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Plants seen in bloom along Highland Road, Chatham, on 16 August 2020
Scientific Name Common Name Botanical Family Native (Synonyms) alsike clover Trifolium hybridum Fabaceae non-native arrow-leaved tearthumb Persicaria sagittata Polygonaceae native Asiatic dayflower Commelina communis Commelinaceae non-native barnyard grass Echinochloa crus-galli Poaceae non-native bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Fabaceae non-native bitter-sweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara Solanaceae non-native & invasive black bindweed Fallopia convolvulus Polygonaceae non-native black medic Medicago lupulina Fabaceae non-native black mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae non-native black nightshade Solanum nigrum Solanaceae native or non-native black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Asteraceae non-native bladder campion Silene vulgaris Caryophyllaceae non-native brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Asteraceae non-native & invasive bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae non-native & invasive bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus Cucurbitaceae native burdock Arctium minus Asteraceae non-native butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris Plantaginaceae non-native Canada thistle Cirsium arvense Asteraceae non-native & invasive catnip Nepeta cataria Lamiaceae non-native chicory Cichorium intybus Asteraceae non-native clearweed Pilea pumila Urticaceae native boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Asteraceae native hemp nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Lamiaceae non-native common mullein Verbascum thapsus Scrophulariaceae non-native common plantain Plantago major Plantaginaceae non-native common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Asteraceae native common sow thistle Sonchus oleraceus Asteraceae non-native common St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum Hypericaceae non-native yarrow Achillea millefolium Asteraceae native European bellflower Campanula rapunculoides Campanulaceae non-native crown vetch Securigera (Coronilla) varia Fabaceae non-native & invasive curly dock Rumex crispus Polygonaceae non-native daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus Asteraceae native dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis Brassicaceae non-native & invasive dandelion Taraxacum officinale Asteraceae non-native Dianthus armeria ssp. Deptford pink Caryophyllaceae non-native armeria ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides Penthoraceae native dock-leaved smartweed Persicaria lapathifolia Polygonaceae native early goldenrod Solidago juncea Asteraceae native eastern willowherb Epilobium coloratum Onagraceae native evening primrose Oenothera biennis Onagraceae native page 2 of 3
Plants seen in bloom along Highland Road, Chatham, on 16 August 2020
Scientific Name Common Name Botanical Family Native (Synonyms) false yellow nut sedge Cyperus strigosus Cyperaceae native fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata Primulaceae native galinsoga Galinsoga sp. Asteraceae non-native grass-leaved goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia Asteraceae native celandine Chelidonium majus Papaveraceae non-native & invasive green-headed coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Asteraceae native heal-all Prunella vulgaris Lamiaceae native or non-native hedge false bindweed Calystegia sepium Convolvulaceae non-native horse nettle Solanum carolinense Solanaceae native horseweed Erigeron canadensis Asteraceae native Japanese hedge parsley Torilis japonica Apiaceae non-native Reynoutria (Fallopia) Japanese knotweed Polygonaceae non-native & invasive japonica jumpseed Persicaria virginiana Polygonaceae native knotweed Polygonum aviculare Polygonaceae non-native Labrador bedstraw Galium labradoricum Rubiaceae native lady's thumb Persicaria maculosa Polygonaceae non-native lamb's quarters Chenopodium album Amaranthaceae non-native lemon balm Melissa officinalis Lamiaceae non-native meadowsweet Spiraea alba Rosaceae native monkey flower Mimulus ringens Phrymaceae native moth mullein Verbascum blattaria Scrophulariaceae non-native motherwort Leonurus cardiaca Lamiaceae non-native Artemisia vulgaris var. mugwort Asteraceae non-native & invasive vulgaris narrowleaf plantain Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae non-native oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Asteraceae non-native pale jewelweed Impatiens pallida Balsaminaceae native Erechtites hieraciifolius var. pilewort Asteraceae native hieraciifolius pokeweed Phytolacca americana Phytolaccaceae native prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola Asteraceae non-native purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Lythraceae non-native & invasive red clover Trifolium pratense Fabaceae non-native Lysimachia (Anagallis) scarlet pimpernel Primulaceae non-native arvensis small sundrops Oenothera perennis Onagraceae native small-flowered agrimony Agrimonia parviflora Rosaceae native smooth goldenrod Solidago gigantea Asteraceae native Sonchus arvensis ssp. smooth sow thistle Asteraceae non-native uliginosus soapwort Saponaria officinalis Caryophyllaceae non-native spotted jewelweed Impatiens capensis Balsaminaceae native page 3 of 3
Plants seen in bloom along Highland Road, Chatham, on 16 August 2020
Scientific Name Common Name Botanical Family Native (Synonyms) spotted Joe-Pye weed Eutrochium maculatum Asteraceae native Centaurea stoebe ssp. spotted knapweed Asteraceae non-native & invasive micranthos stinging nettle Urtica gracilis (U. dioica) Urticaceae native or non-native tall buttercup Ranunculus acris Ranunculaceae non-native tall goldenrod Solidago altissima Asteraceae native tansy Tanacetum vulgare Asteraceae non-native thin-leaved sunflower Helianthus decapetalus Asteraceae native cow vetch Vicia cracca Fabaceae non-native Virginia stickseed Hackelia virginiana Boraginaceae native virgin's bower Clematis virginiana Ranunculaceae native white clover Trifolium repens Fabaceae non-native white snakeroot Ageratina altissima Asteraceae native white sweetclover Melilotus albus Fabaceae non-native white vervain Verbena urticifolia Verbenaceae native white wood aster Eurybia divaricata Asteraceae native wild basil Clinopodium vulgare Lamiaceae native wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lamiaceae native Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota Apiaceae non-native wild madder Galium album (G. mollugo) Rubiaceae non-native wild mint Mentha arvensis Lamiaceae non-native wild pepperweed Lepidium virginicum Brassicaceae native yellow sweetclover Melilotus officinalis Fabaceae non-native yellow wood sorrel Oxalis stricta Oxalidaceae native