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Invasive Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve

Compiled by David H. Behm Spotted KnapweedSpotted Robin Ragged Loosestrife Purple Rose Multi-flora Morrow's Honeysuckle Moneywort Knotweed Japanese Barberry Japanese Ivy Ground Loosestrife Garden Field Dame's Rocket Buttercup Creeping Common Buckthorn Common Barberry Coltsfoot Celandine Thistle Canada Locust Black Nightshade Bittersweet Autumn-olive Bittersweet Asiatic Common Name (http://www.ipane.org). Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Storrs, Connecticut, of University Biology, & Evolutionary DepartmentEcology of (http://www.ipane.org). 2003. N.M. E.S.Tabak. and Mosher S.A.Leicht, Jr., J.A.Silander, L.J., Mehrhoff, References: Iris Yellow Chestnut Water Forget-me-not True Honeysuckle Tatarian Total Species = Species Total 11 species are found on ALL trails ALL on are found species 11 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Species Count

Form: T=Tree, S A F S S S S V S V S F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F T S=, V=Vine, F=Forb, A=Aquatic Mar 4 4 April Blooms First First Blooms 4 3 4 3 1 3 3 2 4 1 4 4

May Observed (Week #) (Week 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 June

4 4 2 2 July

4 August

September Iris pseudacorus Iris natans Trapa scorpioides Myosotis tatarica Lonicera Micranthos ssp. stoebe Centaurea flos-cuculi Lychnis Lythrum salicaria multiflora Rosa morrowii Lonicera nummularia Lysimachia japonica var. japonica Reynoutria thunbergii Glechoma hederacea petiolata Alliaria vulgaris Lysimachia pyrenaicus ssp. Rumex acetosella matronalis Hesperis repens Ranunculus Rhamnus cathartica vulgaris Berberis farfara Tussilago majusChelidonium arvense Cirsium pseudoacacia Robinia Solanum dulcamara umbellata Elaeagnus orbiculatus Celastrus Name Scientific IPANE:Invasive England New Atlas of streams of banks and Marshes Ponds muddy and shores Springs roadsides and Thickets waste and places Roadsides meadows and Fields Swamps wet and meadows moistthickets and Roadsides roadsides and Thickets Damp ground roadsides and places Waste pastures and Thickets waste Moist places woods open and Roadsides thickets and Roadsides fields Dry roadsides and Fields lowgrounds and Ditches thickets Hedgerows and pastures and Thickets wasteand places stream of Damp banks soil waste places and roadsides of Damp soils waste and places Pastures fields and Woods thickets Moist fromSpread cultivation fencerows and thickets Rich Where Found 21

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Whipple Bridge to Clute's Dry Dock Species Occurrence Occurrence Species along Trail Segment Trail along 16

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 East Towpath 18

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 East Pond 18

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Shortcut (Whipple Bridge to Fort's Ferry) 13

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 West Pond 18

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 West Towpath . 3-part yellow bright several with stalk and narrow erect with long Plant . triangular sharp-edged flowers; 4-part white small of cluster terminal and edges saw-tooth with leaves triangular of with rosette plant aquatic Floating centers. yellow with flowers blue part 5- pale leaves; lance-shaped or oblong stem; erect weakly alternate or with sprawling Plant hairless. nearly are that leaves heart-shaped to elliptic and branchlets hollow with Shrub flowerheads. pink in terminate stemsupper leaves; pinnate-lobed stem alternate and ribbed with greyish-green Plant tattered. appearing lobes narrow with flowers 5-part pink deep lanceolate); are leaves (upper leaves opposite with untoothed Plant colonies. large grows in often spike; dense a in flowers 6-part purple and leaves 3 of whorls or leaves paired Square-stemmedwith opposite plant stipules. comb-like or fringe by covered partly stem; stemleafstalks backward along curve whose arching thorns with Shrub yellow. or red beneath; hairy gray are that leaves oblong or narrow with Shrub axil. from each stemmingflowers 5-part yellow paired and leaves roundish with opposite plant Creeping thickets. dense formsoften leaves; shield-shaped alternate with stalk bamboo-looking with hollow Plant winter. through persist often fruits brownred twigs; and leaves elliptical non-toothed with Shrub leaves. opposite kidney-shaped bluntly-toothed stem long-stalked with Creeping crushed. when garlic of smells leaves; coarsely-toothed triangular or heart-shaped with large Plant panicle. terminal mostlyflowers in 5-part yellow 4; or 3 of whorls in downy leaves with densely Plant abundance. grows in often lobes; flaring with leaves with arrow-shaped Plant pink). or (white flower 4-part fragrant leaves; alternate with lanceolate Plant mottled. usually leaves green dark patches; forming often base, its at creeping Plant black. are fruits -like hairless; and elliptic leaves fine-toothed spine; sharp in ending twigs with Shrub broad. than longer fruits red twigs; gray and leaves bristle-toothed with Shrub emerge. leaves its blooms which before flower dandelion-like yellow with stalk scaly has plant this dozens, the in numbering colonies in found Often sap. yellow hairy; is stalk leaflets; alternate and lobed irregularly of comprised leaves pinnate has Plant numerous heads. small, margins; flower irregular ragged with leaves alternate has Plant seedpods. 2"-6" flat clusters; in flowers fragrant white, branches; along thorns paired 1/2"-1" strong leaflets; egg-shaped 6-20 with Compound leaves . somewhat berry-like red flowers; poisonous shaped star- shooting segment; purple terminal with large leaflets 3 into divided leaves with Vine juicy. flecks, gold with reddish fruits spots; silvery numerous with fine speckled leaves Somewhat green with shrub thorny clusters. axillary in flowers leaves; bluntly-toothed round, nearly with vine Woody PlantIdentification Tips 1 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Asiatic Bittersweet Autumn-olive (Celastrus orbiculatus) (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Woody vine with nearly round, bluntly-toothed leaves; flowers in axillary clusters. Somewhat thorny shrub with green leaves speckled with numerous fine silvery spots; fruits reddish with gold flecks, juicy. 2 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Bittersweet Nightshade Black Locust (Solanum dulcamara) (Robinia pseudoacacia)

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Vine with leaves divided into 3 leaflets with large terminal segment; purple shooting star- Compound leaves with 6-20 egg-shaped leaflets; strong 1/2"-1" paired thorns along shaped flowers; red somewhat poisonous berry-like fruit. branches; white, fragrant flowers in clusters; flat 2"-6" seedpods. 3 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Canada Thistle Celandine Coltsfoot Common Barberry (Cirsium arvense) (Chelidonium majus) (Tussilago farfara) (Berberis vulgaris)

Plant has pinnate leaves comprised of irregularly lobed and alternate leaflets; stalk is hairy; yellow sap. Often found in colonies numbering in the dozens, this Shrub with bristle-toothed plant has scaly stalk with yellow leaves and gray twigs; red fruits Plant has alternate leaves with dandelion-like flower which longer than broad. ragged irregular margins; blooms before its leaves emerge. small, numerous flower heads. 4 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Common Buckthorn Creeping Buttercup Dame's Rocket (Rhamnus cathartica) (Ranunculus repens) (Hesperis matronalis)

Plant creeping at its base, often forming patches; dark green leaves usually mottled.

Plant with lanceolate alternate leaves; fragrant 4-part flower (white or pink). Shrub with twigs ending in sharp spine; fine-toothed leaves elliptic and hairless; berry-like fruits are black.

5 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Garden Loosestrife Ground Ivy Field Sorrel Garlic Mustard (Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus) (Lysimachia vulgaris) (Alliaria petiolata) (Glechoma hederacea)

Plant with arrow-shaped Plant with densely downy leaves in Plant with large heart-shaped or Creeping stem with long-stalked bluntly- leaves with flaring lobes; whorls of 3 or 4; yellow 5-part flowers triangular coarsely-toothed leaves; toothed kidney-shaped opposite leaves. often grows in abundance. mostly in terminal panicle. smells of garlic when crushed. 6 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Japanese Barberry Japanese Knotweed () (Reynoutria japonica var. japonica)

Shrub with non-toothed elliptical leaves and brown twigs; red fruits often persist through winter.

https://www.thebotanist.com/sites/default/file s/styles/serve_detail/public/knotweed.JPG?itok =MeTIM6IB Plant with hollow bamboo-looking stalk with alternate shield-shaped leaves; often forms dense thickets. 7 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Moneywort Morrow's Honeysuckle Multi-flora Rose (Lysimachia nummularia) (Lonicera morrowii) (Rosa multiflora)

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Shrub with narrow or oblong leaves that are gray hairy beneath; fruits red or yellow.

Creeping plant with opposite Shrub with arching stem whose roundish leaves and paired yellow thorns curve backward along stem; 5-part flowers stemming from each leafstalks partly covered by fringe leaf axil. or comb-like stipules. 8 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Purple Loosestrife Ragged Robin Spotted Knapweed (Lythrum salicaria) (Lychnis flos-cuculi) (Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos)

Square-stemmed plant with opposite paired leaves or whorls of 3 Plant with untoothed opposite Plant with greyish-green ribbed leaves; purple 6-part flowers in a dense spike; often grows in large leaves (upper leaves are lanceolate); stem and alternate pinnate-lobed colonies. deep pink 5-part flowers with leaves; upper stems terminate in narrow lobes appearing tattered. pink flowerheads. Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Tatarian Honeysuckle True Forget-me-not Water Chestnut Yellow Iris (Lonicera tatarica) (Myosotis scorpioides) (Trapa natans) (Iris pseudacorus)

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http://plants.oaklandnursery.com/Cont Plant with sprawling or Floating aquatic plant with rosette of Plant with long erect narrow leaves and ent/Images/Photos/F265-12.jpg weakly erect stem; alternate triangular leaves with saw-tooth edges flower stalk with several bright yellow Shrub with hollow branchlets and elliptic to heart-shaped leaves oblong or lanceolate leaves; and terminal cluster of small white 4- 3-part flowers. that are nearly hairless. pale 5-part blue flowers with part flowers; sharp-edged triangular yellow centers. seed. 10 Invasive Plants Observed at Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve

Compiled by David H. Behm Ground Ivy Garlic Mustard Garden Loosestrife Field Sorrel Dame's Rocket Creeping Buttercup Common Buckthorn Common Barberry Coltsfoot Celandine Canada Thistle Black Locust Bittersweet Nightshade Autumn Bittersweet Asiatic CommonName Mehrhoff, Mehrhoff, L.J., J.A. Silander, Jr., Leicht, S.A. E.S. Mosher N.M. and Tabak. 2003. Invasive IPANE: of Plant Atlas Engl New References: IrisYellow Water Chestnut TrueForget Tatarian Honeysuckle Spotted Knapweed Ragged Robin Purple Loosestrife Multi Morrow's Honeysuckle Moneywort Japanese Knotweed Japanese Barberry (http://www.ipane.org). (http://www.ipane.org). Department of EvolutionaryEcology & Biology, UniversityConnecticut, of Storrs, CT. - flora flora Rose - olive - me - not TotalSpecies = 11 11 species are found on ALLtrails 27 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Species Count

Form: T=Tree, A S S S S S S V S V F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F T S=Shrub, V=Vine, F=Forb, A=Aquatic Mar 4 4

April Blooms First Observed

4 3 4 3 1 3 3 2 4 1 4 4 May (Week #) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 June

4 4 2 2 July

4 August

September Iris pseudacorus Trapa natans Myosotis scorpioides Lonicera tatarica Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos Lychnis flos Lythrum salicaria Rosa multiflora Lonicera morrowii Lysimachia nummularia Reynoutria japonica var.japonica Berberis thunbergii Glechoma hederacea Alliaria petiolata Lysimachia vulgaris Rumex acetosella ssp. pyrenaicus Hesperis matronalis Ranunculus repens Rhamnus cathartica Berberis vulgaris Tussilago farfara Chelidonium majus Cirsium arvense Robinia pseudoacacia Solanum dulcamara Elaeagnus umbellata Celastrus orbiculatus Scientific Name - cuculi and Marshes Marshes and banks streams of Ponds Springs and muddy shores Thickets roadsides and Roadsides waste and places Fields and meadows and Swamps wet meadows Roadsides moist and thickets Thickets roadsides and Damp ground places Waste and roadsides Thickets pastures and Moist waste places Roadsides open and woods Roadsides thickets and fields Dry Fields and roadsides Ditches and grounds low Hedgerows and thickets Thickets pastures and places Damp of soil stream banks and waste places Damp roadsides soils of and waste Pastures and waste places and Woods fields Moist thickets Spread from cultivation Rich thickets and fencerows Where Found 21 Species Species Occurrence along SegmentTrail 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Whipple Bridge to Clute's Dry Dock 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 East Towpath 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 East Pond 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Shortcut (Whipple Bridge to Fort's Ferry) 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 West Pond 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 West Towpath http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/images/weeds/YellowFlagIris_Control_Whatcom.pdf https://curiousbynature.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/methods https://curiousbynature.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/methods https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1081648.pdf https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/MN/SpottedKnapweedMN.pdf N/A https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1081652.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_014999.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1081648.pdf https://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/monewart.pdf https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/MN/797JapaneseKnotweed.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_015219.pdf http://extension.psu.edu/plants/master https://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/invasiveplants/factsheets/pdf/garlic http://www.whatcomcounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/27065 http://wric.ucdavis.edu/information/natural%20areas/wr_R/Rumex_acetosella.pdf https://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/invasiveplants/factsheets/pdf/dames http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehipm/pdf/creepbcup.pdf https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/references/public/MN/797Buckthorn.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_015219.pdf http://www.wcrc.govt.nz/Documents/Environmental%20Management/pestplants/Total%20 https://curiousbynature.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/methods https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_018027.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_015112.pdf https://www.na.fs.fed.us/fhp/invasive_plants/weeds/bittersweet https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1081635.pdf https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_015111.pdf - gardener/counties/chester/how More Info Regarding How to Control or Eradicateor Control to How RegardingInfo More - - to to - - control control - to - - or or - gardening - - - to eradicate eradicate - nightshade.pdf - - control mustard.pdf - rocket.pdf - brochures/ground - - water true - or - forget - - %20Coltsfoot.pdf - eradicate chestnut.pdf 11 - me - not.pdf - - ivy celandine.pdf