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A WALKING FIELD GUIDE Checklist2 Trees Aquifoliaceae (Holly) Aceraceae (Maple) o Dahoon Holly Ilex cassine Gallberry Ilex glabra Introduction o Red Maple Acer rubrum o Anacardiaceae (Cashew) Asteraceae (Aster) The plants listed have all been Garberia (T) Garberia o Winged Sumac Rhus copallina o directly observed within the Arecaceae (Palm) heterophylla A WALKING Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle) boundaries of “Valencia’s Backyard” o Cabbage Palm Sabal palmetto Elderberry Sambucus FIELD GUIDE PLANT on West Campus. o Saw Palmetto Serenoa repens o Fagaceae (Oak) canadensis You will notice that all plants Chrysobalanaceae (Chrysobalana) CHECKLIST o Chapman’s Oak Quercus chapmanii are listed by a common name and a Gopher Apple Licania michauxii o Sand live oak Quercus geminate o Empetraceae (Crowberry) scientific name. Many plants have o Laurel Oak Quercus more than one common name; that is hemisphaerica o Florida Rosemary Ceratiola ericodes Ericaceae (Heath) o Turkey Oak Quercus laevis why scientific names are provided. Tarflower Befaria racemosa o Myrtle Oak Quercus myrtifolia o Each plant can be referred to by their Rusty Lyonia Lyonia ferruginea o Water Oak Quercus nigra o scientific name to avoid confusion Staggerbush Lyonia fruticosa o Running Oak Quercus pumila o when identifying. Lauraceae (Laurel) o Fetterbush Lyonia lucida Shiny Blueberry Vaccinium Some plants in this checklist o Red Bay Persea borbonia o myrsinites are difficult to identify. However, you Magnoliaceae (Magnolia) o Deerberry Vaccinium can use the Lake Pamela Resource o Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora stamineum Center in the Science Department Myricadeae (Bayberry) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Tread softly Cnidoscolus Office to further assist you. o Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera o As time passes there will be a Pinaceae (Pine) stimulosus Queen's Delight Stillingia sylvatica o Sand Pine Pinus clausa o need for an update. Therefore, if you Verbenaceae (Vervain) o Slash Pine Pinus elliottii notice any omissions, or observe plants Beauty Berry Callicarpa o Longleaf pine Pinus palustris o not listed, your comments would be Rosaceae (Rose) americana Lantana (I) Lantana camara greatly appreciated. o Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana o o Fogfruit/Frogfruit Phyla nodiflora o Japanese Plum (I) Eriobotrya japonica o Sand Blackberry Rubus cuneifolius Flowers Key Symbols o Wild Cherry Prunus serotina Asteraceae (Aster) E - Endangered species Salicaceae (Willow) o Feay's Palafox Palafoxia feayi o Weeping Willow (I) Salix babylonica o Florida Greeneyes Berlandiera T - Threatened species Sapindaceae (soapberry) subacaulis SSC - Species of Special Concern o Golden Rain Tree (I) Koelreuteria o Florida Paintbrush Carphephorus I - Introduced or exotic species. paniculata corymbosus The plant is not native to Shrubs JANSSEN GINGRAS Florida. Anacardiaceae o Hog Plum Ximenia Americana o Elephant’s Foot Elephantopus Cyperaceae (Sedge) Oxalidaceae (Wood Sorrel) o Wire grass Aristida beyrichiana elatus o Sandyfield Beaksedge Rhynchospora o Violet Wood Sorrel (I) Oxalis corymbosa o Maidencane Amphicarpum o Spanish needles Bidens alba megalocarpa Phytolaccaeae (Pokeweed) muhlenbergianum o Dog Fennel Eupatorium Eriocaulaceae (pipewort) o Pokeweed Phytolacca o Torpedograss Panicum repens capillifolium o Bog buttons Lachnocaulon americana o Camphorweed Pluchea odorata anceps Polygonaceae (Buckwheat) Ferns o Blazing Star Liatris tenuifolia Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) o Sandhill Wireweed Polygonella Blechnaceae (Fern) o Goldenaster Pityopsis o Painted Leaf Poinsettia robusta Swamp Fern Blechnum (silk grass) graminifolia cyathophora Pontederiaceae (Pickerel weed) o serrulatum o Goldenaster Chrysopsis Fabaceae (Bean/Pea) o Pickerel weed Pontederia cordata Osmundaceae (cinnamon fern) scabrella o Partridge Pea Chamaecrista Solanaceae (Nightshade) o Cinnamon Fern Osmunda o Hairy Trilisa Carphephorus fasciculata o Common Nightshade Solanum cinnamomea paniculatus o Florida Alicia Chapmannia americanum o Yellow Buttons Balduina floridana o Tropical Soda-apple (I) Solanum angustifolia o Sky Blue Lupine Lupinus diffusus capsicoides Mosses o Blackroot Pterocaulon o Rattlebox Crotolaria pallida Typhaceae (Cattail) Bromeliaceae (bromeliad) pycnostachyum o Hairy Indigo Indigofera hirsuta o Common Cattail Typha latifolia o Ball Moss Tillandsia recurvata o Wedelia (I) Wedelia trilobata o Milk Pea Galactia spp. Veronicaceaen (Toadflax) o Spanish Moss Tillandsia usneoides Agavaceae (Yucca) o Florida Sensitive Briar Mimosa o Canadian Toadflax Linaria canadensis o Wild Pine Tillandsia setacea o Adam’s Needle Yucca filamentosa quadrivalvis Cladoniaceae (Lichen) Annonaceae (Custard Apple) o Coffee Senna (I) Senna occidentalis Vines o Reindeer Moss Cladina spp. Matchsticks Cladonia leporina o Paw-paw Asimina obovata Gentianaceae (Gentian) Dioscoreaceae (Yam) o Apocynaceae (Periwinkle) Marsh Pink Sabatia grandiflora o o Air Potato (I) Dioscorea alata o Curtiss’ Milkweed (E) Asclepias curtisii Iridaceae (Iris) Passifloraceae (Passion flower) Cactus Velvet-leafed Milkweed Asclepias tomentosa Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium o o o Maypop Passionvine Passiflora Cactaceae (Cactus) o Madagascar Catharanthus roseus angustifolium incarnata o Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa Periwinkle (I) Lamiaceae (Mint) Smilacaceae (Greenbriar) Brassicaceae (Mustard) Florida Betony Stachys floridana o o Catbriar Smilax glauca Virginia Pepperweed Lepidium Blue Curls Trichostema o o o Catbriar Smilax walteri Front Cover Plants: Sky-blue Lupine, Florida virginicum dichotomum o Catbriar Smilax bona-nox Greeneyes, Florida Paintbrush, Marsh Pink, Citstaceae (Rockrose) Melastomataceae (Meadow Beauty) Vitaceae (Grape) Florida Scrub Helianthemum Pale Meadow Beauty Rhexia mariana American Beautyberry, Camphorweed, Blue- o o o Muscadine Vitas rotundifolia Frostweed nashii Nelumbonaceae (Lotus) o Virginia Creeper Parthenocissua eyed Grass. All photos by Larry Rosen. Clusiaceae (Guttiferae) o American Lotus Nelumbo lutea quinquefolia o St. Johns-Wort Hypericum Nymphaeaceae (Water Lily) cistifolium o Fragrant water lilies Nymphaea odorata Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory) o Spatterdock Nuphar advena Grasses Scrub Morning Bonamia Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) Poaceae (Grass) o Glory (T) grandiflora o Primrose Willow Ludwigia peruviana o Lopsided Indian Grass Sorghastrum secundum .
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