus sp.*	u	c	c	u	c
7	Arrow-leaved Tearthumb	Polygonum sagittatum	u		c		u
8	Ash, White	Fraxinus americana	c	c	c	c	c
9	Asiatic Dayflower*	Commelina communis*			u		u
10	Aspen, Bigtooth	Populus grandidentata	u			u	c
11	Aspen, Quaking	Populus tremuloides				u
12	Aster, calico	Aster lateriflorus L.	c	c	c	c	c
13	Aster, Crooked Stem	Aster prenanthoides	c				c
14	Aster, Heath	Aster pilosus		u
15	Aster, Lowrie's (Blue wood aster)	Aster cordifolius (lowrieanus)	c				c
16	Aster, New England	Aster novae-angliae				c	c
17	Aster, Purple Stemmed	Asterpuniceus L.	c	c	c	c	c
18	Aster, Short's	Aster shortii					c
19	Aster, Small White	A. vimineus	c	c	c	c	c
20	Aster, White Wood Aster	A. divaricatus	c		c		c
21	Autumn Olive	Eleaganus umbellata	c		c	c	c
22	Avens, White	Geum canadense	c	c		c	c
23	Avens, Yellow	Geum aleppicum	u				c
24	Balm of Gilead	Populus deltoides Marsh					u
25	Barberry*	Berberis thundergii*	c	c	c	u	c
26	Basil*	Satureja vulgaris* in part	c	c	u	c	c
27	Basswood	Tilia americana L.	u	u
28	Beards-tongue	Penstemon digitalis		c			c
29	Bedstraw, Fragrant	Gallium triflorum	r	c			c
30	Bedstraw, Northern	Galium boreale L.				u
31	Beech, American	Fagus grandifolia	c	u			u
32	Beggar's Ticks	Bidens frondosa		u		c	c
33	Begger Ticks, Swamp	Bidens connata		u			u
34	Bellflower, Tall	Campanula americana	u		u		c
35	Bergamot, Wild	Monarda fistulosa	u				u
36	Birch, Black	Betula lenta	u		c		c
37	Bird's-foot Trefoil*	Lotus corniculatus*					c
38	Bittercress, Pennsylvania	Cardamine pensylvanica	u	c
39	Black Cherry	Prunus serotina	c	c	c	c	c
40	Black Cohosh	Cimicifuga racemosa	c		u		c
41	Black Locust	Robinia Pseudo-Acacia L.	c	c	c		u
42	Black Walnut	Juglans nigra	u	lc	u	u	u
43	Blackberry	Rubus allegheniensis	c		c	c	c
44	Blackgum	Nyssa sylvatica	u	c		c	c
45	Blackhaw, Smooth	Viburnum prunifolium L.	c	c		c
46	Blue Curls	Trichostema dichotomum	u			c	p
47	Blue Phlox	Phlox divaracata L.	c
48	Bluets	Houstonia caerulea	c			u	c
49	Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum			u
50	Bottle or Closed Gentian	Gentiana ?					u
51	Broad Leafed Dock*	Rumex obtusifolius*	c	c	c		c
52	Broom Sedge	Andropogon virginicus	c		c	c	c
53	Brown or Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	c	c			c
54	Buckwheat, False climbing	Polygonum scandens			c
55	Bugleweed	Lycopus uniflorus	c	u
56	Bugleweed	Lycopus virginicus	lc				c
57	Burdock*	Arctium uniflorus*	c		c	c
58	Burning Bush*	Euonymus alatus*	u		u
59	Bush Clover, Violet	Lespedeza violaceae			u
60	Bush Clover, Wandlike	Lespedeza intermedia			r		c
61	Butter and Eggs*	Linaria vulgaris*	c		c		c
62	Buttercup, Kidney-leafed	Ranunculus abortivus L.	u				c
63	Butterfly-weed	Asclepias tuberosa	u	u		u	c
64	Butternut	Juglans cinerea	u
65	Canada Lily	Lillium canadense L.	lc				u
66	Canada Mayflower	Maianthemum canadense	c				U
67	Cattail, Common	Typha latifolia					u
68	Celandine	Chelidonium majus	u
69	Celandine poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum					u
70	Chestnut, American	Castanea dentata	r		r		r
71	Chickweed, Common	Stellaria media L.	c	c	c	c
72	Chickweed, Mouse-ear *	Cerastium glomeratum Thuill *		c		c	c
73	Chicory*	Cichorium intybus*				c	u
74	Cinquefoil, Common	Potentilla simplex	c	c	c	c	c
75	Cinquefoil, Rough	Potentilla norvegica	c				lc
76	Cinquefoil, Rough-fruited*	Potentilla recta*	c				c
77	Clammy Cuphea	Cuphea petiolata		c
78	Clearweed	Pilea pumila	c	c	c	c	c
79	Cleavers	Galium aparine	c			c
80	Clover, Alsike	Trifolium hybridum					lc
81	Clover, Hop*	Trifolium aureum*					lc
82	Clover, Red*	Trifolium pratense*			c	c	c
83	Clover, White Sweet*	Melilotus alba		c			c
84	Clover, White*	Trifolium repens*	c		u
85	Clubmoss, Running Pine	Diphasiastrum digitatum				u
86	Clubmoss, Tree	Lycopodium obscurum L.	c			u	c
87	Clustered Snakeroot	Sanicula gregaria		u		u
88	Coltsfoot*	Tussilago farfara*	c			c	c
89	Common Dodder	Cuscuta gronovii					lc
90	Common Mullein*	Verbascum thapsus *	c				c
91	Common Plantain*	Plantago major *	c	c	c	c	c
92	Common Speedwell*	Veronica offiniales	u	c			c
93	Coneflower, Purple	Echinacea purpurea			u
94	Cone-flower, Tall (Green-headed)	Rudbeckia lAciniata			c		u
95	Coreopsis, Lance-leaved	Coreopsis lanceolata					?
96	Corn Speedwell	Veronica arvensis					u
97	Corydalis, yellow	Corydalis flavula	c	a			c
98	Crabapple	Malus coronaria	c	c		c	u
99	Creeping Buttercup*	Ranunculus repens*	c
100	Crownvetch*	Coronilla varia*	u
101	Cucumber Magnolia	Magnolia acuminata	u				u
102	Curled leaf Dock*	Rumex crispens*	c				c
103	Cutleaf Toothwort	Cardamine laciniata	a	u		u
104	Daisy Fleabane	Erigeron annuus	a	c		c	c
105	Dame's Rocket*	Hesperis matronalis*	u				c
106	Dandelion*	Taraxacum efficinale*	c	c	c	c	c
107	Day Lily*	Hemerocallis fulvus*	c			c
108	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum	c
109	Deptford Pink*	Dianthus armeria*	c		u		c
110	Dogwood, Gray	Cornus racemosa	c				c
111	Dogwood, White Flowering	C. florida	u	c		c	c
112	Dwarf St. Johnswort	Hypericum mutilum	c				c
113	Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	u			c	c
114	Elm, American	Ulmus americana	c	c		c	c
115	Elm, Slippery	Ulmus rubra	c				c
116	Enchanter's Nightshade	Circaea lutetiana	a	c	c	c	c
117	English Plaintain *	Plantago lanceolata L. *			c		c
118	European Cress		u			u	u
119	Evening Lychnis	Silene latifolia					u
120	Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis	c	u		u	u
121	False mermaid	Floerkea proserpinacoides		u			u
122	False Solomon's Seal	Smilacina racemosa		c			u
123	False Wood Nettle	Boehmeria cylindrica	u		c
124	Fern, Bracken	Pteridium aquilinium	u
125	Fern, Broad Beech	Thelypteris hexagonoptera	c				c
126	Fern, Christmas	Polystichum acrostichoides	c	c	c	c	c
127	Fern, Cinnamon	Osmunda cinnamonea L.	lc				c
128	Fern, Ebony Spleenwort	Asplenium platyneuron L.	c	c		u	c
129	Fern, Fragile	Cystopteris tenuis	c				c
130	Fern, Hay-scented	Dennstaedtia punctilobula	c	c	a	c	c
131	Fern, Lady	Athyrium Filix-femina	c		u
132	Fern, Marginal Intermediate	Dryopteris intermedia			c		c
133	Fern, Marginal Wood	Dryopteris marginalis			c		c
134	Fern, Moss	Phuipium belicatulum	u				c
135	Fern, New York	Thelypteris noveboracensis			c	c	c
136	Fern, Rattlesnake	Botrychium virginianum	u	u		u	c
137	Fern, Sensitive	Onoclea sensibilis	c	c		u	c
138	Fern, Silvery Glade	Athyrium thelypteroides	lc				c
139	Fern, Spinulose Wood	Dryopteris carthusiana	c	c	c	c	u
140	Feverfew	Chrysanthemum parthenium					u
141	Field Bindweed*	Convolvulus arvensis*				c
142	Field Garlic	Allium vineale	lc				c
143	Field Milkwort	Polygala sanguinea	c				?
144	Field Mustard*	Brassica rapa*	c				u
145	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	u				u
146	Forget-me-not*	Myosotis scorpiodes*					lc
147	Forked Chickweed	Paronychia canadensis	u				c
148	Galinsoga*	Galinsoga ciliata*			u
149	Garlic Mustard*	Alliaria petiolata*	c	c	c	c	c
150	Ginseng, Wild	Panax quinquefolius L.	r
151	Goatsbeard	Aruncus dioicus	u				c
152	Golden Alexander	Zizia aptera	lc				c
153	Golden Ragwort	Senecio aureus	c	c		u
154	Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed (Wreath)	Solidago caesia	c	c	c	c	c
155	Goldenrod, Canada	Solidago canadensis				c
156	Goldenrod, Early	S. juncea		c		c
157	Goldenrod, Gray	S. nemoralis				c	c
158	Goldenrod, Gray	Solidago nemorulis		u			c
159	Goldenrod, Lance-leaved	S. graminifolia		u	c	c	c
160	Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed	S. rugosa	c		c		c
161	Gooseberry, Prickley	Ribes cynosbati L.		c			c
162	Grape, Summer	Vitus aestivalis	c	c	c	c	c
163	Grass, Blue-eyed	Sisyrinchium montanum	u				c
164	Grass, Bottlebrush (poc)	Elymus histrix	c
165	Grass, Deer Tongue	Panicum clandestinum	c	c	a	c	u
166	Grass, Fowl Manna	Glyceria striata	c				c
167	Grass, Japanese Stiltgrass	Microstegium vimineum		c	c	c	c
168	Grass, Nimble-will	Muhlenbergia schreberi	c		c	c	u
169	Grass, Orchard *	Dactylis glomerata *	u		c	c	c
170	Grass, Redtop *	Agrotis gigantea *		c			c
171	Grass, Red-topped	Agrostis alba L.(Triodia flava)		c			u
172	Grass, Reed Canary	Phalaris arundinacea			c		u
173	Grass, Rice Cutgrass	Leersia oryzoides		c			a
174	Grass, Sweet Vernal *	Anthoxan thum adoratum *	c				c
175	Grass, Timothy*	Phleum pratense*			c	c	u
176	Grass, Velvet *	Holcus lanatus *	c				c
177	Grass, White Cutgrass	Leersia virginica		u
178	Grass, Woolgrass	Scirpus cyperinus					lc
179	Grass, Yellow Foxtail*	Setaria pumila".*				c
180	Grass, Yellow Star	Hypoxis hirsuta	r
181	Great Burdock*	Arctium lappa *		u			u
182	Great Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	u				c
183	Greenbriar	Smilax rotunifolia	u				u
184	Greenbriar	Smilax hespida	u				u
185	Ground Ivy*	Glechoma hederacea*	c	c	c	c	c
186	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis			u		c
187	Hairy Bittercress	Cardamine hirsuta	c	c	c	c	c
188	Hawkweed*	Hieracium vulgatum*			c		c
189	Hawthorne	Crataegus sp.	c	c		c	lc
190	Heal-all*	Prunella vulgaris*	c	c	c	a	c
191	Hepatica	Hepatica nobilis	r	u
192	Hercules Club	Aralia spinosa	c	c		c	u
193	Hickory, Bitternut	Carya cordiformis				u
194	Hickory, Pignut	C. ovalis	u			c
195	Hickory, Shagbark	Carya ovata	c	c		c	c
196	Hog Peanut	Amphicarpa bracteata		u		u
197	Honewort	Cryptotaenia canadensis	c	c		c	c
198	Honeysuckle, Japanese	Lonicera japonica Thunb			c	c	c
199	Hooked Crowfoot	Ranunculus recurvatus	u				a
200	Hop Hornbeam	Ostrya virginiana	u
201	Horse Nettle	Solanum carolinense	c				c
202	Horsebalm	Collinsonia canadensis	u	u		c
203	Horseweed	Erigeron canadensis			u	c	c
204	Indian Hemp	Apocynum cannabinum	c		c	c	c
205	Indian Pipe	Monotropa uniflora	c				c
206	Indian Tobacco	Lobelia inflata	c	c	c		c
207	Ironweed, Tall	Veronica gigantea	c			c	u
208	Ironwood (Am. hornbeam)	Carpinus caroliniana	lc
209	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum v. triphyllum	r			lc	a
210	Jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens	r				u
211	Jewelweed, Pale	Impatiens pallida	c	c	c	c	c
212	Jewelweed, Spotted	Impatiens capensis	u	c	c	c	c
213	Joe Pye Weed sp.	Eupatorium fistulosum	u		c	c	u
214	Juniper, Pfitzer	Juniperis chinensis				u	u
215	Knotweed, Japanese	Polygonum cuspidatum*				c	c
216	Lady's Thumb	Polygonum persicaria		c	u
217	Lespedeza* (Bush Clover)	Lespedeza cuneata*	c				u
218	Lily of the Valley	Convallaria majalis	lc
219	Lily, Trout	Erythronium americanum		lc			lc
220	Lily-leaved Twayblade	Liparis lilifolia		u			c
221	Long-leaved Stitchwort	Stellaria longifolia	u				u
222	Madder, Wild	Gallium mollugo		u			?
223	Maple, Red	Acer rubrum	c	c	c	a	a
224	Maple, Sugar	Acer saccharum	c	u			c
225	Mayapple	Podophyllum peltatum	a	a	a	a	a
226	Milkweed	Asclepias syriaca		c	c		r
227	Mint, Virginia Mountain	Pycnanthenum virginianum					c
228	Moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia L.	c
229	Monkey Flower	Mimulus ringens					c
230	Moonseed, Canada	Menispermum canadense					c
231	Morrow Honeysuckle	Lonicera morrowi				c	c
232	Moss, Haircap	Polytrichum sp.	c		c	c	c
233	Moss, Pincushion	Leucobryum sp. (glaucum)?	c				a
234	Moth Mullein*	Verbascum blattaria*				c	c
235	Mountain Watercress	Cardamine rotundifolia	u
236	Mutltiflora Rose*	Rosa multiflora *	a	a	a	a	a
237	Nettle, Slender	Urtica gracilis			c		u
238	Northern Willow Herb	Epilobium glandulosum	c			u
239	Nutsedge, False	Cyperus strigosus					c
240	Oak, Black	Q. nigra	u	u	u	u	u
241	Oak, Chestnut	Quercus montana	c				u
242	Oak, Red	Quercus rubrum	c	c	c	c	c
243	Oak, Scarlet	Quercus coccinea	c	u			u
244	Oak, Shingle (poc)	Quercus imbricaria	u				c
245	Oak, White	Quercus alba	c	c		u	c
246	Oxeye Daisy*	Chrysanthemum leucanthemum *	a	a	c	c	c
247	Path Rush	Juncus tenuis	c		c		u
248	Pawpaw	Asimina triloba L.		c			u
249	Pilewort	Erechtites hieracifolia	u		u
250	Pin Cherry	Prunus pensylvanica L.F.	u	u	u	u	u
251	Pine, Jack	Pinus banksiana					r
252	Pine, Pitch	Pinus rigida		u
253	Pine, Red	Pinus resinosa		c		c	a
254	Pine, White	Pinus strobus	u	c		u	c
255	Plantain, Robin's	Erigeron pulchellus		u		u
256	Poison Ivy	Rhus radicans	a	a	a	a	a
257	Pokeweed	Phytolacea americana	c		c		u
258	Prickly Dewberry	Rubus flagellaris		u
259	Privet*	Ligustrum vulgare		r	c		c
260	Purple Dead Nettle	Lamium purpureum		c			c
261	Pussytoes	Antennaria plantaginifolia (L.)	c	uc			c
262	Pussytoes, Field	Antennaria neglecta					lc
263	Queen Anne's Lace	Daucus carota	c	c	c	c	u
264	Ragweed, Common	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	c	c	c	c	c
265	Raspberry, Black	Rubus occidentalis	c	c	c	c	c
266	Raspberry, Purple Flowering	Rubis odoratus		u			u
267	Rattlesnake Weed	Hieracium venosum L.	u
268	Ribes sp. (current)	Ribes sp.	c	u
269	Rose Pink	Sabatia angularis		c
270	Rough Hawkweed	Hieracium scabrum				c	u
271	Rue Anemone	Anemonella thalictroides	c	c		a	lc
272	Rush spp (Bulrush)	Scirupus georgianus		u
273	Rush, Soft	Juncus effusus					u
274	Sassafras	Sassafras albidum	c	c	c	a	c
275	Saxifrage, Early	Saxifraga virginiensis	u	u
276	Sedge	Carex rosea		c
277	Sedge spp.	Carex laxiflora	c
278	Sedge, Pennsylvania	Carex pennsylvanica	c	c		c
279	Sedge, Short-Hair	Carex crinita	lc				u
280	Sedge, Umbrella ?	Cyperus strigosus	c				u
281	Sedge, Woolgrass	Scirpus cyperinus				c
282	Sedge, Yellow Nut	Cyperus esculentus		u		c	u
283	Serviceberry	Amelanchier arborea	u		u		u
284	Sheep Sorrel*	Rumex acetosella*			c
285	Silverod (white goldenrod)	Solidago bicolor	u			u	u
286	Skunk Cabbage	Symplocarpus foetidus L.	lc
287	Smartweed, Nodding	Polygonum lapathifolium			u		?
288	Smartweed, Pale	Polygonum lapathifolium	c				u
289	Smartweed, Pennsylvania	Polygonum pennsylvanicum	a	a	a		u
290	Solomon's Seal	Polygonatum biflorum	c				r
291	Sowthistle*	Sonchus ? *	u				u
292	Spicebush	Lindera benzoin	a	a	a	a	u
293	Spotted Knapweed	Centaurea diffusa					u
294	Spring Beauty	Claytonia virginica L.	r			u	c
295	Spruce, Norway*	Picea abies*	lc		c		c
296	Spurge, Flowering	Euphorbia corollata	c			u	c
297	Squawroot	Conopholis americana	u				?
298	St. Johnswort, Common	Hypericum perforatum *	c	c		c
299	St. Johnswort, Shrubby	Hypericum spathulatum					u
300	St. Johnswort, Spotted	Hypericum punctatum			u		u
301	Steeplebush	Spiraea tomentosa				c	u
302	Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	c
303	Strawberry, Indian (poc)	Duchesnea indica	c
304	Strawberry, Wild	Fragaria virginiana	c	u
305	Sumac, Smooth	Rhus glabra			c	c	a
306	Sumac, Staghorn	Rhus typhina	c	c		c	c
307	Sunflower, Pale or Rough-leaved	Helianthus strumosus		lc			u
308	Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza claytoni		u		c
309	Sweet Cicely	Osmorhiza longistylis		u			u
310	Sweet Everlasting, catfoot	Gnaphalium obtusifolium	u		u		u
311	Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis L.	u
312	Tall Meadow Rue	Thalictrum polygamum	u			c
313	Thimbleberry	Rubus occidentalis	c		c	c
314	Thimbleweed	Anemone virginiana		c			u
315	Thistle, Bull*	Cirsium vulgare*		u
316	Thistle, Canada	Cirsium arvense			c
317	Thistle, Pasture	Cirsium pumilum		c	c
318	Three-seeded Mercury	Acalypha rhomboidea			u		a
319	Tick-trefoil, Panicled	Desmodium paniculatum	u	lc	c		u
320	Tick-Trefoil, Showy	Desmodium canadense			u
321	Tree of Heaven *	Ailanthus altissima *	c		u		c
322	Trillium, White	Trillium grandiflorum	u
323	Tulip Tree	Liriodendron tulipifera	c	u	c	c	c
324	Venus' looking glass	Specularia perfoliata	u
325	Viburnum, Maple-leaf	Viburnum acerifolium L.	c				c
326	Violet, Common	Viola papilionacea	c	c	c	c	c
327	Violet, Downy Yellow	Viola pubescens	u				c
328	Violet, Northern White	Viola pallens	c	c		c	c
329	Violet, Pale	Viola striata		lc
330	Violet, Smooth yellow	Viola eriocarpa					c
331	Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	c	c	c	c	c
332	Virginia Knotweed	Polygonum virginiana	a	a	a	a	a
333	Virginia snakeroot	Aristolochia serpentaria L.		u			?
334	Virginia Stickseed	Hackelia virginiana	c	u		u
335	Virginia Three-seeded Mercury	Aclyapha virginica		u
336	Virginia Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum virginianum L.	lc
337	Virgin's Bower	Clematis virginiana	u			u	c
338	Watercress	Nasturtium officinale	lc				u
339	White Baneberry	Actaea pachypoda	lc				a
340	White Lettuce	Prenanthes alba	u				c
341	White Snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum	a	a	a	a	a
342	White Vervain	Verbena urticifolia	u	c	c	c	c
343	Whorled Loosestrife	Lysimachia quadrifolia				u
344	Whorled Milkwort	Polygala verticillata		u			r
345	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum L.	lc				c
346	Wild Mint	Mentha arvensis				u
347	Wild Potato Vine	Ipomoea pandurata		r			r
348	Wild White Licorice	Galium circaezans				u
349	Wild Yam	Dioscorea quaternata	lc
350	Willow, Black (poc)	Salix nigra	u
351	Wineberry	Rubus phoenicolasius		lc			c
352	Wingstem	Actinomeris alternifolia	c		c	c	u
353	Wintercress, Common*	Barbarea vulgaris*	c	c		c
354	Witch Hazel	Hamamelis virginianaL.	u				c
355	Wood anemone	Anemone quinquefolia					u
356	Wood Nettle	Laportea canadensis	c			c	c
357	Wood Sorrel, Common	Oxalis acetosella		u			c
358	Wood Sorrel, Violet	Oxalis violacea L.	u			u
359	Wood Sorrel, Yellow	Oxalis stricta	c	c	c		lc
360	Woodland Sunflower	Helianthus divaricatus	c	c	c		c
361	Yarrow*	Achillea millefolium*	c	c	c	c	c
362	Yucca *	Yucca flaccida *				u

Legend:

 K  - King  W  - Walter  T  - Tomer  F  - Flinn  M  - McGinnis   c  - Common  u  - Uncommon  r  - Rare  lc - Locally common  a  - Abundant  *  - Alien  &  - Particularly interesting, unusual or of special concern