Aquatics or pond edge  *Ailanthus ( Ailanthus altissima ) American Chestnut Adapted to living in water or permanently saturated soil.  *Japanese Corktree (Phellodendron japonicum Maxim)  White Water Lily ( Nymphaea odorata )  *Princess Tree ( Paulownia tomentosa ) Hundreds of year ago, the largest, most abundant tree in  Bullhead Lily/Spatterdock ( Nuphar luteum ) New Jersey forests was the American Chestnut. In the late &  Pickerel Weed ( Pontederia cordata ) Shrubs 1800s, a fungus was introduced that killed over 3 billion of Small woody distinguished from trees by multiple  Green Arrow Arum ( Peltandra virginica ) these once numerous trees. TNC partnered with the stems (trunks). Sometimes considered small trees depending  Coon’s tail (Ceratophyllum demersum) American Chestnut Foundation (acf.org) and the Garden on growing conditions.  Greater Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) Club of Englewood (gcenglewood.com) in a project to  Northern Arrowwood ( Viburnum dentatum ) Fungi  Lesser/Common Duckweed (Lemna minor) restore this important tree, a nearly vanished native. Visi-  Pinxter Azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) tors can visit these rare plants while enjoying the other Trees  Swamp Azalea ( Rhododendron viscosum ) native found throughout our 7+ miles of trails. Woody plants with many secondary branches supported clear  Highbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) off the ground on a single main stem (trunk); minimum  Lowbush Blueberry ( Vaccinium angustifolium ) Poison Ivy Checklist height 3 - 6 m. at maturity.  *Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus )  Apple ( Malus sp. )  Buttonbush ( Cephalanthus occidentalis ) A woody vine that is well known for its ability to produce  Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica )  Purple Chokeberry (Photinia floribunda) urushiol , a skin irritant that can cause an itching rash for  White Ash ( Fraxinus americana )  Garden Red Currant (Ribes rubrum) most people. This irritant may be brushed onto the clothing or skin of people coming in contact with the plant. People  Basswood (Tilia americana)  Deerberry ( Vaccinium stamineum) can get poisoned from other people, if the oil remains on  American Beech ( Fagus grandifolia )  Silky Dogwood ( Cornus amomum ) their skin. The eruptions themselves are not a source of  Black Birch (Betula lenta )  Elderberry (Sambucus spp.) infection.  Gray Birch ( Betula populifolia )  Black Huckleberry ( Gaylussacia baccata )  Wild Cherry (Prunus serrotina)  Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) Poison ivy can grow as  **American Chestnut ( Castanaea dentata )  Am. Hornbeam /Ironwood ( Carpinus carolinen sis) • A woody, hairy vine that climbs on  Cottonwood ( Populus deltoides )  Mock Orange ( Philidelphicus coronarius ) trees, barns, and fences for support  Flowering Dogwood ( Cornus florida )  Shadbush ( Amelanchier arboria ) that has the appearance of “fuzzy  American Elm (Ulmus americana)  Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) rope” •  Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)  Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) Groundcover •  Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis )  Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) Small bush

 Mockernut Hickory ( Carya tomentosa )  Blackhaw ( Viburnum prunifolium ) Because poison ivy grows in so many different forms, its  Pignut Hickory ( Carya glabra )  Maple-leaved Viburnum ( Viburnum acerifolium ) leaflets, which grow in clusters of three, are the best way to  Shagbark Hickory ( Carya ovata )  Tea Viburnum ( Viburnum setigerum ) identify it. The leaflets are from 2”- 4” long with pointed  American Holly (Ilex opaca)  Witch Hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ) tips; the middle leaflet is usually larger than the others. The Over 139 species of plants and fungi can be  Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata) edges of the leaflets don't always look the same. They found at Tenafly Nature Center, including 124  Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) Vines might be smooth, or they could have teeth. The leaflet vascular species. Climbing or trailing plants whose growth is based on long  *Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) surface can be red in early spring and change to shiny stems.  Red Maple ( Acer rubrum ) green later on. In autumn they turn yellow, red or orange.  Smooth carrion /Greenbriar ( Smilax herbacea ) The Tenafly Nature Center is a non-profit  Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) Small greenish grow in bunches attached to the  Poison Ivy ( Toxicodendron radicans ) independent member-supported nature preserve.  Sugar Maple ( Acer saccharum ) main stem close to where each leaf joins it. Later in the  Fox Grape ( Vitis labrusca ) season, clusters of poisonous, berry-like drupes form. They Our mission is to protect almost 400 wooded  Black Mulberry ( Morus alba)  Riverbank Grape ( Vitis riparia ) are whitish, with a waxy look. Poison ivy can grow in the  Black Oak ( Quercus velutina ) acres, all of its inhabitants and teach the next  Summer Grape ( Vitis aestivalis ) woods, fields, at the edges of openings and trails, and  Chestnut Oak ( Quercus prinus ) generations to do the same.  Roundleaf Greenbriar ( Smilax rotundifolia ) pretty much everywhere else.  Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)  Virginia Creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia )  Red Oak ( Quercus rubra )  *Asiatic Bittersweet ( Celastrus orbiculatus ) Plant Identification  White Oak ( Quercus alba )  *Japanese Honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica )  White pine (Pinus strobus) The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County  *Mile-a Minute Vine ( Persicaria perfoliata )  Sassafras ( Sassafras albidum ) (bergen.rcre.rutgers.edu/contact.html) has a volunteer  *Porcelain-berry ( Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)  American Sweetgum ( Liquidambar styaciflua ) master gardener program that trains individuals throughout  *Wisteria spp. the County. They operate a garden helpline April-October  Sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis )  Tulip Tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) and give advice to homeowners on how to solve garden *identifies alien or invasive species 313 Hudson Avenue • Tenafly, NJ 07670  Black Tupelo ( Nyssa sylvatica ) and landscape problems. There is also a horticulture **planted 201.568.6093 • 201.569.2266 fax •  Willow ( Salix spp .) consultant available for questions Monday-Thursday from 10 am - 2 pm at 201-336-6788. www.tenaflynaturecenter.org  Royal Fern (Ophioglossum pusillum)  **Red trillium (Trillium erectum) Mint family (Lamiaceae) Fungi Kingdom  Sensitive Fern ( Onoclea sensibilis )  *Lesser Celandine/Fig Buttercup (Ranunculus ficari)  Horsebalm/Richweed ( Collinsonia canadensis )  Tree Club Moss ( Lycopodium obscurum )  *Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) Only a few of the many of species present have been identified. Dogwood family (Cornaceae)  Bearded Tooth ( Hericium erinaceeus ) Flowering Plants  Bunchberry Dogwood (Cornus canadensis) Morning Glory family (Convoluvlaceae)  Chicken-of-the-woods ( Laetiporus sulphureus ) Distinguished from others by characteristics including blossoms,  Common Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii) Evening primrose family (Onagraceae)  Hen-of-the-woods ( Griffola frondosa) endosperm within seeds and production of fruits.  Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata) Enchanter’s Nightshade ( Circaea quadrisulcata )  Giant Puffball ( Calvatia gigantea )  Arum family ()  Sundrops ( Oenothera fruticosa ) Mustard family (Brassicaceae)  Honey Mushroom ( Armillaria mellea )  **Wild Ginger (Gerardia acuta)  *Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)  Laughing Gym ( Gymnopilus spectabilis ) Figwort family (Scrophalariaceae)  Jack-in-the-pulpit ( pyramidatum)  Orange Peel ( Aleuria aurantia ) Turtlehead (Chelone glabra) Orchid family (Orchidaceae)  Skunk Cabbage ( )   Oyster Mushroom ( Pleurotus ostreatus )  Downy Rattlesnake Plantain ( Goodyera pubescens) Fumitory family (Fumariaceae)  Ravenel’s Stinkhorn ( Phallus ravenelii) Aster family (Asteraceae)  Pink Lady's-Slipper ( Cypripedium acaule ) Rock Harlequin (Capnoides sempervirens)  Russula spp.  Arrow-leaved Aster ( Aster saggittifolius )  Pea family (Fabaceae)  Showy Flamecap ( Gymnopilus spectabilis)  Flaxleaf Whitetop Aster (Ionactis linariifolius) Geranium family (Geraniaceae )  Hog Peanut ( Amphicarpaea bracteata )  New England Aster ( Symphyotrichum novae -angliae ) Lichens  Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum )  White Wood Aster ( Eurybia divericata ) Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) Lichens are composite organisms consisting  Early Goldenrod ( Solidago juncea ) Ginseng family (Araliaceae) of a symbiotic association of a fungus with a  Deptford Pink ( Dianthus armeria)  Wild Sarsparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) photosynthetic partner, usually a green alga or  Gray Goldenrod ( Solidago caesariensis ) Pokeweed family (Phytolaccaceae) cyanobacterium. Species are categorized by  Lance-leaved Goldenrod ( Solidago graminifolia ) Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae ) Rough-stemmed Goldenrod ( Solidago rugosa )  Pokeweed ( Phytolacca americana ) growth forms, of which the following have   Mexican Tea ( Chenopodium ambrosioides ) been identified at TNC:  Tall/Canada Goldenrod ( Solidago canadensis ) Poppy family (Papaveraceae)  Crustose (crusty)  New York Ironweed ( Vernonia noveboracensis) Heath family (Ericaceae)  *Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus)  Squamous (scaly)  Hollow Joe-Pye Weed ( Eupatorium fistulosum)  Eastern Teaberry ( Gaultheria procumbens ) Primrose family (Primulaceae)  Foliose (leafy)  Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum) Indian Pipe family (Monotropaceae)  Great Ragweed ( Ambrosia trifida )  Whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)  Fructicose (shrubby)  Indian Pipe ( Monotropa uniflora)  Tall Rattlesnakeroot ( Prenanthes altissima ) Rockrose family (Cistaceae)

 White Snakeroot ( Ageratina altissima) Lily family (Liliaceae)  Frostweed (Helianthemum canadense)  Spotted Trumpetweed ( Eupatoriadelphus maculatus)  Canada May-Flower ( Maianthemum canadense ) Plant Kingdom  *Common Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale )  Dwarf Ginseng ( Panax trifolius ) Rose family (Rosaceae) Mosses  *Orange Hawkweed ( Hieracium aurantiacum )  False Hellebore (Veratum viride)  Common/Allegheny Blackberry ( Rubus allegheniensis) Non-vascular plants without internal water-bearing vessels or  *Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)  False Solomon's Seal ( Smilacina racemosa )  Northern Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)  Hairy Solomon's Seal ( Polygonatum pubescens )  Swamp Dewberry (Rubus hispidus) veins, reproduce by spores. Only generic identifications have been made: Barberry family (Berberidaceae)  Indian Cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana)  *Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) (berberis thunbergii)  Cushion Moss spp.  Japanese barberry  Spikenard ( Aralia racemosa )  Pasture Rose (Rosa rubrum) Hair-cap spp.  May Apple ( Podophyllum peltatum )  White Avens ( Geum canadense )   Spring Beauty ( Claytonia virginica )  Sphagnum spp. Bellflower family (Campanulaceae)  Trout Lily ( Erythronium americanum )  *Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)  Wood-Anemone ( Anemone quinquefolia )  Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Touch-me-not family (Balsaminaceae) Ferns & Fern Allies  Wood Lily ( Lilium philadelphicum) Have stems, roots, and leaves like other vascular plants, but  Spotted Jewelweed ( Impatiens capensis ) Bladderwort family (Lentibalariaceae)  *Day-Lily (Hemerocallis spp.) reproduce by spores instead of flowers or seeds.  Lavender bladderwort ( Ulricularia resupinata)  Yellow Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida)  Bracken Fern (Asplenium platyneuron) Madder family (Rubiaceae) Violet family (Violaceae )  Broad Beech Fern ( Phegoptersis hexagonoptera ) Broom-rape family (Orobanchaceae)  Partridgeberry ( Mitchella repens)  Christmas Fern (Anthyrium thelypteroides)  Beechdrops ( Epifagus virginiana )  Common Blue Violet ( Viola papilionacea )

 Cinnamon Fern ( Osmunda cinnamomea )  Squawroot ( Conophilus americana ) Mangosteen family (Clusiaceae)  Smooth Yellow Violet ( Viola pennsylvanica )  Dwarf St. Johnswort ( Hypericum mutilum)  Tree-loved Violet ( Viola triloba )  Crested Fern ( Cheilanthes lanosa) Buckwheat family (Polygonaceae)  Ground Pine ( L. complanatum )  Marsh St. Johnswort ( Hypericum virginicum )  Palmate Violet ( Viola palmate )  Arrowleaf tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum)  Hay-scented Fern ( Dryopteris clintonia)  Spotted St. Johnswort ()  *Japanese Knotweed ( Fallopia japonica) Wintergreen family ( Pyrolaceae)  Interrupted Fern ( Dryopteris cristata)  Jumpseed/Virginia Knotweed ( Polygonum virginianum ) Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae)  Spotted Wintergreen  Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)  Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) (Chimaphila maculata ) Marginal Wood Fern (Sceptridium oneidense) Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae)   Trumpetweed ( Eupatorium fistulosum) Spotted Wintergreen  New York Fern (Dryopteris thelypteris)  **Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis acuta) (Chimaphila maculata)