Prince William County Vascular Plant Species List FAMILY/SCIENTIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE Historic Preservation Division Cyperus strigosus Umbrella Sedge F M N Eleocharis obtusa Blunt Spike Rush M Julie J. Metz Neabsco Creek Pteridophyta Scirpus atrovirens Dark Green Bulrush M N Scirpus cyperinus Wool Grass M N Wetlands Preserve FAMILY/ SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE DIOSCOREACEAE Julie J. Metz POLYPODIACEAE Dioscorea villosa Yellow Yam U IRIDACEAE This preserve is the first wetlands bank Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern U Iris psuedacorus Yellow Flag F in Northern Virginia approved by the Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern F U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This wet- Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern F JUNCACEAE lands bank provides a valuable alterna- Neabsco Creek Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern F Juncus canadensis Canada Rush F M tive to wetlands mitigation requirements Athyrium Filix-femina Lady Fern F Juncus effusus Soft Rush F M N for projects permitted by the Corps in OSMUNDACEAE Juncus tenuis Path Rush F M U Northern Virginia. The bank is a ±227 Osmunda regalis Royal Fern F LILIACEAE acre parcel of land that will be preserved Wetlands Preserve Allium vineale Field Garlic U in perpetuity by a recorded conservation Smilax rotundifolia Greenbrrer F easement, containing over 217 acres of created and preserved wetlands, 10 Gymnospermae POACEAE acres of upland buffers and almost 2 Agrostis stolonifera Spreading Bentgrass F M FAMILY/ SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE miles of nature trails. Pods 1 and 2 were Plant Species Andropogon virginicus Broom Sedge U built in the last half of 1995, the other PINACEAE Arthraxon hispidus Joint-headed Arthraxon F M pods were constructed in the last half of Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine U Cinna arundinacea Stout Wood Reedgrass F U 1997. Wetlands mitigation banks are Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Dactylis glomerata Orchard grass U areas of constructed, restored, or pre- Guide Dichanthelium acuminatum Panic Grass M served wetlands consisting of quantified Dichanthelium clandestinum Deer tongue F M value units termed “credits” that can be Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae) purchased by developers in advance of Digitaria sanguinalis Crabgrass anticipated wetlands losses due to con- FAMILY/ SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE Echinochloa crusgalli Barnyard Grass M struction activities. ALISMATACEAE Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Love Grass U Alisma plantago-aquatica Water plantain M Eulalia viminea Nepal Microstegium F M Sagittaria latifolia Arrowhead M N Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue M U ARACEAE Leersia oryzoides Rice Cut Grass F M U Peltandra virginica Arrowleaf M N Leersia virginicus White Grass F Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit F Panicum dichotomoflorum Fall panicum F M Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage F Panicum virgatum Switchgrass F M N CYPERACEAE Setaria faberi Japanese Bristlegrass Carex frankii Frank’s Sedge F M Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass U Prince William County Department of Carex lurida Lurid Sedge F M N Zizania aquatica Wild Rice N SPARGANIACEAE Public Works Historic Preservation Division Carex tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge F M Carex vulpinoides Fox-tail Sedge F M Sparganium americanum Lesser Bur Reed N 17674 Main Street Cyperus echinata Globose Flatsedge TYPHACEAE Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cat-tail M N

Dumfries, VA 22026 Typha latifolia Broad-leaved Cat-tail M N

703-499-9812 Site Key [email protected] U= Upland Area N=Neabsco Marsh www.pwcgov.org/historicpreservation F= Forested Wetland M=Mitigation Area Julie J. Metz Neabsco Creek Wetlands Preserve Plants

FAMILY/ SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE FAMILY/SCIENTIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE FAMILY/SCIENTIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE FAMILY/SCIENTIC NAME COMMON NAME SITE ACERACEAE Betula nigra River Birch F N LAMIACEAE Rosa palustris Swamp Rose N Acer rubrum Red Maple F M N U Carpinus caroliniana Ironwood F M Teucrium canadense American Germander Rubus argutus Serrate-leaf Blackberry U Lycopus virginicus Virginia Bugleweed F M Acer negundo Box Elder F M N U Corylus americana American Hazelnut F U RUBIACEAE Prunella vulgaris Selfheal AMARANTHACEAE CAMPANULACEAE Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush M N LAURACEAE Amaranthus cannabinis Tidemarsh Amaranth N Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower M Mitchella repens Partridge Berry U Sassafras albidum Sassafras U ANACARDIACEAE CAPRIFOLIACEAE SALICACEAE Lindera benzion Spicebush F M N Toxicodendron radicans Poison Ivy F M U Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle F U Salix nigra Black Willow F M N MAGNOLIACEAE ANNONACEAE Sambucus canadensis Elderberry F SAURURACEAE Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree F M U Asimina triloba Pawpaw U Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood F M N Saururus cernuus Lizard’s Tail F M N MELASTOMATACEAE APIACEAE Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw F M SCROPHULARIACEAE Hibiscus moscheutos Marsh Mallow M N Daucus carota Queen Anne’s Lace U CONVOLVULACEAE Mimulus ringens Square-stemmed Mon- F M N keyflower APOCYNACEAE NYSSACEAE Ipomoea pandurata Wild Potato Vine Lindernia anagallidea False Pimpernel M Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading Dogbane M U Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum F M CORNACEAE Verbascum thapsus Common Mullein U AQUIFOLIACEAE NYMPHAEACEAE Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood U SOLANACEAE Ilex opaca American Holly F M U Nuphar lutea Spatterdock N Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood F M N Solanum carolinense Horse-nettle OLEACEAE Ilex verticillata Winterberry F M N CRASSULACEAE ULMACEAE ASTERACEAE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash F M Penthorum sedoides Ditch Stonecrop F M N Ulmus americana American Elm F M Aster vimineus Small-white Aster F M N ONAGRACEAE EBENACEAE URTICACEAE Bidens polylepis Awnless Beggars Ticks F M Ludwigia alternifolia Bushy Seedbox F M Diospyros virginiana Persimmon F U Boehmeria cylindrica False Nettle F Bidens tripartita Three-lobed Beggars M Ludwigia decurrens Primrose Willow M ERICACEAE VERBENACEAE Ticks Ludwigia palustris Water Purslane M Vaccinium corymbosum High-bush Blueberry F M N Verbena hastata Blue Vervain M OXALIDACEAE Chicorium intybus Chicory FABACEAE VIOLACEAE Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Ox-eye Daisy U Oxalis stricta Yellow Wood Sorrel U Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea Viola cucullata Marsh Blue Violet F Conoclinium coelestinum Mistflower PLANTACEAE Cercis canadensis Redbud U VITACEAE Erechtites hieracifolium Fireweed Plantanus occidentalis Sycamore F M Desmodium glabellum Dillen's Tick Trefoil Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper U PHYTOLACCACEAE Eupatorium fistulosum Trumpetweed Lespedeza cuneata Chinese Bush Clover U Phytolacca americana Pokeweed U Vitis aestivalis Summer Grape Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved Boneset M Robinia pseudo-acacia Black Locust U POLYGONACEAE Eupatorium perfoliatum Thoroughwort F M Trifolium hybridum Alsatian Clover U Polygonum arifolium Halberd-Leaved Tear- M N The Wetlands Flora Species List is intended to be a growing Gnaphalium obtusifolium Sweet Everlasting U FAGACEAE thumb document that will provide you the visitor with a guide to the Mikania scadens Climbing Hempweed M N Fagus grandifolia American Beech U Polygonum cespitosum Cespitose Knotweed F M U plant species that you are likely to encounter on your walk through the Wetlands Bank. Senecio aureus Golden Ragwort F Quercus alba White Oak U Polygonum hydropiper Common Smartweed F M N Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod F Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak U Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper F M N Solidago graminifolia Grassleaved Goldenrod F M Quercus palustris Pin Oak F M U Polygonum lapathifolium Dock-leaved Smart- M Solidago rugosa Wrinkled Goldenrod F Quercus phellos Willow Oak F M weed Polygonum pensylvanicum Pink Knotweed F M N Vernonia novaboracensis New York Ironweed F M Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak U The collecting of seed, plants, or flowers from the Polygonum perfoliatum Mile-a-Minute F M N U BALSAMINACEAE Quercus stellata Post Oak U Polygonum persicaria Lady’s Thumb F M N Wetlands is strictly prohibited. Impatiens capensis Spotted Jewelweed F M N HAMAMELIDACEAE Polygonum sagittatum Arrow-Leaved Tear- M N BIGNONIACEAE Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum F M N U thumb Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper F M HYPERICACEAE Rumex crispus Curled Dock M U BETULACEAE Hypericum mutilum Dwarf St. Johnswort M PORTULACACEAE Compiled by: Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (Ineke Dickman, Antoinette Pepin Alnus serrulata Streamside Alder F M N JUGLANDACEAE Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty F and Craig Tumer) Juglans nigra Black Walnut F U ROSACEAE Taxonomy follows Harvill, Jr., A.M., Bradley, Ted R., et al 1992. Atlas of the Virginia Flora III. Virginia Botanical Associates Carya glabra Pignut Hickory U Prunus serotina Black Cherry F M U