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CARDEROCK RECREATION AREA, C&O CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a field trip to the Carderock Recreation Area along the C&O Canal (between locks 14 and 15) on April 28, 2012. Field trip led by Marney Bruce. Plant list by Marney Bruce. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (January 2012). Synonyms are footnoted for some species.

Alliaria petiolata1 Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Allium tricoccum Ramps Liliaceae Amelanchier arborea Shadbush Rosaceae Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes Asteraceae Arabis laevigata Smooth rockcress Brassicaceae Arabis lyrata Lyre-leaved rockcress Brassicaceae Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Araceae Asarum canadense Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw Annonaceae Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Aspleniaceae Cardamine concatenata2 Cut-leaved toothwort Brassicaceae Cardamine hirsuta Hairy bittercress Brassicaceae Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet Celastraceae Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree Oleaceae Claytonia virginica Spring beauty Portulacaceae Comandra umbellata Bastard toadflax Santalaceae Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Cornaceae Cystopteris protrusa Southern fragile fern Dryopteridaceae Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman's breeches Fumariaceae Dioscorea villosa Wild yam Dioscoreaceae Dirca palustris Leatherwood Thymelaeaceae Duchesnea indica Indian strawberry Rosaceae Erigeron philadelphicus Common fleabane Asteraceae Erigeron pulchellus Robin's plantain Asteraceae Erythronium americanum Trout lily Liliaceae Euonymus americanus Strawberry bush Celastraceae Galium aparine Cleavers bedstraw Rubiaceae Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Geraniaceae Glechoma hederacea Gill-over-the-ground Lamiaceae Heuchera americana Alumroot Saxifragaceae Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake weed Asteraceae Houstonia caerulea Bluets Rubiaceae Hydrangea arborescens Wild hydrangea Hydrangeaceae Hydrophyllum canadense Broad-leaved waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Balsaminaceae Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Ericaceae Lindera benzoin Spicebush Lauraceae Maianthemum racemosum3 False Solomon's seal Liliaceae Maianthemum stellatum4 Starry false Solomon's seal Liliaceae Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells Boraginaceae Mitchella repens Partridgeberry Rubiaceae Myosotis verna Spring forget-me-not Boraginaceae Osmorhiza claytonii Sweet cicely Apiaceae Oxalis violacea Violet woodsorrel Oxalidaceae Packera aurea5 Golden ragwort Asteraceae Phacelia covillei Coville's phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox Polemoniaceae Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Berberidaceae Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's seal Liliaceae Polypodium virginianum Rock polypody Polypodiaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Dryopteridaceae Potentilla simplex Common cinquefoil Rosaceae Ranunculus abortivus Aborted buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus6 Swamp buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus recurvatus Hooked crowfoot Ranunculaceae Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaved sage Lamiaceae Sanicula odorata7 Clustered snakeroot Apiaceae Saururus cernuus Lizard's tail Saururaceae Saxifraga virginiensis Early saxifrage Saxifragaceae Sedum ternatum Wild stonecrop Crassulaceae Staphylea trifolia American bladdernut Staphyleaceae Stellaria media Common chickweed Caryophyllaceae Stellaria pubera Star chickweed Caryophyllaceae Thalictrum dioicum Early meadowrue Ranunculaceae Tipularia discolor Cranefly orchid Orchidaceae Trillium sessile Sessile trillium Liliaceae Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile bellwort Liliaceae Vaccinium pallidum8 Lowbush blueberry Ericaceae Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Ericaceae Valeriana pauciflora Few-flowered valerian Valerianaceae Verbesina alternifolia9 Wingstem Asteraceae Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved veronica Scrophulariaceae Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved viburnum Caprifoliaceae Vinca minor Periwinkle Apocynaceae Viola pubescens10 Smooth yellow violet Violaceae Viola sororia11 Common blue violet Violaceae Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders Apiaceae

1 Alliaria officinalis 2 Dentaria laciniata 3 Smilacina racemosa 4 Smilacina stellata 5 Senecio aureus 6 Ranunculus septentrionalis 7 Sanicula gregaria 8 Vaccinium vacillans 9 Actinomeris alternifolia 10 Viola pensylvanica 11 Viola papilionacea