Species List
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Our plant species list was prepared by Tubba Babar, C. Sean Blaney, and Peter M. Kotanen. You can download a checklist here. The compiled list of rhizobia that associate with KSR legumes was prepared Jae Wang, Julia A. Boyle, Tia L. Harrison, John R. Stinchcombe.
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Ferns and Allies | |
| Lycopodiales | Clubmosses |
| Lycopodiaceae | (Clubmosses) |
| Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A. Haines (s.st.) | Round-branched Tree-clubmoss |
| Diphasiastrum digitatum Dill. ex A. Braun (Holub) | Southern Ground-cedar |
| Diphasiastrum tristachyum (Pursh) Holub | Blue Ground-cedar |
| Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. | Shining Firmoss |
| Lycopodium clavatum L. | Running Clubmoss |
| Equisetales | Horsetails |
| Equisetaceae | (Horsetails) |
| Equisetum arvense L. | Field Horsetail |
| Equisetum fluviatile L. | Water Horsetail |
| Equisetum hyemale L. | Common Scouring-rush |
| Equisetum pratense Ehrh. | Meadow Horsetail |
| Equisetum scirpoides Michx. | Dwarf Scouring-rush |
| Equisetum sylvaticum L. | Woodland Horsetail |
| Equisetum variegatum Schleich. ex Fried., Weber & Mohr. | Variegated Horsetail |
| Ophioglossales | Adder’s-tongues |
| Ophioglossaceae | (Adder’s-tongues) |
| Botrychium matricariifolium (Döll) A. Braun ex Koch | Daisy-leaved Moonwort |
| Botrypus virginianus (L.) Michx. | Rattlesnake Fern |
| Sceptridium dissectum (Spreng.) Lyon | Cutleaf Grapefern |
| Sceptridium multifidum (S. G. Gmelin) Nishida ex Tagawa | Leathery Grapefern |
| Osmundales | Royal Ferns |
| Osmundaceae | (Royal Ferns) |
| Claytosmunda claytoniana (L.) Metzgar & Rouhan | Interrupted Fern |
| Osmunda regalis L. | Royal Fern |
| Osmundastrum cinnamomeum (L.) C. Presl | Cinnamon Fern |
| Polypodiales | Leptosporangiate Ferns |
| Pteridaceae | (Maidenhair Ferns) |
| Adiantum pedatum L. | Northern Maidenhair Fern |
| Dennstaedtiaceae | (Bracken Ferns) |
| Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore | Eastern Hay-scented Fern |
| Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn | Bracken Fern |
| Cystopteridaceae | (Bladder Ferns) |
| Cystopteris bulbifera (L.) Bernh. | Bulblet Bladder Fern |
| Cystopteris tenuis (Michx.) Desv. | Mackay’s Brittle Fern |
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman | Common Oak Fern |
| Aspleniaceae | (Spleenworts) |
| Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes ex D. Eaton | Ebony Spleenwort |
| Onocleaceae | (Sensitive Ferns) |
| Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. | Ostrich Fern |
| Onoclea sensibilis L. | Sensitive Fern |
| Athyriaceae | (Lady Ferns) |
| Deparia acrostichoides (Swartz) M. Kato | Silvery Spleenwort |
| Thelypteridaceae | (Marsh Ferns) |
| Parathelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Ching | New York Fern |
| Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt | Northern Beech Fern |
| Thelypteris palustris (Salisb.) Schott | Marsh Fern |
| Dryopteridaceae | (Wood Ferns) |
| Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth. | Common Lady Fern |
| Dryopteris ×boottii (Tuckerm.) Underw. | Boott’s Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs | Spinulose Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris cristata (L.) A. Gray | Crested Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris goldiana (Hook. ex Goldie) A. Gray | Goldie’s Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris intermedia (Muhlenb. ex Willd.) A. Gray | Evergreen Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris marginalis (L.) A. Gray | Marginal Wood Fern |
| Dryopteris ×triploidea Wherry | Triploid Wood Fern |
| Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott | Christmas Fern |
| Polypodiaceae | (Polypodies) |
| Polypodium virginianum L. | Rock Polypody |
| Gymnosperms | |
| Pinales | Pines and Spruces |
| Pinaceae | (Pines) |
| Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch | Tamarack |
| Picea abies (L.) Karsten | Norway Spruce |
| Picea glauca (Moench) Voss | White Spruce |
| Picea pungens Engelm. | Blue Spruce |
| Pinus banksiana Lamb. | Jack Pine |
| Pinus resinosa Sol. ex Aiton | Red Pine |
| Pinus strobus L. | Eastern White Pine |
| Pinus sylvestris L. | Scots Pine |
| Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière | Eastern Hemlock |
| Cupressales | Cypresses |
| Cupressaceae | (Cypresses) |
| Juniperus communis L. | Common Juniper |
| Juniperus virginiana L. | Eastern Red Cedar |
| Thuja occidentalis L. | Eastern White Cedar |
| Taxaceae | (Yews) |
| Taxus canadensis Marshall | Canada Yew |
| Angiosperms | |
| Magnoliids | |
| Piperales | Dutchman’s-pipes |
| Aristolochiaceae | (Dutchman’s-pipes) |
| Asarum canadense L. | Canada Wild-ginger |
| Monocots | |
| Alismatales | Alismatids |
| Araceae | (Arums) |
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott | Jack-in-the-pulpit |
| Lemna minor L. | Small Duckweed |
| Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleid. | Greater Duckweed |
| Wolffia columbiana Karst. | Columbia Watermeal |
| Alismataceae | (Water-plantains) |
| Alisma triviale Pursh | Northern Water-plantain |
| Sagittaria latifolia Willd. | Broad-leaved Arrowhead |
| Hydrocharitaceae | (Frog-bits) |
| Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostkov & W. Schmidt | Slender Naiad |
| Potamogetonaceae | (Pondweeds) |
| Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Boerner | Sago Pondweed |
| Liliales | Lilies |
| Melanthiaceae | (Bunchflowers) |
| Trillium erectum L. | Red Trillium |
| Trillium grandiflorum (Michx.) Salisb. | White Trillium |
| Colchicaceae | (Colchicums) |
| Uvularia grandiflora Sm. | Large-flowered Bellwort |
| Smilacaceae | (Catbriers) |
| Smilax herbacea L. | Herbaceous Carrionflower |
| Smilax tamnoides L. | Bristly Greenbrier |
| Liliaceae | (Lilies) |
| Clintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf. | Yellow Clintonia |
| Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. | Yellow Trout Lily |
| Medeola virginiana L. | Indian Cucumber-root |
| Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal | Rose Twisted-stalk |
| Asparagales | Asparagoid Lilies |
| Orchidaceae | (Orchids) |
| *Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. | Spotted Coralroot |
| Corallorhiza trifida Châtel. | Early Coralroot |
| Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb. | Yellow Lady’s-slipper |
| Cypripedium reginae Walter | Showy Lady’s-slipper |
| Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz | Broad-leaved Helleborine |
| Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. | Showy Orchis |
| Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich. ex Lindl. | Loesel’s Twayblade |
| *Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. | White Adder’s-mouth |
| Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak | Tall Northern Green Orchid |
| Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. | Sphinx Ladies’-tresses |
| Iridaceae | (Irises) |
| Iris versicolor L. | Harlequin Blue Flag |
| Sisyrinchium montanum Greene | Strict Blue-eyed Grass |
| Asphodelaceae | (Asphodels) |
| Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. | Orange Daylily |
| Amaryllidaceae | (Amaryllises) |
| Allium tricoccum Solander in Aiton | Wild Leek |
| Asparagaceae | (Asparaguses) |
| Asparagus officinalis L. | Garden Asparagus |
| Maianthemum canadense Desf. | Wild Lily-of-the-valley |
| Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link | Large False Solomon’s Seal |
| Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link | Star-flowered False Solomon’s Seal |
| Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh | Hairy Solomon’s Seal |
| Poales | Grasses & Allies |
| Typhaceae | (Cattails) |
| Sparganium emersum Rehmann | Green-fruited Burreed |
| Typha angustifolia L. | Narrow-leaved Cattail |
| Typha latifolia L. | Broad-leaved Cattail |
| Juncaceae | (Rushes) |
| Juncus articulatus L. | Jointed Rush |
| Juncus brevicaudatus (Engelm.) Fern. | Short-tailed Rush |
| Juncus bufonius L. | Toad Rush |
| Juncus compressus Jacq. | Compressed Rush |
| Juncus dudleyi Wiegand | Dudley’s Rush |
| Juncus effusus L. | Soft Rush |
| Juncus nodosus L. | Knotted Rush |
| Juncus tenuis Willd. | Path Rush |
| Juncus torreyi Coville | Torrey’s Rush |
| Cyperaceae | (Sedges) |
| Carex albursina E. Sheld. | White Bear Sedge |
| Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. | Water Sedge |
| Carex arctata Boott | Drooping Woodland Sedge |
| Carex aurea Nutt. | Golden Sedge |
| *Carex backii Boott | Back’s Sedge |
| Carex bebbii (L.H. Bailey) Olney ex Fern. | Bebb’s Sedge |
| Carex blanda Dewey | Woodland Sedge |
| Carex cephalophora Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Oval-leaved Sedge |
| Carex communis L.H. Bailey | Fibrous-root Sedge |
| Carex cristatella Britton | Crested Sedge |
| Carex deweyana Schwein. | Dewey’s Sedge |
| Carex disperma Dewey | Two-seeded Sedge |
| Carex flava L. | Yellow Sedge |
| Carex gracillima Schwein. | Graceful Sedge |
| Carex granularis Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Limestone Meadow Sedge |
| *Carex hirtifolia Mack. | Pubescent Sedge |
| Carex hitchcockiana Dewey | Hitchcock’s Sedge |
| Carex hystericina Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Porcupine Sedge |
| Carex interior L. H. Bailey | Inland Sedge |
| *Carex intumescens Rudge | Bladder Sedge |
| Carex laevivaginata (Kükenth.) Mack. | Smooth-sheathed Sedge |
| Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. | Woolly-fruited Sedge |
| Carex laxiflora Lam. | Loose-flowered Sedge |
| Carex leptalea Wahlenb. | Bristle-stalked Sedge |
| Carex leptonervia (Fern.) Fern. | Finely-nerved Sedge |
| Carex lupulina Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Hop Sedge |
| Carex muehlenbergii Schkuhr ex Willd. | Muhlenberg’s Sedge |
| Carex peckii Howe | Peck’s Sedge |
| Carex pedunculata Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Long-stalked Sedge |
| Carex pensylvanica Lam. | Pennsylvania Sedge |
| Carex plantaginea Lam. | Plantain-leaved Sedge |
| Carex platyphylla J. Carey | Broad-leaved Sedge |
| *Carex projecta Mack. | Necklace Sedge |
| Carex pseudocyperus L. | Cyperus-like Sedge |
| Carex radiata (Wahlenb.) Small | Eastern Star Sedge |
| Carex retrorsa Schwein. | Retrorse Sedge |
| Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. | Rose Sedge |
| Carex scabrata Schwein. | Eastern Rough Sedge |
| Carex schweinitzii (Dewey ex Schwein.) × utriculata Boott | Hybrid Sedge |
| Carex sparganioides Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Burreed Sedge |
| Carex spicata Huds. | Spiked Sedge |
| Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Spreng. | Sprengel’s Sedge |
| Carex stipata Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Awl-fruited Sedge |
| Carex tonsa (Fern.) Bicknell | Deep-green Sedge |
| Carex vulpinoidea Michx. | Fox Sedge |
| Cyperus bipartitus Torr. | Shining Flatsedge |
| Cyperus lupulinus (Spreng.) Marcks | Hop Flatsedge |
| Eleocharis erythropoda Steud. | Red-stemmed Spikerush |
| Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult. | Blunt Spikerush |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K. C. Gmel.) Palla | Soft-stemmed Bulrush |
| Scirpus atrovirens Willd. | Dark-green Bulrush |
| Scirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth | Common Woolly Bulrush |
| Scirpus microcarpus C. Presl | Red-tinged Bulrush |
| Poaceae | (Grasses) |
| Agrostis gigantea Roth | Redtop |
| Agrostis scabra Willd. | Rough Bentgrass |
| Agrostis stolonifera L. | Creeping Bentgrass |
| Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. | Short-awn Foxtail |
| Avena sativa L. | Cultivated Oats |
| *Brachyelytrum erectum (s.l.) (Schreb. ex Spreng.) Beauv. | Southern Shorthusk |
| Bromus ciliatus L. | Fringed Brome |
| Bromus inermis Leyss. | Smooth Brome |
| Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. | Bluejoint Reedgrass |
| Cinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Goepp.) Griseb. in Ledeb | Drooping Woodreed |
| Dactylis glomerata L. | Orchard Grass |
| Danthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult. | Poverty Oatgrass |
| Dichanthelium acuminatum (Swartz) Gould & C.A. Clark | Tapered Panicgrass |
| Dichanthelium depauperatum (Muhlenberg) Gould. | Starved Panicgrass |
| Dichanthelium linearifolium (Scribner) Gould | Linear-leaved Panicgrass |
| Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhlenb. | Smooth Crabgrass |
| Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. | Hairy Crabgrass |
| Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. | Barnyard Grass |
| Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. | Rough Barnyard Grass |
| Elymus repens (L.) Gould | Quackgrass |
| Elymus virginicus L. | Virginia Wildrye |
| Eragrostis minor Host | Little Lovegrass |
| Festuca rubra L. | Red Fescue |
| Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev | Nodding Fescue |
| Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Krajina | Hard Fescue |
| Glyceria grandis S. Watson ex A. Gray | Tall Mannagrass |
| Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. | Fowl Mannagrass |
| Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. | Rice Cutgrass |
| Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) S.J. Darbyshire | Tall Ryegrass |
| Lolium perenne L. | Perennial Ryegrass |
| Milium effusum L. | Wood Millet |
| Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. | Mexican Muhly |
| Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. | Rough-leaved Mountain-rice |
| Panicum capillare L. | Common Panicgrass |
| Phalaris arundinacea L. | Reed Canarygrass |
| Phleum pratense L. | Common Timothy |
| Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. | Common Reed |
| Poa alsodes A. Gray | Grove Bluegrass |
| Poa annua L. | Annual Bluegrass |
| Poa compressa L. | Canada Bluegrass |
| Poa palustris L. | Fowl Bluegrass |
| Poa pratensis L. | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Schizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen. | Purple False Melic |
| Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. | Yellow Foxtail |
| Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. | Green Foxtail |
| Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb. | Slender Wedge Grass |
| Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray | Sand Dropseed |
| Sporobolus neglectus Nash | Small Dropseed |
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr. ex A. Gray) Torr. ex Alph | Sheathed Dropseed |
| Eudicots | |
| Ranunculales | Poppies, Barberries & Crowfoots |
| Papaveraceae | (Poppies) |
| Chelidonium majus L. | Greater Celandine |
| Dicentra canadensis (Goldie) Walp. | Squirrel-corn |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. | Bloodroot |
| Berberidaceae | (Barberries) |
| Berberis thunbergii DC. | Japanese Barberry |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. | Blue Cohosh |
| Podophyllum peltatum L. | May-apple |
| Ranunculaceae | (Crowfoots) |
| Actaea ×ludovici B. Boivin | Hybrid Baneberry |
| Actaea pachypoda Elliott | White Baneberry |
| Actaea rubra Willd. | Red Baneberry |
| Anemone cylindrica A. Gray | Long-fruited Anemone |
| Anemone virginiana L. | Tall Anemone |
| Aquilegia canadensis L. | Red Columbine |
| Aquilegia vulgaris L. | European Columbine |
| Caltha palustris L. | Yellow Marsh Marigold |
| Clematis virginiana L. | Virginia Clematis |
| Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. | Goldthread |
| Hepatica acutiloba DC. | Sharp-lobed Hepatica |
| Ranunculus abortivus L. | Kidney-leaved Buttercup |
| Ranunculus acris L. | Common Buttercup |
| Ranunculus recurvatus Poir. | Hooked Buttercup |
| Ranunculus sceleratus L. | Cursed Buttercup |
| Thalictrum dioicum L. | Early Meadow-rue |
| Thalictrum pubescens Pursh | Tall Meadow-rue |
| Superrosids | |
| Saxifragales | Saxifrages & Allies |
| Hamamelidaceae | (Witch-hazels) |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. | American Witch-hazel |
| Grossulariaceae | (Currants) |
| Ribes alpinum L. | Alpine Currant |
| Ribes americanum Miller | American Black Currant |
| Ribes cynosbati L. | Eastern Prickly Gooseberry |
| Ribes hirtellum Michx. | Swamp Gooseberry |
| *Ribes lacustre (Pers.) Poir. | Bristly Black Currant |
| Ribes rubrum L. | European Red Currant |
| Ribes triste Pall. | Swamp Red Currant |
| Saxifragaceae | (Saxifrages) |
| Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. | American Golden-saxifrage |
| Mitella diphylla L. | Two-leaved Mitrewort |
| Mitella nuda L. | Naked Mitrewort |
| Tiarella cordifolia L. | Heart-leaved Foamflower |
| Crassulaceae | (Orpines) |
| Hylotelephium telephium (L.) H. Ohba | Garden Stonecrop |
| Sedum acre L. | Mossy Stonecrop |
| Rosids | |
| Vitales | Grapes |
| Vitaceae | (Grapes) |
| Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc. | Thicket Creeper |
| Vitis riparia Michx. | Riverbank Grape |
| Fabales | Legumes & Milkworts |
| For a list of the rhizobia associated with KSR’s legumes, please click here. | |
| Fabaceae | (Legumes) |
| Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. | American Hog-peanut |
| Desmodium canadense (L.) DC. | Showy Tick Trefoil |
| Gleditsia triacanthos L. | Honey Locust |
| Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhlenb. ex Willd.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill | Large Tick-trefoil |
| Lotus corniculatus L. | Garden Bird’s-foot Trefoil |
| Medicago lupulina L. | Black Medick |
| Medicago sativa L. | Alfalfa |
| Melilotus albus Medik. | White Sweet-clover |
| Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall. | Yellow Sweet-clover |
| Robinia pseudoacacia L. | Black Locust |
| Trifolium campestre Schreb. | Low Hop Clover |
| Trifolium hybridum L. | Alsike Clover |
| Trifolium pratense L. | Red Clover |
| Trifolium repens L. | White Clover |
| Vicia cracca L. | Tufted Vetch |
| Vicia sativa L. | Common Vetch |
| Vicia tetrasperma Schreb. | Four-seed Vetch |
| Polygalaceae | (Milkworts) |
| Polygaloides paucifolia (Willd.) J.R. Abbott | Fringed Milkwort |
| Rosales | Roses & Allies |
| Rosaceae | (Roses) |
| Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. | Hooked Agrimony |
| Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. | Downy Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier interior Nielson | Inland Serviceberry |
| Amelanchier laevis Wiegand | Smooth Serviceberry |
| Crataegus chrysocarpa Ashe | Fireberry Hawthorn |
| Crataegus sect. Coccineae Loudon | Hawthorn sp. sect. Coccineae |
| Crataegus macracantha Lodd. ex Loudon | Large-thorned Hawthorn |
| Crataegus monogyna Jacq. | English Hawthorn |
| Crataegus punctata Jacq. | Dotted Hawthorn |
| Crataegus submollis Sarg. | Quebec Hawthorn |
| Crataegus succulenta Schrad. ex Link | Fleshy Hawthorn |
| Drymocallis arguta (Pursh) Rydb. | Tall Wood Beauty |
| Fragaria vesca L. | Woodland Strawberry |
| Fragaria virginiana Miller | Wild Strawberry |
| Geum aleppicum Jacq. | Yellow Avens |
| Geum canadense Jacq. | White Avens |
| Geum fragarioides (Michx.) Smedmark | Barren Strawberry |
| Geum laciniatum Murray | Rough Avens |
| Geum rivale L. | Water Avens |
| Geum urbanum L. | Wood Avens |
| Malus pumila Miller | Common Apple |
| Potentilla norvegica L. | Rough Cinquefoil |
| Potentilla recta L. | Sulphur Cinquefoil |
| Prunus nigra Aiton | Canada Plum |
| Prunus pensylvanica L. f. | Pin Cherry |
| Prunus serotina Ehrh. | Black Cherry |
| Prunus virginiana L. | Choke Cherry |
| Pyrus communis L. | Common Pear |
| Rosa blanda Aiton | Smooth Rose |
| Rosa carolina L. | Carolina Rose |
| Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray | Multiflora Rose |
| Rubus allegheniensis Porter | Allegheny Blackberry |
| Rubus idaeus L. ssp. strigosus (Michx.) Focke. | Red Raspberry |
| Rubus occidentalis L. | Black Raspberry |
| Rubus odoratus L. | Purple-flowering Raspberry |
| Rubus pubescens Raf. | Dwarf Raspberry |
| Sorbus aucuparia L. | European Mountain-ash |
| Rhamnaceae | (Buckthorns) |
| Rhamnus cathartica L. | European Buckthorn |
| Ulmaceae | (Elms) |
| Ulmus americana L. | White Elm |
| Urticaceae | (Nettles) |
| Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. | Small-spike False Nettle |
| Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. | Canada Wood Nettle |
| Pilea fontana (Lunell) Rydb. | Lesser Clearweed |
| Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray | Dwarf Clearweed |
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Solander | Stinging Nettle |
| Fagales | Beeches, Walnuts & Birches |
| Fagaceae | (Beeches) |
| Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. | American Beech |
| Quercus alba L. | White Oak |
| Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | Bur Oak |
| Quercus rubra L. | Northern Red Oak |
| Juglandaceae | (Walnuts) |
| Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch | Bitternut Hickory |
| Juglans cinerea L. | Butternut |
| Juglans nigra L. | Black Walnut |
| Betulaceae | (Birches) |
| Betula alleghaniensis Britton | Yellow Birch |
| Betula papyrifera Marshall | Paper Birch |
| Carpinus caroliniana Walter | Blue Beech |
| Corylus cornuta Marshall | Beaked Hazelnut |
| Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch | Eastern Hop-hornbeam |
| Cucurbitales | Gourds |
| Cucurbitaceae | (Gourds & Cucumbers) |
| Cucurbita sp. | Domestic Gourd sp. |
| Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray | Wild Cucumber |
| CELASTRALES | Bittersweets |
| Celastraceae | (Bittersweets) |
| Celastrus scandens L. | Climbing Bittersweet |
| Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold | Winged Euonymus |
| OXALIDALES | Wood-sorrels |
| Oxalidaceae | (Wood-sorrels) |
| Oxalis montana Raf. | White Wood-sorrel |
| Oxalis stricta L. | European Wood-sorrel |
| MALPIGHIALES | Violets & Allies |
| Hypericaceae | (St. John’s-worts) |
| Hypericum perforatum L. | Common St. John’s-wort |
| Hypericum punctatum Lam. | Spotted St. John’s-wort |
| Violaceae | (Violets) |
| Viola arvensis Murray | European Field Pansy |
| Viola blanda Willd. | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola canadensis L. | Canada Violet |
| Viola cucullata Aiton | Marsh Blue Violet |
| Viola labradorica Schrank | Labrador Violet |
| Viola macloskeyi F. E. Lloyd | Macloskey’s Violet |
| Viola pubescens Aiton | Downy Yellow Violet |
| Viola renifolia A. Gray | Kidney-leaved Violet |
| Viola rostrata Pursh | Long-spurred Violet |
| Viola selkirkii Pursh ex Goldie | Selkirk’s Violet |
| Viola sororia (s.l.) Willd. | Wooly Blue Violet |
| Salicaceae | (Willows) |
| Populus balsamifera L. | Balsam Poplar |
| Populus grandidentata Michx. | Large-toothed Aspen |
| Populus tremuloides Michx. | Trembling Aspen |
| Salix amygdaloides Anderss. | Peach-leaved Willow |
| Salix bebbiana Sarg. | Bebb’s Willow |
| Salix discolor Muhlenb. | Pussy Willow |
| Salix eriocephala Michx. | Cottony Willow |
| Salix ×fragilis L. | Hybrid White Willow |
| Salix interior Rowlee | Sandbar Willow |
| Salix lucida Muhlenb. | Shining Willow |
| Salix petiolaris Sm. | Meadow Willow |
| Salix serissima (L. H. Bailey) Fern. | Autumn Willow |
| Euphorbiaceae | (Spurges) |
| Acalypha rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperr. | Common Three-seeded Mercury |
| Euphorbia glyptosperma Engelm. | Ridge-seeded Spurge |
| Euphorbia maculata L. | Spotted Spurge |
| Euphorbia cyparissias L. | Cypress Spurge |
| Euphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kit. | Leafy Spurge |
| GERANIALES | Geraniums |
| Geraniaceae | (Geraniums) |
| Geranium robertianum L. | Herb-Robert |
| Myrtales | Loosestrifes & Evening-primroses |
| Lythraceae | (Loosestrifes) |
| Lythrum salicaria L. | Purple Loosestrife |
| Onagraceae | (Evening-primroses) |
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter’s Nightshade |
| Circaea canadensis (L.) Hill ssp. canadensis | Canada Enchanter’s Nightshade |
| Epilobium ciliatum Raf. | Northern Willowherb |
| Epilobium hirsutum L. | Hairy Willowherb |
| Epilobium leptophyllum Raf. | Linear-leaved Willowherb |
| Epilobium parviflorum Schreb. | Small-flowered Hairy Willowherb |
| Epilobium strictum Muhlenb. ex Spreng. | Downy Willowherb |
| Oenothera biennis L. | Common Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera parviflora L. | Small-flowered Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera perennis L. | Perennial Evening-primrose |
| Oenothera villosa ssp. villosa Thunb. | Hairy Evening-primrose |
| Sapindales | Sumacs, Maples & Allies |
| Anacardiaceae | (Sumacs) |
| Rhus typhina L. | Staghorn Sumac |
| Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze | Poison Ivy |
| Sapindaceae | (Maples & Allies) |
| Acer negundo L. | Manitoba Maple |
| *Acer nigrum Michx. f. | Black Maple |
| Acer platanoides L. | Norway Maple |
| Acer rubrum L. | Red Maple |
| Acer saccharinum L. | Silver Maple |
| Acer saccharum Marshall | Sugar Maple |
| Acer spicatum Lam. | Mountain Maple |
| Acer tataricum L. ssp. ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm. | Amur Maple |
| Malvales | Mallows & Allies |
| Malvaceae | (Mallows) |
| Malva neglecta Wallr. | Common Mallow |
| Tilia americana L. | Basswood |
| Tilia cordata Miller | Little-leaved Linden |
| Thymelaeaceae | (Mezereums) |
| Dirca palustris L. | Eastern Leatherwood |
| Cistaceae | (Rockroses) |
| Lechea intermedia Legg. | Large-pod Pinweed |
| Brassicales | Mustards & Allies |
| Cleomaceae | (Spiderflowers) |
| Tarenaya hassleriana (Chodat) H.H. Iltis | Pink-queen |
| Brassicaceae | (Mustards) |
| Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande | Garlic Mustard |
| Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. | Small Alyssum |
| Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. | Bitter Wintercress |
| Camelina microcarpa Andrz. ex DC. | Small-seeded False-flax |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. | Common Shepherd’s Purse |
| Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) Wood | Two-leaved Toothwort |
| Cardamine hirsuta L. | Hairy Bittercress |
| Cardamine pensylvanica Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Pennsylvania Bittercress |
| Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl | Flixweed |
| Draba verna L. | Spring Draba |
| Erysimum cheiranthoides L. | Wormseed Wallflower |
| Hesperis matronalis L. | Dame’s Rocket |
| Lepidium campestre (L.) R.Br. | Field Peppergrass |
| Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. | Common Peppergrass |
| Nasturtium officinale W. T. Aiton | Watercress |
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida (L.) Besser ssp. hispida (Desv.) Jonsell | Hispid Marsh Yellowcress |
| Sinapis arvensis L. | Corn Mustard |
| Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop. | Common Tumble Mustard |
| Thlaspi arvense L. | Field Pennycress |
| Turritis glabra (L.) Bernh. | Tower Mustard |
| Superasterids | |
| Caryophyllales | Pinks & Allies |
| Polygonaceae | (Buckwheats) |
| Fallopia convolvulus (L.) Á. Löve | Eurasian Black Bindweed |
| Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz | Marshpepper Smartweed |
| Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Gray | Pale Smartweed |
| Persicaria maculosa S. F. Gray | Spotted Lady’s-thumb |
| Polygonum achoreum Blake | Leathery Knotweed |
| Polygonum aviculare L. | Prostrate Knotweed |
| Rumex acetosella L. | Sheep Sorrel |
| Rumex britannica L. | Great Water Dock |
| Rumex crispus L. | Curled Dock |
| Rumex obtusifolius L. | Bitter Dock |
| Caryophyllaceae | (Pinks) |
| Arenaria serpyllifolia L. | Thyme-leaved Sandwort |
| Cerastium fontanum Baumg. | Common Mouse-ear Chickweed |
| Dianthus armeria L. | Deptford Pink |
| Saponaria officinalis L. | Bouncing-bet |
| Silene antirrhina L. | Sleepy Catchfly |
| Silene latifolia Poir. | White Campion |
| Silene noctiflora L. | Night-flowering Catchfly |
| Silene vulgaris. (Moench) Garcke | Bladder Campion |
| Stellaria graminea L. | Grass-leaved Starwort |
| Stellaria longifolia Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Long-leaved Starwort |
| Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Common Chickweed |
| Amaranthaceae | (Amaranths) |
| Amaranthus albus L. | White Amaranth |
| Amaranthus retroflexus L. | Redroot Amaranth |
| Atriplex patula L. | Spear Saltbush |
| Chenopodiastrum simplex (Torrey) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch | Maple-leaved Goosefoot |
| Chenopodium album L. | Common Lamb’s-quarters |
| Oxybasis glauca (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch. | Oak-leaved Goosefoot |
| Oxybasis rubra (L.) S. Fuentes, Uotila & Borsch. | Red Goosefoot |
| Montiaceae | (Water Chickweeds) |
| Claytonia caroliniana Michx. | Carolina Spring Beauty |
| Portulacaceae | (Purslanes) |
| Portulaca oleracea L. | Common Purslane |
| Asterids | |
| Cornales | Dogwoods |
| Cornaceae | (Dogwoods) |
| Cornus alternifolia L. f. | Alternate-leaved Dogwood |
| Cornus canadensis L. | Bunchberry |
| Cornus rugosa Lam. | Round-leaved Dogwood |
| Cornus sericea L. | Red-osier Dogwood |
| Ericales | Heaths & Allies |
| Balsaminaceae | (Touch-Me-Nots) |
| Impatiens capensis Meerb. | Spotted Jewelweed |
| Primulaceae | (Primroses) |
| Lysimachia borealis (Rafinesque) U. Manns & Anderberg | Northern Starflower |
| Lysimachia ciliata L. | Fringed Loosestrife |
| Ericaceae | (Heaths) |
| Chimaphila umbellata (L.) Barton | Common Pipsissewa |
| Gaultheria procumbens L. | Eastern Teaberry |
| Hypopitys monotropa Crantz | Pinesap |
| Moneses uniflora (L.) A. Gray | One-flowered Wintergreen |
| Monotropa uniflora L. | Indian-pipe |
| Pyrola americana Sweet | Round-leaved Pyrola |
| Pyrola asarifolia Michx. | Pink Pyrola |
| Pyrola elliptica Nutt. | Shinleaf |
| Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton | Early Lowbush Blueberry |
| Gentianales | Gentians, Bedstraws & Milkweeds |
| Rubiaceae | (Bedstraws) |
| Galium aparine L. | Common Bedstraw |
| Galium boreale L. | Northern Bedstraw |
| Galium circaezans Michx. | Wild Licorice |
| Galium lanceolatum Torr. | Lance-leaved Wild Licorice |
| Galium mollugo L. | Smooth Bedstraw |
| Galium palustre L. | Common Marsh Bedstraw |
| Galium tinctorium L. | Dyer’s Bedstraw |
| *Galium trifidum L. | Three-petalled Bedstraw |
| Galium triflorum Michx. | Three-flowered Bedstraw |
| Galium verum L. | Yellow Bedstraw |
| Mitchella repens L. | Partridge-berry |
| Gentianaceae | (Gentians) |
| Gentiana andrewsii Griseb. | Andrews’ Bottle Gentian |
| Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma | Greater Fringed Gentian |
| Apocynaceae | (Milkweeds) |
| Apocynum androsaemifolium L. | Spreading Dogbane |
| Apocynum cannabinum L. | Hemp Dogbane |
| Asclepias incarnata L. | Swamp Milkweed |
| Asclepias syriaca L. | Common Milkweed |
| Asclepias tuberosa L. | Butterfly Milkweed |
| Vinca minor L. | Lesser Periwinkle |
| Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbarich | European Swallowwort |
| Boraginales | Borages |
| Boraginaceae | (Borages) |
| Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnston | Corn Gromwell |
| Cynoglossum officinale L. | Common Hound’s-tongue |
| Echium vulgare L. | Common Viper’s Bugloss |
| Hackelia virginiana (L.) I. M. Johnston | Virginia Stickseed |
| *Hydrophyllum canadense L. | Bluntleaf Waterleaf |
| Hydrophyllum virginianum L. | Virginia Waterleaf |
| Myosotis scorpioides L. | True Forget-me-not |
| Myosotis sylvatica Ehrh. ex H. Hoffm. | Woodland Forget-me-not |
| Solanales | Nightshades & Allies |
| Convolvulaceae | (Bindweeds) |
| Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. | Hedge False Bindweed |
| Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh | Low False Bindweed |
| Convolvulus arvensis L. | Field Bindweed |
| Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. | Swamp Dodder |
| Solanaceae | (Nightshades) |
| Physalis heterophylla Nees | Clammy Ground-cherry |
| Solanum dulcamara L. | Bittersweet Nightshade |
| Solanum nigrum (s.l.) L. | Black Nightshade |
| Solanum tuberosum L. | Potato |
| Lamiales | Mints & Allies |
| Oleaceae | (Olives) |
| Fraxinus americana L. | White Ash |
| Fraxinus nigra Marshall | Black Ash |
| Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall | Red Ash |
| Ligustrum vulgare L. | European Privet |
| Syringa vulgaris L. | Common Lilac |
| Plantaginaceae | (Plantains) |
| Chaenorhinum minus (L.) Lange | Dwarf Snapdragon |
| Chelone glabra L. | White Turtlehead |
| Gratiola neglecta Torr. | Clammy Hedge-hyssop |
| Linaria vulgaris Miller | Butter-and-eggs |
| Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Sims | Foxglove Beardtongue |
| Plantago major L. | Common Plantain |
| Plantago lanceolata L. | English Plantain |
| Plantago rugelii Decne. | Rugel’s Plantain |
| Veronica americana (Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth. | American Speedwell |
| Veronica arvensis L. | Corn Speedwell |
| Veronica officinalis L. | Common Speedwell |
| Veronica peregrina ssp. peregrina L. | Purslane Speedwell |
| Veronica serpyllifolia L. | Thyme-leaved Speedwell |
| Scrophulariaceae | (Figworts) |
| Verbascum thapsus L. | Common Mullein |
| Verbenaceae | (Vervains) |
| Verbena hastata L. | Blue Vervain |
| Verbena stricta Vent. | Hoary Vervain |
| Verbena urticifolia L. | White Vervain |
| Lamiaceae | (Mints) |
| Clinopodium vulgare L. | Wild Basil |
| Galeopsis tetrahit L. | Common Hemp-nettle |
| Glechoma hederacea L. | Ground-ivy |
| Hedeoma hispida Pursh | Rough False Pennyroyal |
| Lamium amplexicaule L. | Common Dead-nettle |
| Leonurus cardiaca L. | Common Motherwort |
| Lycopus americanus Muhlenb. ex Bartram | American Water-horehound |
| Lycopus uniflorus Michx. | Northern Water-horehound |
| Mentha canadensis L. | Canada Mint |
| Mentha ×piperita L. | Peppermint |
| Monarda fistulosa L. | Wild Bergamot |
| Nepeta cataria L. | Catnip |
| Origanum vulgare L. | Wild Marjoram |
| Prunella vulgaris L. | Common Self-heal |
| Scutellaria lateriflora L. | Mad-dog Skullcap |
| Phrymaceae | (Lopseeds) |
| Mimulus ringens L. | Square-stemmed Monkeyflower |
| Phryma leptostachya L. | Lopseed |
| Orobanchaceae | (Broomrapes) |
| Epifagus virginiana (L.) Bart. | Beechdrops |
| Asterales | Asters & Bellflowers |
| Campanulaceae | (Bellflowers) |
| Campanula aparinoides Pursh | Marsh Bellflower |
| Campanula persicifolia L. | Peach-leaved Bellflower |
| Campanula rapunculoides L. | Common Bellflower |
| Lobelia inflata L. | Indian-tobacco |
| Lobelia siphilitica L. | Great Blue Lobelia |
| Lobelia spicata Lam. | Pale-spiked Lobelia |
| Asteraceae | (Asters) |
| Achillea borealis Bong. | Common Yarrow |
| Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. E. Robins. | Common White Snakeroot |
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Common Ragweed |
| Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. F. | Pearly Everlasting |
| Antennaria neglecta Greene | Field Pussytoes |
| Antennaria parlinii Fern. | Parlin’s Pussytoes |
| Arctium lappa L. | Great Burdock |
| Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh. | Common Burdock |
| Artemisia biennis Willd. | Biennial Wormwood |
| Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. | Silver Wormwood |
| Bidens cernua L. | Nodding Beggarticks |
| Bidens frondosa L. | Devil’s Beggarticks |
| Bidens tripartita (s.l.) L. | Three-parted Beggarticks |
| Bidens vulgata Greene | Tall Beggarticks |
| Carduus acanthoides L. | Plumeless Thistle |
| Carduus nutans L. | Nodding Thistle |
| Centaurea jacea L. | Brown Knapweed |
| Cichorium intybus L. | Wild Chicory |
| Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada Thistle |
| Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. | Bull Thistle |
| Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. | Smooth Hawksbeard |
| Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. | Annual Fleabane |
| Erigeron canadensis L. | Canada Horseweed |
| Erigeron philadelphicus L. | Philadelphia Fleabane |
| Erigeron pulchellus Michx. | Robin’s-plantain Fleabane |
| Erigeron strigosus Muhlenb. ex Willd. | Rough Fleabane |
| Eupatorium perfoliatum L. | Common Boneset |
| Eurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. | Large-leaved Aster |
| Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. | Grass-leaved Goldenrod |
| Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E. E. Lamont | Spotted Joe Pye Weed |
| Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav. | Hairy Galinsoga |
| Inula helenium L. | Elecampane |
| Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern. | Tall Blue Lettuce |
| Lactuca canadensis L. | Canada Lettuce |
| Lactuca serriola L. | Prickly Lettuce |
| Lapsana communis L. | Common Nipplewort |
| Leucanthemum vulgare (Vaill.) Lam. | Oxeye Daisy |
| Matricaria discoidea DC. | Pineappleweed |
| Nabalus altissimus (L.) Hook. | Tall Rattlesnakeroot |
| Packera aurea (L.) A. & D. Löve | Golden Groundsel |
| Pilosella aurantiaca (L.) F. W. Schult. & Schult. Bipontinus | Orange Hawkweed |
| Pilosella caespitosa (Dumortier) P. D. Sell & C. West | Meadow Hawkweed |
| Pilosella officinarum F.W. Schult. & Schult. Bipontinus | Mouse-ear Hawkweed |
| Pilosella piloselloides (Villars) Soják | Tall Hawkweed |
| Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & Burtt | Fragrant Cudweed |
| Rudbeckia hirta L. | Black-eyed Susan |
| Rudbeckia triloba L. | Brown-eyed Susan |
| Senecio viscosus L. | Sticky Ragwort |
| Senecio vulgaris L. | Common Ragwort |
| Solidago altissima L. | Tall Goldenrod |
| *Solidago arguta Aiton | Cut-leaved Goldenrod |
| Solidago caesia L. | Blue-stemmed Goldenrod |
| Solidago canadensis L. | Canada Goldenrod |
| Solidago flexicaulis L. | Zigzag Goldenrod |
| Solidago gigantea Aiton | Giant Goldenrod |
| Solidago nemoralis Aiton | Gray-stemmed Goldenrod |
| Solidago rugosa Miller | Rough-stemmed Goldenrod |
| Solidago uliginosa Nutt. | Bog Goldenrod |
| Sonchus arvensis L. | Field Sow-thistle |
| Sonchus asper (L.) Hill | Prickly Sow-thistle |
| Sonchus oleraceus L. | Annual Sow-thistle |
| Symphyotrichum ×amethystinum (Nutt.) Nesom | Amethyst Aster |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) G. L. Nesom | Heart-leaved Aster |
| Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G. L. Nesom | White Heath Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) Nesom | White Panicled Aster |
| Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. & D. Löve | Calico Aster |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) Nesom | New England Aster |
| Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Riddell) G. L. Nesom | Sky-blue Aster |
| Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) Nesom | Old Field Aster |
| Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. & D. Löve | Purple-stemmed Aster |
| Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) Nesom | Arrow-leaved Aster |
| Tanacetum vulgare L. | Common Tansy |
| Taraxacum erythrospermum Anderz. ex Besser | Red-seeded Dandelion |
| Taraxacum officinale G. H. Weber ex Wiggers | Common Dandelion |
| Taraxacum palustre G. H. Weber ex Wiggers | Marsh Dandelion |
| Tragopogon dubius Scop. | Yellow Goatsbeard |
| Tragopogon pratensis L. | Meadow Goatsbeard |
| Tussilago farfara L. | Coltsfoot |
| Dipsacales | Honeysuckles & Moschatels |
| Adoxaceae | (Moschatels) |
| Sambucus canadensis L. | Common Elderberry |
| Sambucus racemosa L. | Red Elderberry |
| Viburnum acerifolium L. | Maple-leaved Viburnum |
| Viburnum lantana L. | Wayfaring Viburnum |
| Viburnum lantanoides Michx. | Hobblebush |
| Viburnum lentago L. | Nannyberry |
| Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray | Wild Raisin |
| Viburnum opulus var. opulus | Cranberry Viburnum |
| *Viburnum opulus var. americanum Aiton | Highbush Cranberry |
| Caprifoliaceae | (Honeysuckles) |
| Diervilla lonicera Miller | Northern Bush-honeysuckle |
| Dipsacus fullonum L. | Common Teasel |
| Linnaea borealis L. | Twinflower |
| Lonicera ×bella Zabel | Bell’s Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera canadensis Bartram ex Marshall | Canada Fly Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera dioica L. | Limber Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera hirsuta Eaton | Hairy Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera tatarica L. | Tartarian Honeysuckle |
| Symphoricarpos albus (L.) S. F. Blake | Thin-leaved Snowberry |
| Triosteum aurantiacum E. P. Bicknell | Orange-fruited Horse-gentian |
| Valeriana officinalis L. | Common Valerian |
| Apiales | Carrots & Ginsengs |
| Araliaceae | (Ginsengs) |
| Aralia nudicaulis L. | Wild Sarsaparilla |
| Aralia racemosa L. | American Spikenard |
| Panax quinquefolius L. | American Ginseng |
| Apiaceae | (Carrots) |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. | Canada Honewort |
| Daucus carota L. | Wild Carrot |
| Hydrocotyle americana L. | American Water-pennywort |
| Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C. B. Clarke | Hairy Sweet Cicely |
| Sanicula marilandica L. | Maryland Sanicle |
| *Sium suave Walter | Common Water-parsnip |
Our mammal list was prepared by Tubba Babar and Peter M. Kotanen. You can download a checklist here.
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Didelphimorphia | Opossums |
| Didelphidae | (American Opossums) |
| Didelphis virginiana Kerr | Virginia Opossum |
| Rodentia | Rodents |
| Sciuridae | (Squirrels) |
| Glaucomys sp. (Linneaus) | Flying Squirrel sp. |
| Marmota monax (Linneaus) | Woodchuck |
| Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin | Gray Squirrel |
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Zimmermann) | Red Squirrel |
| Tamias striatus (Linneaus) | Eastern Chipmunk |
| Castoridae | (Beavers) |
| Castor canadensis Kuhl | American Beaver |
| Dipodidae | (Jumping Mice) |
| Napaeozapus insignis (Miller) | Woodland Jumping Mouse |
| Zapus hudsonius (Zimmermann) | Meadow Jumping Mouse |
| Cricetidae | (New World Mice & Rats) |
| Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord) | Meadow Vole |
| Ondatra zibethicus (Linneaus) | Muskrat |
| Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque) | White-footed Mouse |
| Muridae | (Old World Mice & Rats) |
| Mus musculus (Linneaus) | House Mouse |
| Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout) | Norway Rat |
| Erethizontidae | (New World Porcupines) |
| Erethizon dorsatum (Linneaus) | Porcupine |
| Lagomorpha | Rabbits & Hares |
| Leporidae | (Hares) |
| Lepus europaeus Pallas | European Hare |
| Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A. Allen) | Eastern Cottontail |
| Soricomorpha | Shrews |
| Soricidae | (Shrews) |
| Blarina brevicauda (Say) | Short-tailed Shrew |
| Sorex cinereus Kerr | Masked Shrew |
| Sorex hoyi Baird | Pygmy Shrew |
| Talpidae | (Moles) |
| Condylura cristata (Linneaus) | Star-nosed Mole |
| Chiroptera | Bats |
| Vespertilionidae | (Vespertilionid Bats) |
| Eptesicus fuscus (Beauvois) | Big Brown Bat |
| Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte) | Little Brown Bat |
| Carnivora | Carnivores |
| Canidae | (Dogs) |
| Canis latrans (Say) | Coyote |
| Vulpes vulpes (Linneaus) | Red Fox |
| Mustelidae | (Weasels & Otters) |
| Lontra canadensis (Schreber) | Northern River Otter |
| Mustela erminea (Linneaus) | Ermine |
| Neovison vison (Schreber) | Mink |
| Mephitidae | (Skunks) |
| Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) | Striped Skunk |
| Procyonidae | (Raccoons) |
| Procyon lotor (Linneaus) | Raccoon |
| Artiodactyla | Deer |
| Cervidae | (Deer) |
| Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann) | White-tailed Deer |
Our birds list was prepared by Tubba Babar, Theresa McKenzie, Glenn Reed, and Peter M. Kotanen. You can download a checklist here.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese & Swans | |
| Anatidae | (Ducks, Geese & Swans) | |
| Branta bernicla (Linnaeus) | Brant | O-M |
| Branta canadensis (Linnaeus) | Canada Goose | CO-FY |
| Cygnus buccinator Richardson | Trumpeter Swan | O |
| Aix sponsa (Linnaeus) | Wood Duck | P-P |
| Spatula discors Linnaeus | Blue-winged Teal | O-M |
| Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus | Mallard | CO-FY |
| Anas crecca Linnaeus | Green-winged Teal | O-M |
| Aythya americana (Eyton) | Redhead | O-M |
| Aythya collaris (Donovan) | Ring-necked Duck | O-M |
| Bucephala albeola (Linnaeus) | Bufflehead | O-M |
| Bucephala clangula (Linnaeus) | Common Goldeneye | O-M |
| Lophodytes cucullatus (Linnaeus) | Hooded Merganser | O-M |
| Mergus merganser Linnaeus | Common Merganser | O-M |
| Galliformes | Fowls | |
| Phasianidae | (Pheasants & Grouses) | |
| Bonasa umbellus (Linnaeus) | Ruffed Grouse | CO-FY |
| Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus | Wild Turkey | CO-FY |
| Podicipediformes | Grebes | |
| Podicipedidae | (Grebes) | |
| Podilymbus podiceps (Linnaeus) | Pied-billed Grebe | O-M |
| Columbiformes | Pigeons & Doves | |
| Columbidae | (Pigeons & Doves) | |
| Columba livia Gmelin | Rock Dove | CO-AE |
| Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus) | Mourning Dove | CO-FY |
| Cuculiformes | Cuckoos | |
| Cuculidae | (Cuckoos) | |
| Coccyzus americanus (Linnaeus) | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | PO-M |
| Coccyzus erythropthalmus (A. Wilson) | Black-billed Cuckoo | P-T |
| Caprimulgiformes | Nightjars | |
| Caprimulgidae | (Nightjars) | |
| Chordeiles minor (J.R. Forster) | Common Nighthawk | O-X |
| Antrostomus vociferus A. Wilson | Eastern Whip-poor-will | PO-M |
| Apodiformes | Hummingbirds & Swifts | |
| Apodidae | (Swifts) | |
| Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus) | Chimney Swift | O-X |
| Trochilidae | (Hummingbirds) | |
| Archilochus colubris (Linnaeus) | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | CO-NE |
| Gruiformes | Cranes & Rails | |
| Rallidae | (Rails, Crakes & Coots) | |
| Rallus limicola Vieillot | Virginia Rail | O-M |
| Porzana carolina (Linnaeus) | Sora | O-M |
| Fulica americana Gmelin | American Coot | O-M |
| Gruidae | (Cranes) | |
| Antigone canadensis (Linnaeus) | Sandhill Crane | O-M |
| Charadriiformes | Shorebirds | |
| Charadriidae | (Plovers) | |
| Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus | Killdeer | CO-FY |
| Scolopacidae | (Sandpipers & Snipes) | |
| Scolopax minor Gmelin | American Woodcock | CO-FY |
| Gallinago delicata (Ord) | Wilson’s Snipe | P-T |
| Actitis macularius (Linnaeus) | Spotted Sandpiper | PO-H |
| Tringa solitaria A. Wilson | Solitary Sandpiper | O-M |
| Tringa melanoleuca (Gmelin) | Greater Yellowlegs | O-M |
| Laridae | (Gulls & Terns) | |
| Larus delawarensis Ord | Ring-billed Gull | O-X |
| Larus argentatus Pontoppidan | Herring Gull | O-X |
| Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas) | Caspian Tern | O-X |
| Gaviiformes | Loons | |
| Gaviidae | (Loons) | |
| Gavia immer (Brünnich) | Common Loon | O-M |
| Suliformes | Cormorants | |
| Phalacrocoracidae | ||
| Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson) | Double-crested Cormorant | O-X |
| Pelecaniformes | Pelicans & Herons | |
| Ardeidae | (Herons & Bitterns) | |
| Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett) | American Bittern | O-M |
| Ardea herodias Linnaeus | Great Blue Heron | O-X |
| Butorides virescens (Linnaeus) | Green Heron | O-X |
| Carthartiformes | Vultures | |
| Cathartidae | (New World Vultures) | |
| Cathartes aura (Linnaeus) | Turkey Vulture | O-X |
| Accipitriforms | Hawks | |
| Pandionidae | (Ospreys) | |
| Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus) | Osprey | O-M |
| Accipitridae | (Hawks & Eagles) | |
| Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus) | Northern Harrier | PO-H |
| Accipiter striatus Vieillot | Sharp-shinned Hawk | CO-FS |
| Accipiter cooperii (Bonaparte) | Cooper’s Hawk | CO-FS |
| Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus) | Northern Goshawk | O-X |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus) | Bald Eagle | O-M |
| Buteo lineatus (Gmelin) | Red-shouldered Hawk | CO-NY |
| Buteo platypterus (Vieillot) | Broad-winged Hawk | P-T |
| Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin) | Red-tailed Hawk | P-A |
| Strigiformes | Owls | |
| Strigidae | (Owls) | |
| Megascops asio (Linnaeus) | Eastern Screech-Owl | CO-FY |
| Bubo virginianus (Gmelin) | Great Horned Owl | P-T |
| Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus) | Snowy Owl | O-M |
| Strix varia Barton | Barred Owl | P-T |
| Strix nebulosa J.R. Forster | Great Gray Owl | O-M |
| Asio otus (Linnaeus) | Long-eared Owl | O-M |
| Aegolius acadicus (Gmelin) | Northern Saw-whet Owl | O-M |
| Coraciformes | Kingfishers | |
| Alcedinidae | (Kingfishers) | |
| Megaceryle alcyon (Linnaeus) | Belted Kingfisher | PO-H |
| Piciformes | Woodpeckers | |
| Picidae | (Woodpeckers) | |
| Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus) | Red-headed Woodpecker | O-M |
| Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus) | Red-bellied Woodpecker | CO-FY |
| Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus) | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | CO-FY |
| Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus) | Downy Woodpecker | CO-FY |
| Dryobates villosus (Linnaeus) | Hairy Woodpecker | CO-NY |
| Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus) | Northern Flicker | CO-FY |
| Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus) | Pileated Woodpecker | CO-NY |
| Falconiformes | Falcons | |
| Falconidae | (Falcons) | |
| Falco sparverius Linnaeus | American Kestrel | CO-AE |
| Falco columbarius Linnaeus | Merlin | O-M |
| Falco peregrinus Tunstall | Peregrine Falcon | O-M |
| Passeriformes | Songbirds | |
| Tyrannidae | (Tyrant Flycatchers) | |
| Myiarchus crinitus (Linnaeus) | Great Crested Flycatcher | CO-FY |
| Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus) | Eastern Kingbird | CO-AE |
| Contopus cooperi (Nuttall) | Olive-sided Flycatcher | O-M |
| Contopus virens (Linnaeus) | Eastern Wood-Pewee | CO-FY |
| Empidonax flaviventris (W.M. Baird & S.F. Baird) | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | O-M |
| Empidonax alnorum Brewster | Alder Flycatcher | CO-FY |
| Empidonax minimus (W.M. Baird & S.F. Baird) | Least Flycatcher | CO-FY |
| Sayornis phoebe (Latham) | Eastern Phoebe | CO-FY |
| Laniidae | (Shrikes) | |
| Lanius borealis Vieillot | Northern Shrike | O-M |
| Vireonidae | (Vireos) | |
| Vireo flavifrons Vieillot | Yellow-throated Vireo | O-M |
| Vireo solitarius (A. Wilson) | Blue-headed Vireo | P-T |
| Vireo philadelphicus (Cassin) | Philadelphia Vireo | O-M |
| Vireo gilvus (Vieillot) | Warbling Vireo | CO-FY |
| Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus) | Red-eyed Vireo | CO-FY |
| Corvidae | (Crows & Jays) | |
| Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus) | Blue Jay | P-P |
| Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L. Brehm | American Crow | CO-FY |
| Corvus corax Linnaeus | Common Raven | O-M |
| Alaudidae | (Larks) | |
| Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus) | Horned Lark | PO-M |
| Hirundinidae | (Swallows & Martins) | |
| Riparia riparia (Linnaeus) | Bank Swallow | O-X |
| Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot) | Tree Swallow | CO-AE |
| Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Audubon) | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | O-X |
| Progne subis (Linnaeus) | Purple Martin | O-X |
| Hirundo rustica Linnaeus | Barn Swallow | CO-NY |
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Vieillot) | Cliff Swallow | O-X |
| Paridae | (Tits & Chickadees) | |
| Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus) | Black-capped Chickadee | CO-FY |
| Sittidae | (Nuthatches) | |
| Sitta canadensis Linnaeus | Red-breasted Nuthatch | CO-FY |
| Sitta carolinensis Latham | White-breasted Nuthatch | CO-FY |
| Certhiidae | (Creepers) | |
| Certhia americana Bonaparte | Brown Creeper | P-T |
| Troglodytidae | (Wrens) | |
| Troglodytes aedon Vieillot | House Wren | CO-FY |
| Troglodytes hiemalis Vieillot | Winter Wren | P-T |
| Cistothorus platensis (Latham) | Sedge Wren | O-M |
| Polioptilidae | ||
| Polioptila caerulea (Linnaeus) | Blue-grey Gnatcatcher | O-M |
| Regulidae | (Kinglets) | |
| Regulus satrapa Lichtenstein | Golden-crowned Kinglet | P-T |
| Regulus calendula (Linnaeus) | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | O-M |
| Turdidae | (Thrushes) | |
| Sialia sialis (Linnaeus) | Eastern Bluebird | CO-AE |
| Catharus fuscescens (Stephens) | Veery | P-T |
| Catharus minimus | Grey-cheeked Thrush | O-M |
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson’s Thrush | O-M |
| Catharus guttatus (Pallas) | Hermit Thrush | CO-FY |
| Hylocichla mustelina (Gmelin) | Wood Thrush | CO-FY |
| Turdus migratorius Linnaeus | American Robin | CO-NE |
| Mimidae | (Mockingbirds & Thrashers) | |
| Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus) | Gray Catbird | CO-FY |
| Toxostoma rufum (Linnaeus) | Brown Thrasher | PO-M |
| Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus) | Northern Mockingbird | O-M |
| Sturnidae | (Starlings) | |
| Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus | European Starling | CO-NY |
| Bombycillidae | (Waxwings) | |
| Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus) | Bohemian Waxwing | O-M |
| Bombycilla cedrorum Vieillot | Cedar Waxwing | CO-FY |
| Passeridae | (Old World Sparrows) | |
| Passer domesticus (Linnaeus) | House Sparrow | O-X |
| Motacillidae | (Wagtails & Pipits) | |
| Anthus rubescens (Tunstall) | American Pipit | O-M |
| Fringillidae | (Old World Finches) | |
| Coccothraustes vespertinus (W. Cooper) | Evening Grosbeak | O-M |
| Pinicola enucleator (Linnaeus) | Pine Grosbeak | O-M |
| Haemorhous mexicanus (Statius Müller) | House Finch | PO-M |
| Haemorhous purpureus (Gmelin) | Purple Finch | P-P |
| Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus) | Common Redpoll | O-M |
| Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus | Red Crossbill | O-M |
| Loxia leucoptera Gmelin | White-winged Crossbill | O-X |
| Spinus pinus (A. Wilson) | Pine Siskin | O-M |
| Spinus tristis (Linnaeus) | American Goldfinch | CO-NE |
| Calcariidae | (Longspurs & Snow Buntings) | |
| Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus) | Snow Bunting | O-M |
| Passerellidae | (New World Sparrows) | |
| Ammodramus savannarum (Gmelin) | Grasshopper Sparrow | PO-M |
| Spizella passerina (Bechstein) | Chipping Sparrow | CO-FY |
| Spizella pallida (Swainson) | Clay-colored Sparrow | PO-H |
| Spizella pusilla (A. Wilson) | Field Sparrow | CO-NE |
| Passerella iliaca (Merrem) | Fox Sparrow | O-M |
| Spizelloides arborea (A. Wilson) | American Tree Sparrow | O-M |
| Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus) | Dark-eyed Junco | O-M |
| Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R. Forster) | White-crowned Sparrow | O-M |
| Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmelin) | White-throated Sparrow | P-T |
| Pooecetes gramineus (Gmelin) | Vesper Sparrow | PO-H |
| Passerculus sandwichensis (Gmelin) | Savannah Sparrow | CO-FY |
| Melospiza melodia (A. Wilson) | Song Sparrow | CO-FY |
| Melospiza lincolnii (Audubon) | Lincoln’s Sparrow | O-M |
| Melospiza georgiana (Latham) | Swamp Sparrow | CO-FY |
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus) | Eastern Towhee | CO-FY |
| Icteriidae | (Yellow-breasted Chats) | |
| Icteria virens (Linnaeus) | Yellow-breasted Chat | O-M |
| Icteridae | (New World Blackbirds) | |
| Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus) | Bobolink | CO-FS |
| Sturnella magna (Linnaeus) | Eastern Meadowlark | CO-NE |
| Icterus spurius (Linnaeus) | Orchard Oriole | PO-M |
| Icterus galbula (Linnaeus) | Baltimore Oriole | CO-FY |
| Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus) | Red-winged Blackbird | CO-FY |
| Molothrus ater (Boddaert) | Brown-headed Cowbird | CO-FY |
| Euphagus carolinus (Müller) | Rusty Blackbird | O-M |
| Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus) | Common Grackle | CO-FS |
| Parulidae | (New World Warblers) | |
| Seiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus) | Ovenbird | CO-FY |
| Parkesia noveboracensis (Gmelin) | Northern Waterthrush | PO-M |
| Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus) | Golden-winged Warbler | CO-FS |
| Vermivora cyanoptera (Olson & Reveal) | Blue-winged Warbler | CO-FS |
| Vermivora chrysoptera (Linnaeus) | ||
| Vermivora cyanoptera (Olson & Reveal) | Brewster’s Warbler | CO-FS |
| Mniotilta varia (Linnaeus) | Black-and-white Warbler | PO-M |
| Leiothlypis peregrina (A. Wilson) | Tennessee Warbler | O-M |
| Leiothlypis celata (Say) | Orange-crowned Warbler | O-M |
| Leiothlypis ruficapilla (A. Wilson) | Nashville Warbler | CO-FY |
| Oporornis agilis (A. Wilson) | Connecticut Warbler | O-M |
| Geothlypis philadelphia (A. Wilson) | Mourning Warbler | CO-FY |
| Geothlypis trichas (Linnaeus) | Common Yellowthroat | CO-FS |
| Setophaga citrina (Boddaert) | Hooded Warbler | PO-M |
| Setophaga ruticilla (Linnaeus) | American Redstart | O-M |
| Setophaga tigrina (Gmelin) | Cape May Warbler | O-M |
| Setophaga americana (Linnaeus) | Northern Parula | O-M |
| Setophaga magnolia (A. Wilson) | Magnolia Warbler | P-T |
| Setophaga castanea (A. Wilson) | Bay-breasted Warbler | O-M |
| Setophaga fusca (Statius Müller) | Blackburnian Warbler | P-T |
| Setophaga petechia (Linnaeus) | Yellow Warbler | CO-FY |
| Setophaga pensylvanica (Linnaeus) | Chestnut-sided Warbler | PO-M |
| Setophaga striata (J.R. Forster) | Blackpoll Warbler | O-M |
| Setophaga caerulescens (Gmelin) | Black-throated Blue Warbler | O-M |
| Setophaga palmarum (Gmelin) | Palm Warbler | O-M |
| Setophaga pinus (Linnaeus) | Pine Warbler | P-T |
| Setophaga coronata (Linnaeus) | Yellow-rumped Warbler | P-T |
| Setophaga virens (Gmelin) | Black-throated Green Warbler | P-T |
| Cardellina canadensis (Linnaeus) | Canada Warbler | PO-M |
| Cardellina pusilla (A. Wilson) | Wilson’s Warbler | O-M |
| Cardinalidae | (Cardinals & Allies) | |
| Piranga olivacea (Gmelin) | Scarlet Tanager | CO-FY |
| Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus) | Northern Cardinal | CO-FY |
| Pheucticus ludovicianus (Linnaeus) | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | CO-FY |
| Passerina cyanea (Linnaeus) | Indigo Bunting | CO-FY |
Our amphibian list was prepared by Tubba Babar and Peter M. Kotanen. You can download a checklist here.
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Amphibians | |
| Caudata | Salamanders |
| Ambystomatidae | (Mole Salamanders) |
| Ambystoma maculatum | Spotted Salamander |
| Salamandridae | (Newts) |
| Notophthalmus viridescens | Red-spotted Newt |
| Plethodontidae | (Lungless Salamanders) |
| Plethodon cinereus | Red-backed Salamander |
| Anura | Frogs |
| Bufonidae | (Toads) |
| Anaxyrus americanus | American Toad |
| Hylidae | (Treefrogs) |
| Hyla versicolor | Gray Treefrog |
| Pseudacris crucifer | Spring Peeper |
| Ranidae | (True Frogs) |
| Lithobates catesbeianus | Bull Frog |
| Lithobates clamitans | Green Frog |
| Lithobates pipiens | Leopard Frog |
| Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog |
| Reptiles | |
| Testudines | Turtles |
| Chelydridae | (Snapping Turtles) |
| Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle |
| Emydidae | (Box & Water Turtles) |
| Chrysemys picta (Schneider) | Painted Turtle |
| Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding’s Turtle |
| Squamata | Snakes |
| Colubridae | (Colubrid Snakes) |
| Diadophus punctatus | Ring-necked Snake |
| Storeria occipitomaculata | Red-bellied Snake |
| Thamnophis sirtalis | Garter Snake |