in Eagle Slough The following plants were identified by Robert Mohlenbrock, Ph.D. on September 25, 2014 and May 7, 2015 in the Lochmueller Group Class at the Eagle Slough Natural Area, along and adjacent to the trail and outdoor classroom area. This list includes 68 species of 61 genera in 35 families.

The most common families were Asteraceae (15 species), Poaceae (5 species), Vitaceae (4 species), Fagaceae (3 species), Convulvaceae (2 species), Ulmaceae (2 species), Cyperaceae (2 species), Apiaceae (2 species), Rununculaceae (2 species), Rosaceae (2 species), Polygonaceae (2 species) and Lamiaceae (2 species) with the remaining families showing 1 species per family.

If there are any additional species I may have missed, please advise.

Thank You Lochmueller Group

SPECIES COMMON NAME FAMILY

Acalypha ostryifolia Old-Field 3-Seeded Mercury Euphorbiaceae Acer negundo Boxelder Aceraceae Ageratina altissima White Snakeroot Asteraceae Albizia julibrissin Mimosa Mimosaceae Ambrosia trifida Great Ragweed Asteraceae Ampelopsis cordata Heart-leaf Peppervine Vitaceae Aristolochia tomentosa Duthman’s Pipevine Aristolochiacea Bidens frondosa Devil’s Beggarticks Asteraceae Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper Convolvulaceae Carex cephalaphora Oval-Leaf Sedge Cyperaceae Carex grayi Gray’s Sedge Cyperaceae Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa Bignnoniaceae Celtis laevigata Sugarberry Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Ulmaceae Centaurea stoebe Bachelor’s Buttons Asteraceae Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush Rubiaceae Chaerophyllum procumbens Spreading Chervil Apiaceae obliqua Purple Turtlehead Cirsium discolor Field Thistle Asteraceae Clematis virginiana Devil’s-Darning-Needles Rununculaceae Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower Asteraceae Cornus drummundii Rough-Leaf Dogwood Cornaceae Crataegus pruinosa Hawthorne Rosaceae Elephantopus carolinianus Carolina Elephant’s Foot Asteraceae Elymus virginicus Wild Rye Poaceae Erigeron annuus Eastern Daisy Fleabane Asteraceae Eupatorium serotinum Late-Flowering Thoroughwort Asteraceae Fragaria virginiana Virginia Strawberry Rosaceae Gnaphalium obtusifolium Cudweed Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke Asteraceae

1 Ilex decidua Deciduous Holly Aquifoliaceae Impatiens pallida Pale Touch-me-not Balsaminaceae Ipomoea lacunosa Morning Glory Convolvulaceae Iva annua Annual Marshelder Asteraceae Lactuca floridana Woodland Lettuce Asteraceae Leersia virginica White Grass Poaceae Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Boraginaceae Microstegium vimenium Napal Grass Poaceae Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot Lamiaceae Muhlenbergia frondosa Wire-stem Muhly Poaceae Oxalis stricta Woodsorrel Oxalidaceae Passiflora incarnata Purple Passion Flower Passifloraceae American Lopseed Phymaceae Physalis virginiana Ground Cherry Solanaceae Plantago rugelii Black-Seed Plantain Poa sylvestris Woodland Blue Grass Poaceae Podophyllum peltatum May-Apple Berberdaceae Polygonum aviculare Yard Knotweed Polygonaceae Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak Fagaceae Quercus palustris Pin Oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Fagaceae Robinia pseudoaccacia Black Locust Fabaceae Rumex obtusifolius Bitter Dock Polygonaceae Salix nigra Black Willow Salicaceae Sanicula odorata Clustered Black-Snakeroot Apiaceae Saururus cernuus Lizard’s Tail Saururaceae Silphium perfoliatum Cupplant Asteraceae Stachys palustris Hedge Hyssop Lamiaceae Stellaria media Common Chickweed Caryophyllaceae Symphyotrichum ontarionus Ontario American Aster Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Asteraceae Thalictrum thalictroides Rue Anenome Ranunculaceae Verbena urticifolia White Vervain Violia sororia Smooth Blue Violet Violaceae Vitis aestivalis Summer Grape Vitaceae Vitis riparia Riverbank Grape Vitaceae Vitis vulpina Frost Grape Vitaceae

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