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Wetlands Boardwalk Plant Species List

Alphabetical Listing of Common Names

• SPHENOPHYTA, EQUISETACEAE
  • Equisetum arvense, common horsetail.

• POLYPODIOPHYTA, DRYOPTERIDACEAE
  • Dryopteris cristata, crested wood fern.
  • Matteuccia struthiopteris, ostrich fern.
  • Onoclea sensibilis, sensitive fern.

• OSMUNDACEAE
  • Osmunda cinnamonea, cinnamon fern.
  • O. claytonia, interrupted fern.
  • O. regalis, royal fern.

• THELYPTERIDACEAE
  • Thelypteris noveboracensis, New York fern.

• MAGNOLIOPHYTA
  • Liliopsida

• ARACEAE
  • Arisaema pusillum, jack-in-the-pulpit.
  • A. triphyllum, jack-in-the-pulpit.
  • Symplocarpus foetidus, skunk cabbage.

• CYPERACEAE
  • Carex spp., sedge.

• IRIDACEAE
  • Iris pseudacorus, water flag or yellow flag.

• LEMNACEAE
  • Lemna minor, lesser duckweed.
  • Spirodela polyrhiza, greater duckweed.

• LILIACEAE
  • Allium tricoccum, ramps or wild leek.
  • A. vineale, field garlic or scallions.
  • Erythronium americanum, trout lily.
  • Hemerocallis fulva, day lily.
  • Scilla non-scripta, English bluebell.
  • Smilacina racemosa, false solomon's seal.
  • Trillium cernuum, nodding trillium.
  • T. erectum, purple trillium.
  • Veratrum viride, false hellebore.

• TYPHACEAE
  • Typha latifolia, common cattail.
  • Magnoliopsida

• ACERACEAE
  • Acer rubrum, red maple.
  • A. pensylvanicum, striped maple, moosewood.

• ANACARDIACEAE
  • Toxicodendron radicans, common poison ivy.

• APIACEAE
  • Angelica atropurpurea, purplestem angelica.
  • Petroselinum crispum.

• AQUIFOLIACEAE
  • Ilex verticillata, winterberry holly.

• ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
  • Asarum canadense, wild ginger.

• ASTERACEAE
  • Eupatorium purpureum, joe-pye weed.

• BALSAMINACEAE
  • Impatiens capensis, jewelweed.

• BERBERIDACEAE
  • Podophyllum petatum, May apple.

• BETULACEAE
  • Carpinus caroliniana, musclewood.

• BRASSICACEAE
  • Alliaria petiolata, garlic mustard.
  • Cardamine bulbosa, spring cress.
  • C. diphylla, broad leaved toothwort.
  • Hesperis matronalis, Dame's rocket.

• CAMPANULACEAE
  • Lobelia siphilitica, blue lobelia or great lobelia.

• CELASTRACEAE
  • Euonymus alatus, winged burning bush.

• CONVOLVULACEAE
  • Cuscuta gronovii, common dodder.

• CORNACEAE
  • Cornus sericea, red osier-dogwood, red twig dogwood.

• FAGACEAE
  • Quercus rubra, northern red oak.

• GERANIACEAE
  • Geranium maculatum, wild geranium.

• LAMIACEAE
  • Ajuga reptans, carpet bugle.

• LAURACEAE
  • Lindera benzoin, spicebush.

• LYTHRACEAE
  • Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife.

• MENISPERMACEAE
  • Menispermum canadense, moonseed.

• NYSSACEAE
  • Nyssa sylvatica, black gum or sour gum.

• PAPAVERACEAE
  • Chelidonium majus, celandine.

• RANUNCULACEAE
  • Caltha palustris, marsh marigold.
  • Ranunculus ..., buttercup.
  • Thalictrum pubescens, tall meadow-rue.

• ROSACEAE
  • Duchesna indica, Indian strawberry.
  • Fragaria virginiana, wild strawberry.

• SALICACEAE
  • Populus deltoides, cottonwood.
  • Salix babylonica, weeping willow.

• SCROPHULARIACEAE
  • Verbascum thapsus, common mullein.

• ULMACEAE
  • Ulmus rubra, slippery elm.

• URTICACEAE
  • Boehmeria cylindrica, false nettle.

• VITACEAE
  • Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, porcelain berry.
  • Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper.
  • Vitis riparia, frost grape or river grape.

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