Plants observed on the WV Native Society fieldtrip to Blister Run on 24 September 2011

Life Form Scientific Name Common Name Family tree Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam Fir Pinaceae tree Acer rubrum L. Red Maple Aceraceae tree Betula alleghaniensis Britt. var. alleghaniensis Yellow Birch Betulaceae tree Fraxinus americana L. White Ash Oleaceae tree Picea rubens Sarg. Red Spruce Pinaceae tree Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina Black Cherry Rosaceae tree Acer pensylvanicum L. Striped Maple Aceraceae shrub Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen Speckled Alder Betulaceae shrub Amelanchier laevis Wieg. Allegheny Serviceberry Rosaceae shrub Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Mountain Holly Aquifoliaceae shrub Kalmia latifolia L. Mountain Laurel Ericaceae shrub Berberis thunbergii DC. Japanese Barberry Berberidaceae shrub Smilax tamnoides L. Chinaroot Smilacaceae shrub Vaccinium erythrocarpum Michx. Highbush Cranberry Ericaceae shrub Viburnum nudum L. var. cassinoides (L.) Torr. & Gray Northern Wild Raisin Caprifoliaceae herb Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. White Snakeroot Asteraceae herb Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Upland Bentgrass Poaceae herb Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Garlic Mustard Brassicaceae herb Arctium minus Bernh. Lesser Burdock Asteraceae herb Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. angustum (Willd.) Lawson Northeastern Lady Fern Dryopteridaceae herb Bidens frondosa L. Devil's Pitchfork Asteraceae herb Brachyelytrum septentrionale (Babel) G. Tucker Northern Shorthusk Poaceae herb Callitriche L. Water Starwort Callitrichaceae herb Carex baileyi Britt. Bailey's Sedge Cyperaceae herb Carex crinita Lam. Fringed Sedge Cyperaceae herb Carex debilis Michx. White-Edge Sedge Cyperaceae herb Carex intumescens Rudge Greater Bladder Sedge Cyperaceae herb Carex lurida Wahlenb. Sallow Sedge Cyperaceae herb Carex trisperma Dewey var. trisperma Three-Seeded Sedge Cyperaceae herb Chrysosplenium americanum Schwein. ex Hook. American Golden-Saxifrage Saxifragaceae herb Clematis L. Leatherflower, Virgin's-Bower Ranunculaceae herb Cypripedium acaule Ait. Pink Lady's-Slipper Orchidaceae herb Danthonia compressa Austin ex Peck Flattened Oatgrass Poaceae herb Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Eastern Hay-Scented Fern Dennstaedtiaceae herb Doellingeria umbellata (P. Mill.) Nees var. umbellata Parasol Whitetop Asteraceae herb Dryopteris cristata (L.) Gray Crested Woodfern Dryopteridaceae herb Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Intermediate Woodfern Dryopteridaceae herb Eupatorium purpureum L. var. purpureum Wide-Leaved Joe-Pye Weed, Sweet Joe-Pye Weed Asteraceae herb Glyceria melicaria (Michx.) F.T. Hubbard Melic Manna Grass Poaceae herb Glyceria striata (Lam.) A.S. Hitchc. Fowl Mannagrass Poaceae herb Hypericum mutilum L. Dwarf St. John's-Wort Clusiaceae herb Impatiens L. Touch-Me-Not, Jewelweed Balsaminaceae herb Leersia virginica Willd. White Cutgrass Poaceae herb Lycopodium annotinum L. Stiff Clubmoss Lycopodiaceae herb Lycopodium annotinum L. Stiff Clubmoss Lycopodiaceae herb Lycopodium clavatum L. Running Clubmoss Lycopodiaceae herb Lycopodium dendroideum Michx. Tree Clubmoss Lycopodiaceae herb Lycopodium obscurum L. Princess-Pine Lycopodiaceae herb Maianthemum canadense Desf. Canada Mayflower Liliaceae herb Medeola virginiana L. Indian Cucumber-Root Liliaceae herb Mitchella repens L. Partridgeberry Rubiaceae herb Monotropa uniflora L. Indian-Pipe Monotropaceae herb Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene Whorled Wood Aster Asteraceae herb Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Aniseroot Apiaceae herb Osmunda cinnamomea L. Cinnamon Fern Osmundaceae herb Oxalis montana Raf. Mountain Wood Sorrel Oxalidaceae herb Packera aurea (L.) A.& D. Löve Golden Ragwort Asteraceae herb Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl. Large Round-Leaved Orchid Orchidaceae herb Polygonum caespitosum Blume var. longisetum (de Bruyn) A.N. Steward Oriental Lady’s-Thumb Polygonaceae herb Polygonum sagittatum L. Arrowleaf Tearthumb Polygonaceae herb Prenanthes altissima L. Tall Rattlesnake-Root Asteraceae herb Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Bracken Fern Dennstaedtiaceae herb Saxifraga micranthidifolia (Haw.) Steud. Branch-Lettuce Saxifragaceae herb Scutellaria lateriflora L. var. lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap Lamiaceae herb Solidago curtisii Torr. & Gray Curtis' Goldenrod Asteraceae herb Solidago rugosa P. Mill. Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Asteraceae herb Solidago uliginosa Nutt. Bog Goldenrod Asteraceae herb Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) Nesom Common Blue American-Aster Asteraceae herb Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nesom Crooked-Stem Aster Asteraceae herb Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. New York Fern Thelypteridaceae herb Tiarella cordifolia L. Heartleaf Foamflower Saxifragaceae herb Trientalis borealis Raf. ssp. borealis Star Flower Primulaceae herb Trillium undulatum Willd. Painted Wakerobin Liliaceae herb Viola cucullata Ait. Marsh Blue Violet Violaceae liverwort Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray Common Bazzania Liverwort Lepidoziaceae Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Splendid Stairstep Moss Hylocomiaceae moss Hypnum imponens Hedw. Flat Fern Moss Hypnaceae moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Common White Cushion Moss Leucobryaceae moss ciliare (C. Müll.) T. Kop. American Woodsy Moss Mniaceae moss Polytrichum Hedw. Hair Cap Moss Polytrichaceae moss appalachianum T. Kop. Woolly Largeleaf Mnium Moss Mniaceae moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Ehrh. ex Hoffm. Common Longleaf Peatmoss Sphagnaceae moss Sphagnum L. Peatmoss Sphagnaceae moss Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Red Spoon Peatmoss Sphagnaceae moss Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Red Hair Peatmoss Sphagnaceae