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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |