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A Checklist of Common Plants the Appalachian Trail in The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Research Note SE- 296 July 1980 A CHECKLIST OF COMMON PLANTS of THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL IN THE NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA by Arnold Krochmal’ and Connie Krochmal This Note lists the plants that a hiker is likely PTERIDOPHYTA to notice on the Appalachian Trail in the Nanta: Lycopodiaceae Club-Moss Family hala Forest, North Carolina. The list is one ofthe results of an inventory of plant life along the Trail Lycopodium L. sp. as it passes through Southern National Forests. Club-moss Only plants that were conspicuous because of (12) their size, large population, or leaf or flower color L. cluvutum L. are listed. Fungi, grasses, mosses, and lichens are Running cedar excluded. Since each trail section was visited only (18) once, some plants whose flowers are conspicuous Ophioglossaceae Adder’s_Tongue Family at times other than that of the inventory may be Botrychium virginiunum (L.) SW. excluded. Rattlesnake-fern Whenever possible, the nomenclature in (12,13,14,15,16,17) Gruy’s Mun~al oj’Botany is followed. Names of Osmundaceae Flowering Fern Family plants that do not appear there are from Munuul oj Osmundu cinnumomru L. the Vascular Floru oj’ the Curolinus and from Cinnamon-fern Norm oj' West Virginia. (12,13,14, IS, 16,17,18,19) Numbers appearing after each plant indicate the sections of the Trail on which the species is 0. cluytoniunu L. found. The numbers are keyed to the accompany- Interrupted fern ing map (fig. I ). (19) Polypodiaceae Fern Family 12 Little Tennessee River to Stecoah Gap Adiantum prdatum L. 13 Stecoah Gap to Sassafras Gap Maidenhair-fern 14 Sassafras Gap to Wesser, (12,13,16,17) I5 Burningtown Gap to Wayah Gap Asplrnium L. sp. I6 Wayah Gap to Wallace Gap Spleenwort I7 Wallace Gap to Big Spring Gap (12,W I8 Big Spring Gap to Deep Gap Dryoptrris Adans. sp. I9 Deep Gap to Bly Gap Wood-fern (18) D. hexugonopteru (Michx.) Christens. Broad beech-fern (16,17,18) ‘Economic Botanist. Asheville. North Carolina Southeastern Forest Experiment Station - Asheuille, North Carolina . u 15 BURNINGTOWN \ WAYAH “‘“-APPALACHIAN TRAIL \ BLY GAP ; NORTH CAROLINA I I’ Polypodium virginiun44m L. P. rigidu Mill. Rock-polypody Pitch-pine (18) ( 13,14,19) Polystichum ucrostichoidrs (Michx.) P. strohrrs L. Schott White pine Christmas fern (12, IS) ( 12,14, IS, 16,17,18,19) Ts14gu cun4rdrnsi.r (L.) Carr. Pteridium uquilimrm (L.) Kuhn Hemlock Bracken fern ( 12,14,15,16,17.18,19) ( 12,13,14,18) SPERMATOPHYTA Angiospermae Gymnospermae Pinaceae Pine Family Aceraceae Maple Family Juniprrl4s virginiana L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Red cedar Striped maple (14) (12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) Pinus pungens Lamb. A. rubrum L. Table- Mountain pine Red maple ( 12,14, IS) (12,13,14,15,18,19) A. saccharinum L. Asclepiadaceae Milkweed Family Silver maple Asclepias exaltata L. (1617) Poke milkweed A. spicatum Lam. (13,14,16,17,18) Mountain-maple A. quadrijtilia Jacq. (12,16,17) Four-leaved milkweed (16317) Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis Family A. tuberusa L. Hypoxis hirsuta (L. ) Coville Butterfly-weed Yellow stargrass (14) ( 12.13.14.15,16.17.18) Balsaminaceae Touch-Me-Not Family Anacardiaceae Cashew Family Impatiens capensis Meerb. Kl~rs copallintr L. Jewelweed Winged-sumac (14,15,19) ( I?. 19) 1. pallida Nutt. R. glrrhl-u L. Pale jewelweed Smooth sumac (12,13,16,17,19) ( 14, IS, 19) Berberidaceae Barberry Family R. rtrdicans L. Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Poison ivy Papoose-root ( I2.14.I5.16,17) (12,15,19) Diphylleia cymosa Michx. Dogbane Family Apocynaceae Umbrella-leaf Vinca minor L. (12,15,16,17) Periwinkle Podophyllum peltatum L. (17) May-apple (12,13,14,15,16,17,18) Aquifoliaceae Holly Family Campanulaceae Bluebell Family 1le.r montana T. & G. Campanula americana L. Mount,ain-holly Tall bellflower (18) (12,15,19) I. oprrca Ait. C. divaricata Michx. American holly Southern harebell (13,15) (12,15,19) Araceae Arum Family Lobelia L. sp. Lobelia Arisaema triphyllrrm (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-pulpit (12) ( 12. IS. 16.17.19) L. inflata L. Indian-tobacco Araliaceae Ginseng Family (19) Arabia nudicaulis L. L. siphilitica L. Wild sarsaparilla Great lobelia (16,17,19) (19) A. spinosa L. Specularia perjoliata (L.) A. DC. Hercules’-club Venus’s looking-glass (12) (15) Aristolochiaceae Birthwort Family Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle Family Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. Diervilla sessilijtilia Buck]. Dutchman’s pipe Bush-honeysuckle (12,13,15,16,17) (15718) 3 Loniceru japonica Thunb. Tradescantia L. sp. Japanese honeysuckle Spiderwort (14, IS) (18) Sambucus canadensis L. Elderberry T. ohiensis Raf. (15,19) Spiderwort (16, 17) S. pubens Michx. Red-berried elder T. rosea Vent. (15) Spiderwort Viburnum L. sp. (16317) Viburnum (13 T. subaspera Ker Spiderwort V. acerifolium L. Maple-leaved viburnum (12,13,14,15,16,17,19) (12319) V. alnifolium Marsh. Compositae Composite Family Hobblebush (19) Achilles millefolium L. Y arrow V. cassinoides L. (12,15,19) Wild-raisin (16317) Ambrosia L. sp. Ragweed Caryophyllaceae Pink Family (12315) Dianthus armeria L. A. artemisiifolia L. Deptford pink Ragweed (1215) (16,17,19) Saponaria ofhcinalis L. Aster L. sp. Bouncing-bet Aster (15) (12,13,14,16,17,19) Silene stellata (L.) Ait. f. A. divaricatus L. Starry campion White wood aster (12, 15, 18, 19) (15,18,19) S. uirginica L. A. novae-angliae L. Fire-pink New England aster (12,13,i4,15,16,17,18) (12) A. paternus Cronquist Celastraceae Staff-Tree Family White-topped aster Celastrus scandens L. (18) Bittersweet A. pilosus Willd. (12) Frost aster Euonymus L. sp. (18) Spindle-tree Cacalia atriplic$olia L. (12) Pale Indian-plantain Clethraceae White Alder Family (19) Clethra acuminata Michx. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. (Leucanthe- Sweet pepperbush mum vulgare Lam.) (12,14,15) Ox-eye-daisy! (12,15,16,17,18,19) Commelinaceae Spiderwort Family Chrysupsis mariana (L.) Ell. Commelina L. sp. Golden aster Dayflower (12) (12) Coreopsis L. Sp. H. paniculatum L. Coreopsis Panicled hawkweed (15) (12,15,19) C. mujor Walt. H. pratense Tausch Whorled coreopsis King devil (12,15,18) (16717) C. mujor var. stellata (Nutt.) Robins. H. venosum L. Coreopsis Rattlesnake-weed (13,19) (13) Erigeron L. sp. Krigia Schreb. SP. Fleabane Dwarf dandelion (12,15) (15,181 E. unnuus (L.) Pers. K. montana (Michx.) Nutt. Daisy-fleabane Dwarf dandelion (13,14,15,16,l7,19) (15,181 E. cunudensis L. Lactuca canadensis L. Horse-weed Wild lettuce (12) (12,15,19) Etrputorium L. sp. L. scariola L. Thoroughwort Prickly lettuce (13,16,17,18) (12) E. jistulosum Barratt Polymnia uvedalia L. Joe-pye-weed Bearsfoot (15) (12,151 E. muculutum L. Prenanthes serpentaria Pursh Joe-pye-weed Rattlesnake-root (12,15,19) (15,181 E. perfoliutum L. P. trijoliatu (Cass.) Fern. Boneset Gall-of-the-earth (19) (12,13,14) E. purpureum L. Rudbeckiaftdgida Ait. Sweet joe-pye-weed Brilliant coneflower (19) (15) E. rugosum Houtt. R. hirta L. White snakeroot Black-eyed Susan t 19) (12,13,14,15,18) Gulinsogu ciliutu (Raf.) Blake Senecio smullii Britt. Peruvian daisy Squaw-weed (15) (15,16,17) Heliunthus L. sp. Solidago L. sp. Sunflower Goldenrod (12,151 (12,15,18) Heliopsis heliunthoides (L.) Sweet S. curtisii T. & G. Ox-eye Curtis’ goldenrod (12,191 (15) Hierucium L. sp. S. giganteu Ait. Hawkweed Late goldenrod (12,15,19) (19) H. gronovii L. S. roanensis Porter Hairy hawkweed Goldenrod (16,171 (19) 5 S. trliginosa Nutt. Cruciferae Mustard Family Bog goldenrod Arubis canudensis L. (19) Sicklepod Turuxacnm oj$cinule Weber (15,19) Dandelion Lepidium virginicum L. (15) Poor-man’s pepper Vernonia noveborucensis (L.) Michx. (13) Ironweed (19) Dioscoreaceae Yam Family Convolvulaceae Convolvulus Family Dioscorea batatus Dcne. Cuscutu L. sp. Chinese yam Dodder (12,13,14, IS, 18) (15) C. rostrutu Shuttlew. D. quuternatu (Walt.) J.F. Gmel. Beaked dodder Wild yam (15,19) (12,14,15,16,17,18,19) Cornaceae Dogwood Family Cornus L. sp. D. villosa L. Dogwood Wild yam (19) (13,16,17,18) C. ulternifolia L. f. Pagoda-dogwood Ericaceae Heath Family (12,1.5,18,19) Epigaea repens L. C.floridu L. Trailing arbutus Flowering dogwood (12,13,14,16,17,18) ( 12,13,14,15,16,17,18) Corylaceae Hazel Family Gaylussaciu HBK. sp. Alnus serruluta (Ait.) Willd. Huckleberry Tag alder (18) (15,19) G. buccata (Wang.) K. Koch Betulu lentu L. Black huckleberry Cherry-birch (12714) (12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) G. ursina (M.A. Curtis) T. & G. ex Gray B. luteu Michx.f. (B. alleghaniensis Bearberry Britt.) (12,14,15,16,17) Yellow birch Kalmia latijolia L. (12,13,14,15,16,17,19) Mountain-laurel (12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19) Curpinus caroliniana Walt. Ironwood Lyonia ligustrinu (L.) DC. (13,15) Maleberry Corylus umericunu Walt. (18) America1 hazelnut Menziesia pilosu (Michx.) Juss. (12) Minnie-bush C. cornutu Marsh. (18) Beaked hazelnut Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. ( 18) Sourwood Crassulaceae Orpine Family (12,14,15,16,17,19) Sedum L. sp. Rhododendron L. sp. Stonecrop Azalea (15) (19) R. calendulaceum (Michx.) Ton-. Q, jLlcutu Michx. Flame-azalea Spanish oak (12,13,14,15,16,17,18) (13,14) R. ccrta\~*hirnsr Michx. Q. prinus L. Mountain rosebay Chestnut-oak (15,16,17) (12,13,14) R. muximum L. Q. ruhru L. Rosebay Red oak (12,13,14.15,16,17.18.19) (12,13,14) R. tninus Michx. Q. ruhru var. borealis (Michx. f.) Farw. Rhododendron Northern red oak (12.15) (18) R. ciscosum (L.) Torr. Q. stellata Wang. Swamp-honeysuckle Post-oak (15.18) (14) Vaccinium L. sp. Q. velutina Lam. Blueberry Black oak ( 13,14,15, I’)) (13,14,16,17) V. atrococcutn (Gray) Heller Geraniaceae Geranium Family Black highbush-blueberry (12,15) Geranium L.
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