Appendix F Wildlife and Plants Found at Sandy Bottom Nature Park MAMMALS
Common Name Scientific Name Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus Southern Short-tailed Shrew Blarina carolinensis White-footed Mouse Peromyscus leucopus Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis borealis Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Southern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Raccoon Procyon lotor River Otter Lutra canadensis White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Woodchuck Marmota monax Beaver Castor canadensis
AMPHIBIANS
Common Name Scientific Name Mabee’s Salamander* Ambystoma mabeei Marbled Salamander Ambystoma opacum Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus American Toad Bufo americanus Fowler’s Toad Bufo woodhousei Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Green Frog Rana clamitans Southern Leopard Frog Rana sphenocephala Pickerel Frog Rana palustris Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea Northern Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer crucifer Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella Copes Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis REPTILES
Common Name Scientific Name Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon Northern Brown Snake Storeria dekayi Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Eastern Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus Eastern Smooth Earthsnake Virginia valeriae Eastern Hognose Snake Heterodon platyrhinos Eastern Worm Snake Carphophis amoenus Southern Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus punctatus Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus Eastern Ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis Eastern Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus Black Racer Coluber constrictor Canebrake Rattlesnake* Crotalus horridus Eastern Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus Eastern Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum Musk Turtle or Stinkpot Sternotherus odoratus Eastern Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina Red-bellied Turtle Pseudemys rubiventris Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta scripta Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans Eastern Painted Turtle Chrysemy picta picta Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina Ground Skink Scincella lateralis Broadhead Skink Eumeces laticeps Southeastern Five-lined Skink Eumeces inexpectatus Five-lined Skink Eumeces fasciatus Eastern Six-lined Racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus LAKE SPECIES Common Name Scientific Name Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Red-eared Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus American Eel Anguilla rostrata Brown Bullhead Ameirus nebulosus Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Chain Pickerel Esox niger Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Warmouth Lepomis gulosus Mosquito fish Gambusia affinis Northern Mud Minnow Umbra pygmaea Common Shiner Notropis corautus chrysocephalu Bryozoa Pectinatella magnifica Freshwater Jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii Crayfish Cambaius genus (not a scientific name) Freshwater Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio (also known as Grass or Glass Shrimp) BIRD SPECIES
Accipitridae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Osprey Pandion haliaetus Northern Harrier Hawk Circus cyaneus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii Red-shoulder Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
Alcedinidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Anatidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wood Duck Aix sponsa Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos American Black Duck Anas rubripes Gadwall Anas strepera Green-winged Teal Anas crecca American Wigeon Anas americana Northern Pintail Anas acuta Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Canvasback Aythya valisineria Redhead Aythya americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Greater Scaup Aythya marila Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Anhingidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Apodidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
Ardeidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Green Heron Butorides virescens Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Snowy Egret Egretta thula Great Egret Ardea alba Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Bombycillidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Caprimulgidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Chuck-will’s-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis
Cardinalidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Blue Grosbeak Guiraca caerulea Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Cathartidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Black Vulture Coragyps stratus
Certhiidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Brown Creeper Certhia tamiliaris
Charadriidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Wilson’s Plover Charadrius wilsonia Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Columbidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Rock Dove Columba livia Mourning Dove Zenaida macoura
Corvidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata American Crow Corvus brachyrynchos Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
Cuculidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americans
Emberizidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Eastern Towhee Pipiol erythrophthalmus Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerine Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Falconidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Kestrel Falco sparverius Merlin Falco columbarius Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Fringillidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
Gaviidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Loon Gavia immer
Hirundinidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Tree Swallow Tachycineta biocolor Purple Martin Progne subis Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryz serripennis Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Icteridae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Bobolink Dolichonyz oryzivorus Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius Baltimore Oriole Icterus gaibula Laridae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Laughing Gull Larus atricilla Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarenis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Royal Tern Sterna maxima Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Foster’s Tern Sterna forsteri Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Common Tern Sterna hirundo Least Tern Sterna antillarum Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
Mimidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum
Motacillidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Pipit Anthus rubescens
Paridae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Carolina Chickadee Parus carolinensis Tufted Titmouse Parus bicolor
Parulidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla Northern Parula Parula americana Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescens Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens Yellow-throated Warbler Dendroica dominica Prairie Warbler Dendroica discolor Blackpoll Warbler Dendroica striata Pine Warbler Dendroica pinus Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Black-and-white Warbler Miniotilta varia Kentucky Warbler Oporonis formosus Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vernivorus Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilus Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla Northern Waterthrush Seiurus novenboracensis Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
Passeridae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Phalacrocoracidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Phasianidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus Picidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Hairy Woodpecker Picoides vilosus Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
Podicipedidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Rallidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Coot Fulica americana Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
Regulidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Scolopacidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos American Woodcock Scolopax minor Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Sittidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
Strigidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Eastern Screech Owl Otus asio Great-horned Owl Bubo virgianus Barred Owl Strix varia
Sturnidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Sylvidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea
Thraupidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Scarlet Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
Threskiornithidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus White Ibis Eudocimus albus
Trochilidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris Troglodytidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME House Wren Troglodytes aedon Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carolina Wren Troglodytes ludovicianus Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Turdidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Veery Catharus fuscescens Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus American Robin Turdus migratorius
Tyrannidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
Vireonidae COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus MUSHROOMS
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
Golden Waxy Cup Hygrophorus flavescens Scarlet Waxy Cup Hygrophorus coccinea Orange Pinwheel Marasmius Marasmius siccus Blue Mycena Mycena subcaerulea Destroying Angel Amanita virosa Citron Amanita Amanita citrina Green-spored Lepiota Chlorophyllum molybdites Short-stalked White Russula Russula brevipes Ringless Honey Mushroom Armillariella tabescens Emetic Russula Russula emetica Blackish-red Russula Russula krombbolzii Viscid Violet Cort Cortinarius iodes Tacky Green Russula Russula aeruginea Old Man of the Woods Strobilomyces floccopus Bay Bolete Boletus badius Burnt-orange Bolete Tylopilus ballouii Hen-of-the-woods Grifola frondosa Turkey-tail Trametes versicolor Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Black Jelly Oyster Resupinatus applicatus White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus White Oysterette Cheimonophyllum candidissimus Chicken Mushroom Laetiporus sulphureus Hemlock Varnish Shelf Ganoderma tsugae Blue Cheese Polypore Tyromyces caesius Red-belted Polypore Fomitopsis pinicola False Turkey-tail Stereum ostrea Violet Toothed Polypore Trichaptum biformis Crowned Parchment Stereum complicatum Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus Insect-egg Slime Leocarpus fragilis Scrambled-egg Slime Fuligo septica Witches’ Butter Tremella mesenterica Orange Jelly Dacrymyces palmatus Yellow Fairy Cups Bisporella citrina Ceramic Parchment Xylobolus frustulatus Conifer Parchment Peniophora gigantea Milk-white Toothed Polypore Irpex lacteus Ochre Spreading Tooth Steccherinum ochraceum Staining Cheese Polypore Tyromyces fragilis Eyelash Cup Scutellinia scutellata Purple Jelly Drops Ascocoryne sarcoides Tree Ear Auricularia auricula Crustlike Cup Rhizina undulata Ribbed-stalked Cup Helvella acetabulum White-egg Birds Nest Crucibulum laeve Rounded Earthstar Geastrum saccatum Gem-studded Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Purple-spored Puffball Calvatia cyathiformis Pear-shaped Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme Wolf’s-milk Slime Lycogala epidendrum Straight-branched Coral Ramaria stricta Spindle-shaped Yellow Coral Clavulinopsis fusiformis Chocolate Tube Slime Stemonitis splendens Crown-tipped Coral Clavicorona pyxidata Red Raspberry Slime Tubifera ferruginosa PLANT SPECIES ACANTHACEAE (Acanthus Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ruellia Ruellia caroliniensis
ACERACEAE (Maple Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Box Acer negundo Red Maple Acer rubrum
AGAVACEAE (Century Plant Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Adam’s Needle Yucca * Yucca filamentosa
AIZOACEAE (Fig Marigold Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
ALISMATACEAE (Water Plantain Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Water Plantain Alisma subcordatum Grassleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria graminea Duck Potato Sagittaria latifolia
AMARANTHACEAE (Amaranth Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Smooth Pigweed Amaranthus hybridus
AMARYLLIDACEAE (Amaryllidaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Daffodil Narcissus pseudo narcissus False Garlic Nothoscordum bivalve
ANACARDIACEAE (Cashew Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Winged Sumac Rhus copallina Poison Ivy Rhus radicans
ANNONACEAE (Custard Apple Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pawpaw Asimina triloba
APIACEAE (Carrot Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Queen Anne’s Lace Daucus carota Water Pennywort * Hydrocotyle umbellate Canada Sanicle Sanicula canadensis Mock Bishop Weed Ptilimnium capillaceum Southern Chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum Star Jasmine Trachelospermum difforme
AQUIFOLIACEAE (Holly Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Gallberry * Ilex glabra American Holly Ilex opaca
ARACEAE (Arum Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum
ARALIACEAE (Ginseng Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Devil’s Walking Stick Aralia spinosa English Ivy * Hedera helix
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE (Aristolochiaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Virginia Snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
ASCLEPIADACEAE (Milkweed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Purple Milkweed Asclepias purpurascens Common Milkweed * Asclepias syriaca Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
ASTERACEAE (Aster Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Annual Wormwood * Artemisia annua Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Awl Aster Aster pilosus Perennial Salt Marsh Aster Aster tenuifolius Groundsel Baccharis halimifolia Spanish Needles * Bidens bipinnata Devil’s Beggar Ticks Bidens frondosa Tickseed Sunflower Bidens polylepis Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Spotted Knapweed Centaurea maculosa Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum Hawksbeard Crepis japonica Herb-of-stumps Eclipta alba Elephant’s Foot * Elephantopus carolinianus Fireweed Erechtites hieracifolia Annual Fleabane Erigeron annuus Horseweed Erigeron canadensis Dog Fennel Eupatorium capillifolium Hyssop-leaved Boneset Eupatorium hyssopifolium Boneset * Eupatorium perfoliatum Ragged Eupatorium Eupatorium pilosum Round-leaved Eupatorium Eupatorium rotundifolium Late Eupatorium Eupatorium serotinum Fragrant Cudweed Gnaphalium obtusifolium Purple Cudweed Gnaphalium purpureum Narrow-leaved Sneezeweed Helenium amarum Beaked Hawkweed Hieracium gronovil Mouse-ear Hawkweed Hieracium pilosella Spotted Cat’s Ear Hypochoeris radicata Rough Marsh Elder Iva annua Virginia Dwarf Dandelion Krigia virginica Tall Lettuce Lactuca canadensis Climbing Hempweed Mikania scandens Camphorweed Pluchea camphorate Yellow Flowered Leaf Cup Polymnia uvedlia DC False Dandelion Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Groundsel Senecio aureus Common Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Hairy Piney Woods Goldenrod Solidago fistulosa Common Flat Topped Goldenrod Solidago graminifolia Early Goldenrod Solidago juncea Rough Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Seashore Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Coastal Plain Flat Topped Goldenrod Solidago tenuifolia Prickly Sow Thistle Sonchus asper Common Dandelion Taraxacum afficinale New York Ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium Corn Chamomile Anthemis arvensis Calico Aster Aster lateriflorus Great Aster Aster grandiflorus Shaggy Soldiers Galinsoga quadriradiata Annual Sunflower Helianthus annuus Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
BALSAMINACEAE (Tough-Me-Not Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Jewelweed Impatiens capensis
BERBERIADACEAE (Barberry Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Nandina Nandina domestica
BETULACEAE (Birch Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME River Birch * Betula nigra Ironwood Carpinus caroliniana
BIGNONIACEAE (Trumpet Creeper Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Cross Vine * Bignonia capreolata Field Forget-Me-Not Myosotis arvensis Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignoniodes Trumpet Creeper Campsis radicans
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ascherson Early Winter Cress Barbarea verna Bulbous Cress Cardamine bulbosa Hoary Bitter Cress Cardamine hirsute Swine Cress Coronopus didymus Poor-man’s Pepper Lepidium virginicum Jointed Charlock * Raphanus raphanistrum Mouse Ear Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Pennsylvania Bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica Dames Rocket Hesperis matrionalis Field Pennycress Thlaspi arvense
CALLITRICHACEAE (Callitrichaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Water Starwort Callitriche heterophylla
CAMPANULACEAE (Bellflower Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Indian Tobacco * Lobelia inflata Nuttall’s Lobelia Lobelia nuttallii Downy Lobelia Lobelia puberula Venus Looking Glass Triodanis perfoliata
CAPRIFOLIACEAE (Honeysuckle Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Fragrant Honeysuckle Lonicera fragrantissima Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Common Elderberry Sambucus canadensis Possum Haw Viburnum nudum Black Haw Viburnum prunifolium
CARYOPHLLACEAE (Pink Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Mouseear Chickweed Cerastium glomeratum Deptford Pink Dianthus armeria Annual Knawel Scieranthus annuus Sleepy Catchfly Silene antirrhina Common Chickweed Stellaria media 5-Stamen Chickweed Cerastium semidecandrum Rose Campion Lychnis coronaria Trailing Pearlwort Sagina decumbens
CELASTRACEAE (Staff Tree Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Strawberry Bush Euonymus americanus
CHENOPODIACEAE (Goosefoot Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Lamb’s Quarters Chenopodium album Mexican Tea Chenopodium ambrosioides
CLTHRACEAE (Clethra Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Sweet Pepper Bush Clethra alnifolia
COMMELINACEAE (Spiderwort Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Asiatic Dayflower Commelina communis * Murdannia keisak
CONVOLVULACEAE (Morning Glory Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Field Dodder * Cuscuta campestris Dichondra Dichondra carolinensis Red Morning Glory Ipomea coccinea Ivy-leaved Morning Glory Ipomea hederacea Small White Morning Glory Ipomea lacunosa Common Morning Glory * Ipomea purpurea Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Man-of-the-Earth Ipomoea pandurata
CORNACEAE (Dogwood Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Swamp Dogwood Cornus foemina
CRASSULACEAE (Stonecrop Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ditch Stonecrop * Penthorum sedoides
CUCURBITACEAE (Ground Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Creeping Cucumber Melothria pendula
CUPRESSACEAE (Cypress Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana
CYPERACEAE (Sedge Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Sedge Carex albolutescens Sedge * Carex folliculate Sedge Carex glaucescens Sedge * Carex grayi Sedge Carex joorii Lurid Sedge Carex lurida Galingale * Cyperus brevifolioides Red Root Cyperus erythrorhizos Flatsedge Cyperus filincinus Flatsedge Cyperus iria Flatsedge Cyperus ovularis Flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus Flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus Threeway Sedge * Dulichium arundinaceum Spike Sedge Eleocharis obtusa Squarestem Spike Rush * Eleocharis quadrangulata Killcow Eleocharis tenuis Spike Sedge * Eleocharis tuberculosa Beak Rush * Rhyncospora chalarocephala Beak Rush Rhyncospora corniculata Beak Rush Rhyncospora inexpansa Slender Fimbristylis Fimbristylis autumnalis Wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus Densetuff Hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
DIOSCORACEAE (Yam Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Wild Yam * Dioscorea villosa
EBENACEAE (Ebony Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Persimmon Diospyros virginiana
ELAEAGNACEAE (Oleaster Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Elaeagnus * Elaeagnus pungens Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata
EQUISETACEAE (Horsetail Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Horsetail * Equisetum arvense
ERICACEAE (Heath Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Dangleberry Gaylussacia frondosa Swamp Leucothe Leucothe racemosa Indian Pipes Monotropa arboretum Sourwood * Oxydendron arboretum Shinners Pinxter Flower Rhododendron periclymenoides Clammy Azalea Rhododendron viscosum Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Black Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum Low Blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculate Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum
EUPHORBIACEAE (Spurge Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Slender Three Seeded Mercury * Acalypha gracilens Common Three Seeded Mercury * Acalypha rhomboidea Croton Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata Milk Purslane Euphorbia nutans Carolina Leaf Flower * Phyllanthus caroliniensis
FABACEAE (Pea Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Mimosa Albizia julibrissin Ground Nut Apios americana Partridge Pea Cassia chamaecrista Wild Sensitive Plant Cassia nictitans Weedy Rattlebox Crotolaria sagittalis Panicled Tick Clover * Desmodium paniculatum Round-leaved Tick Trefoil Desmodium rotundifolium Rough Pea Vine * Lathyrus hirsutus Narrow-leaved Lespedeza Lespedeza angustifolia Chinese Lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Downy Trailing Lespedeza * Lespedeza procumbens Smooth Trailing Lespedeza * Lespedeza repens Japanese Clover Lespedeza striata Violet Lespedeza * Lespedeza violacea Virginia Lespedeza * Lespedeza virginica Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Black Medick Medicago lupulina
FABACEAE (Pea Family) cont COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME White Sweet Clover Melilotus alba Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis Annual Woolly Bean Strophostyles helvula Rabbit Foot Clover Trifolium arvense Pinnate Hop Clover * Trifolium campestre Alsike Clover * Trifolium hybridum Red Clover Trifolium pretense White Clover Trifolium repens Narrow-leaved Vetch Vivia sativa Four Seed Vetch Vicia tetrasperma Hairy Vetch Vicia villosa Velvetleaf Ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis
FAGACEAE (Beech Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Beech Fagus grandifolia White Oak Quercus alba Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea Overcup oak Quercus lyrata Sand Post Oak * Quercus margareeta Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii Cherry Bark Oak Quercus pagoda Water Oak * Quercus nigra Pin Oak * Quercus palustris Willow Oak Quercus phellos Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra Black Oak Quercus velutina Chinkapin Oak Quercus muechlenbergii Post Oak Quercus stellata
FUMARIACEAE (Fumitory Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Fumitory Fumaria officinalis
GENTIANACEAE (Gentian Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Coastal Plan Gentian Gentiana catesbaei Common Marsh Pink * Sabatia angularis
GERANIACEAE (Geranium Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Carolina Cranesbill Geranium carolinanum Cutleaf Geranium Geranium dissectum Dove’s Foot Geranium molle Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum
HALORAGACEAE (Water Milfoil Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Brazilian Parrot’s Feather * Myriophyllum aquaticum Green Parrot’s Feather * Myriophyllum pinnatum Mermaid Weed Proserpinaca palustris
HAMAMELIDACEAE (Witch Hazel Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Witch Hazel * Hamamelis virginiana Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflus
HYPERICACEAE (St. John’s-Wort Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pineweed * Hypericum gentianoides St. John’s Wort * Hypericum gymnanthum St. Andrew’s Cross Hypericum hypercoides Small Flowered St. John’s Wort Hypericum mutilum Common St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum Marsh St. John’s Wort * Hypericum virginicum Spotted St. John’s Wort Hypericum punctatum
IRIDACEAE (Iris Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
JUGLANDACEAE (Walnut Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pignut Hickory * Carya glabra Bull Nut Hickory Carya tomentosa Sand Hickory * Carya pallida
JUNCACEA (Rush Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Canada Rush Juncus canadensis Rush * Juncus debilis Soft Rush Juncus effusus Rush * Juncus longii Creeping Rush * Juncus repens Poverty Rush Juncus tenuis Bristly Rush Juncus coriaceus Rush * Juncus diffussimus
LAMIACEAE (Mint Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Gill on the Ground Glechoma hederacea Henbit Lamium amplexicaule Red Capped Dead Nettle Lamium purpureum Virginia Water Horehound Lycopus virginicus Skullcap Scutellaria integrifolia Self Heal Prunella vulgaris Blue Curis Trichostema dichotomum Lyre Leaf Sage Salvia lyrata Beef Steak Plant Perilla frutescens Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum LAURACEAE (Laurel Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Spicebush Lindera benzoin Red Bay Persea borbonia Sassafras Sassafras albidum
LEMNACEAE (Duckweed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Minute Duckweed * Lemna perpusilla
JUNCACEA (Rush Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Canada Rush Juncus canadensis Rush * Juncus debilis Soft Rush Juncus effusus Rush * Juncus longii
LENTIBULARIACEAE (Lentibulariaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Floating Bladderwort Utricularia inflat
LILIACEAE (Lily Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Field Garlic Allium vineale Wild Asparagus Asparagus officinalis Daylily Hemerocallis fulva Indian Cucumber Root * Medeola virginiana Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum Laurel-leaf Greenbrier Smilax laurifolia Catbrier Smilax glauca Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia Large Flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum Sessile Trillium Trillium sessile Dwarf Trillium Trillium pusillum
LINACEA (Linaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Ridged Yellow Flax Linum striatum
LOGANIACEAE (Logania Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens Polypremum Polypremum procumbens
LORANTHACEAE (Mistletoe Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum LYCOPODIACEAE (Club Moss Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Southern Bog Club Moss * Lycopodium appressum Running Pine Lycopodium digitatum Shining Club Moss * Lycopodium lucidulum Groundpine * Lycopodium obscurum
MAGNOLIACEAE (Magnolia Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera Bull Bay * Magnolia grandiflora Sweet Bay Magnolia virginiana
MALVACEAE (Mallow Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Spurred Anoda Anoda cristata Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus Prickly Sida * Sida spinosa Carolina Bristlemallow Modiola caroliniana
MELASTOMATACEAE (Melastome Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Maryland Meadow Beauty Rhexia mariana Virginia Meadow Beauty Rhexia virginica
MENISPERMACEAE (Moonseed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Moonseed Menisperma canadense
MORACEAE (Mulberry Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Red Mulberry Morus rubra White Mulberry Morus alba
MYRICACEAE (Bayberry Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera
NYSSACEAE (Tupelo Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica Water Gum Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora
OHIOGLASSOCACEAE (Ohioglassocaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Sparselobed Grape Fern Botrychium biternatum
OLEACEAE (Olive Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Green Ash * Fraxinus pennsylvanica Ligustrum Ligustrum sinense
ONAGRACEAE (Evening Primrose Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Enchanter’s Nightshade Circaea lutetiana Square Pod Water Primrose * Ludwigia alternifolia Water Willow * Ludwigia leptocarpa Narrow Leaved Water Primrose * Ludwigia linearis Common Water Purslane Ludwigia palustris Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis Cut-leaf Evening Primrose Oenothera laciniata Wingleaf Primrose Willow Ludwigia decurrens Cylindrical Fruited Ludwigia Ludwigia glandulosa
OPHIOGLOSSACEAE (Grape Fern Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Grape Fern Botrychium dissectum Rattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum Southern Adder’s Tongue Ophioglossum vulgatum var. pycnostichum
ORCHIDACEAE (Orchid Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pink Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium acaule Southern Twayblade Listera australis Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyeara pubescens Crane Fly Orchid Tipularia discolor
OROBANCHACEAE (Broom-Rape Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Beech Drops Epifagus virginiana
OSMUNDACEAE (Fern Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamonea Royal Fern Osmunda regalis
OXALIDACEAE (Oxalidaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow Woodsorrel Oxalis stricta
PAPAVERACEAE (Papaveraceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Wild Poppy Papaver dubium
PASSIFLORACEAE (Passion Flower Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Passion Flower Passiflora incarnata Yellow Passion Flower Passiflora lutea
PHRYMACEAE (Phrymaceae Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Lopseed Phyrma leptostachya
PHYTOLACCACEAE (Pokeweed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pokeweed Phytolacca americana
PINACEAE (Pine Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda Scrub Pine Pinus virginiana
PLANTAGINACEAE (Plantain Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Buckhorn Plantago aristata English Plantain Plantago lanceolata American Plantain Plantago rugelii Dwarf Plantain Plantago virginica
PLANTANACEAE (Plane Tree Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Sycamore Platanus occidentalis
POACEAE (Grass Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Autumn Bentgrass * Agrostis perennana Redtop Agrostis stolonifera Broom Sedge Bluestem Anadropogon virginucus Sweet Vernal Grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthraxon Anthraxon hispidus Hairyseed Reedgrass Calamagrostis cinnoides Stout Woodreed * Cinna arundinacea Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon Orchard Grass Dactylic glomerata Poverty Grass Danthonia spicata Panic Grass Dichanthelium scoparium Many-flowered Panic Grass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon Smooth Crabgrass * Digitaria ischaemum Hairy Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crusgalli Goosegrass Eleusine indica Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus Coastal Lovegrass * Eragrostis refracta Bentawn Plumegrass Erianthus contortus Sugarcane Plumegrass * Erianthus giganteus Meadow Fescue Festuca elatior Rat’s-tail Fescue Fescuta myuros Rice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoides Whitegrass * Leersia virginica Perennial Ryegrass Lolium perenne Fall Panic Grass Panicum dichotomiflorum Warty Panic Grass * Panicum verrucosum Dallis Grass Paspalum dilatatum Smooth Paspalum Paspalum laeve Carolina Canary Grass Phalaris caroliniana Common Reed Phragmites australis Annual Bluegrass Poa annua Foxtail Grass * Setaria faberi Yellow Foxtail Setaria viridis Foxtail Millet * Setaria italica Johnson Grass Sorchum halepense Spiked Uniola Uniola laxa Red Top Panic Grass Dichanthelium longifolium Weeping Love Grass Eragrostis curvula Japanese Stilt Grass Microstegium vimineum
POLYGALACEAE (Milkwort Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Maryland Milkwort Polygala mariana
POLYGONACEAE (Smartweed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Common Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare Large Bristled Smartweed * Polygonum cespitosum Water Pepper Polygonum hydropiper Mild Water Pepper Polygonum hydropiperoides Dockleaf Smartweed * Polygonum lapathifolium Pinkweed Polygonum pennsylvanicum Dotted Smartweed Polygonum punctatum Arrow-leaved Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum Virginia Knotweed * Polygonum virginianum Sheep Sorrel Rumex acetosella Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Crispy Dock Rumex crispus
POLYPODIACEAE (Polypody Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Virginia Chain Fern Anchistea virginica Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron Southern Lady Fern Athyrium aspleniodes Netted Chain Fern Lorinseria areolata Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Bracken Fern Pteridum aquilinum Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum
PONTEDERIACEAE (Water Hyacinth Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Mud Plantain Heteranthera reniformis
PORTULACEAE (Pursiane Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica Pursiane Portulace oleracea
POTAMOGETONACEAE (Pondweed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius
PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis Whorled Loosetrife Lysimachia quadrifolia Water Pimpernel Samolus parviflorus
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Stickseed Crowfoot Ranunculus parviflorus Cursed Crowfoot Ranunculus sceleratus Kidneyleaf Buttercup Ranunculus abortivus Sweet Autumn Virginsbower Clematis terniflora St. Anthony’s Turnip Ranunculus bulbosus
ROSACEAE (Rose Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Shadbush Amelanchier canadensis Red Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia Indian Strawberry Duchesnea indica White Avens Geum canadense Five Fingers Potentilla recta Common Cinqufoil Potentilla simplex Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina Pear * Pyrus communis Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora Blackberry Rubus argutus Sand Blackberry Rubus cuneifolius Green Hawthorne Crataegus viridis Wild Crab Apple Malus angustifolia Common Apple Malus pumila Swamp Rose Rosa pallustris
RUBIACEAE (Madder Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Button Bush Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonweed Diodia teres Virginia Buttonweed Diodia virginiana Wild Licorice Gallium circaezans Cleavers Gallium aparine Partridge Berry Mitchella repens Bluets * Oldenlandia uniflora Clayton Bedstraw * Gallium tinctorium Bedstraw * Gallium uniflorum Field Madder Sheradia arvensis Piedmont Bedstraw Gallium pedemontanum Bluets Houstonia caerulea
SALICACEAE (Willow Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Cottonwood Populus deltoids Swamp Poplar Populus heterophylla Black Willow Salix nigra
SAURACEAE (Lizard’s Tail Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Lizard’s Tail Sauruus cernuus
SAXIFRAGACEAE (Saxifrage Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Climbing Hydrangea Decumaria barbara Virginia Willow Itea virginica
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Smooth Agalinis Agalinis purpurea Downy False Fox-glove Dasystoma flava Toadflax Linaria canadensis False Pimpernel Lindernia dubia Sharpwing Monkey Flower * Mimulus alatus Moth Mullein Verbascum blattaria Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus Corn Speedwell Veronica arvensis Bird’s Eye Speedwell Veronica persica Pursiane Speedwell Veronica peregrina Round-fruited Hedge Hyssop Gratiola virginiana Japanese Mazus Mazus japonicus Ivy Leaf Speedwell Veronica hederaefolia Thyme Leaf Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
SOLANACEAE (Nightshade Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Jimson Weed Datura stramonium Horse Nettle Solanum carolinense Black Nightshade Solanum ptycanthum Cutleaf Ground Cherry Physalis angulata
SPARGANIACEAE (Burreed Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME American Burreed * Sparganium americanum
SYMPLOCACEAE (Sweetleaf Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Horse Sugar Symplocos tinctoria
TAXODIACEAE (Bald Cypress Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum
TYPHACEAE (Cattail Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Narrowleaf Cattail Typha angustifolia Common Cattail Typha latifolia
URTICACEA (Elm Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Slippery Elm Ulmus rubra Winged Elm Ulmus alata
URTICACEAE (Nettle Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME False Nettle Boehmeria cylindrica
VERBENACEAE (Vervain Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME White Vervain Verbena urticifolia
VIOLACEAE (Violet Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME European Field Pansy * Viola arvensis Common Wood Violet Viola palmata Primrose-leaved Violet Viola primulifolia Wild Pansy Viola rafinesquii
VITACEAE (Grape Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Summer Grape Vitus aestivalis Muscadine Grape Vitus rotundifolia
XYRIDACEAE (Yellow Eyed Grass Family) COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Yellow-eyed Grass * Xyris difformis Yellow-eyed Grass * Xyris jupical
Plants listed with an * denoted a city record, i.e. a plant that has been found no-where else in the City of Hampton except for Sandy Bottom Nature Park.