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Native Plants ARLINGTON COUNTY NATIVE PLANT LIST (Version 9-1-20) The following list of vascular plants are considered native to Arlington County as initially determined through extensive flora inventories conducted from 2005-2009. This document can be considered to be accurate, but not complete. This listing will be updated periodically, identified by (Version Date), as additional species are identified. As work progresses on producing a definitive native flora list, a secondary source for checking the nativity status of a questioned species is the Digital Flora Atlas of Virginia – found at http://vaplantatlas.org/ . It is important to note that some species are periodically reclassified by the scientific community and may experience a change in genus name or family classification. Responsibility for updates and list maintenance resides with the Natural Resource Manager within the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources (PRCR). PTERIDOPHYTA FERNS & FERN ALLIES Aspleniaceae Spleenwort Family Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort Dennstaedtiaceae Bracken Fern Family Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern Dryopteridaceae Wood Fern Family Athyrium asplenioides Lady Fern Cystopteris protrusa Lowland Brittle Fern Deparia acrostichoides Silvery Glade Fern Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Wood Fern Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood Fern Homalosorus pycnocarpos Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Woodsia obtusa Blunt-lobed Woodsia Equisetaceae Horsetail Family Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail Lycopodiaceae Clubmoss Family Lycopodium digitatum Fan Clubmoss Lycopodium lucidulum Shining Clubmoss Lycopodium obscurum Ground Pine Ophioglossaceae Adder's Tongue Family Botrychium dissectum Cut-leaved Grape Fern Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern Osmundaceae Royal Fern Family Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted Fern Osmunda regalis Royal Fern Polypodiaceae Polypody Fern Family Polypodium virginianum Rock Polypody Pteridaceae Maidenhair Fern Family Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Selaginellaceae Spikemoss Family Selaginella apoda Meadow Spikemoss Thelypteridaceae Marsh Fern Family Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beech Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern GYMNOSPERMAE GYMNOSPERMS Cupressaceae Cypress Family Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Pinaceae Pine Family Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Pinus rigida Pitch Pine Pinus virginiana Virginia Pine Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock MONOCOTYLEDONEAE MONOCOTYLEDONS Acoraceae Calamus Family Acorus calamus Sweetflag Agavaceae Century-plant Family Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle Alismataceae Water-plantain Family Alisma subcordatum Water-plantain Sagittaria latifolia Common Arrowhead Araceae Arum Family Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Peltandra virginica Arrow Arum Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk Cabbage Commelinaceae Spiderwort Family Commelina virginica Virginia Dayflower Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort Cyperaceae Sedge Family Carex aggregata Glomerate Sedge Carex albicans v. albicans White-tinged Sedge Carex albicans v. emmonsii Emmons' Sedge Carex albolutescens Green-White Sedge Carex amphibola Narrow-leaved Sedge Carex annectans Yellow-fruit Sedge Carex atlantica v. atlantica Bog Sedge Carex blanda Charming Sedge Carex bromoides Brome-like Sedge Carex caroliniana Carolina Sedge Carex cephalophora Oval-leaved Sedge Carex communis Fibrous-rooted Sedge Carex comosa Bearded Sedge Carex crinita Fringed Sedge Carex davisii Davis' Sedge Carex debilis White-edged Sedge Carex digitalis Slender Woodland Sedge Carex emoryii Emory's Sedge Carex frankii Frank's Sedge Carex glaucodea Blue Sedge Carex gracilescens Slender Loose-flowered Sedge Carex gracillima Graceful Sedge Carex granularis Limestone Meadow Sedge Carex grayi Asa Gray's Sedge Carex grisea Inflated Narrow-leaved Sedge Carex gynandra Nodding Sedge Carex hirsutella Hirsute Sedge Carex hirtifolia Pubescent Sedge Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge Carex laevivaginata Smooth-sheathed Sedge Carex laxiculmis Spreading Sedge Carex laxiflora Loose-flowered Sedge Carex longii Long's Sedge Carex lurida Sallow Sedge Carex mesochorea Midland Sedge Carex muhlenbergii Muhlenberg's Sedge Carex nigromarginata Black Edge Sedge Carex ovales group - await id ask Rod Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved Sedge Carex radiata Eastern Star Sedge Carex rosea Rose Sedge Carex scoparia Pointed Broom Sedge Carex seorsa Weak Stellate Sedge Carex shortiana Short's Sedge Carex stipata var. stipata Awl-fruited Sedge Carex stricta Tussock Sedge Carex styloflexa Bent Sedge Carex swanii Swan's Sedge Carex tonsa Shaved Sedge Carex tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge Carex umbellata Umbellate Sedge Carex virescens Ribbed Sedge Carex vulpinoidea Foxtail Sedge Carex willdenowii Willdenow's Sedge Cyperus echinatus Globe Flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos Red-rooted Galingale Cyperus odoratus Fragrant Galingale Cyperus strigosus Straw-colored Flatsedge Eleocharis obtusa Blunt Spikerush Eleocharis tenuis Slender Spikerush Kyllinga pumila Low Spikesedge Lipocarpha micrantha Dwarf Bulrush Schoenoplectus fluviatilis River Bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens Three-square Schoenoplectus validus Soft-stemmed Bulrush Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass Scirpus georgianus Georgia Bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus Leafy Bulrush Dioscoreaceae Yam Family Dioscorea quaternata Four-leaved Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam Iridaceae Iris Family Sisyrinchium angustifolium Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass Juncaceae Rush Family Juncus effusus Soft Rush Juncus tenuis Path Rush Luzula bulbosa Bulbous Woodrush Luzula echinata Hedgehog Woodrush Liliaceae Lily Family Allium canadense Meadow Garlic Allium tricoccum Wild Ramp Erythronium americanum Yellow Trout Lily Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Stargrass Lilium superbum Turk's Cap Lily Maianthemum racemosum Solomon's Plume Maianthemum stellatum Starry Solomon's Plume Medeola virginiana Indian Cucumber Root Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal Polygonatum canaliculatum Giant Solomons Seal Trillium sessile Toadshade Uvularia perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile Bellwort Veratrum viride False Hellebore Orchidaceae Orchid Family Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot Tipularia discolor Cranefly Orchid Poaceae Grass Family Agrostis perennans Autumn Bentgrass Alopecurus carolinianus Tufted Meadow Foxtail Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge Aristida dichotoma Churchmouse Three-awn Aristida oligantha Prairie Three-awn Brachyelytrum erectum Bearded Shorthusk Chasmanthium latifolium River Oats Chasmanthium laxum Slender Wood Oats Cinna arundinaceum Stout Woodreed Danthonia spicata Poverty Oatgrass Dichanthelium acuminatum Tapered Rosette Grass Dichanthelium boscii Bosc's Rosette Grass Dichanthelium clandestinum Deertongue Grass Dichanthelium commutatum Variable Rosette Grass Dichanthelium dichotomum Cypress Rosette Grass Dichanthelium scoparium Velvety Rosette Grass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon Round-seeded Rosette Grass Echinochloa walteri Walter's Millet Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush Grass Elymus riparius Riverbank Wild Rye Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye Elymus villosus Hairy Wild Rye Eragrostis hypnoides Teal Lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass Festuca subverticillata Nodding Fescue Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass Hordeum pusillum Little Barley Leersia oryzoides Rice Cutgrass Leersia virginica White Grass Melica mutica Two-flowered Melic Grass Muhlenbergia schreberi Nimblewill Muhlenbergia sobolifera Rock Muhly Panicum anceps Beaked Panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Fall Witchgrass Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Paspalum laeve Smooth Paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum Hairy-seed Crown Grass Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary Grass Phragmites australis Wild Reed Poa autumnalis Autumn Bluegrass Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Spartina pectinata Freshwater Cordgrass Sphenopholis intermedia Slender Wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida Shiny Wedgescale Tridens flavus Purpletop Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass Vulpia octoflora Six-weeks Fescue Pontederiaceae Pickerelweed Family Heteranthera dubia Grass-leaved Mud-plantain Heteranthera reniformis Kidney-leaved Mud-plantain Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Smilacaceae Greenbrier Family Smilax glauca Glaucous Greenbrier Smilax herbacea Smooth Carrion Flower Smilax pulverulenta Downy Carrion Flower Smilax rotundifolia Round-leaved Greenbrier Smilax tamnoides Bristly Greenbrier Typhaceae Cattail Family Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cattail Typha latifolia Common Cattail DICOTYLEDONEAE DICOTYLEDONS Acanthaceae Acanthus Family Justicia americana Waterwillow Ruellia caroliniensis Hairy Wild Petunia Aceraceae Maple Family Acer negundo Box Elder Acer rubrum Red Maple Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Acer saccharum Sugar Maple Amaranthaceae Amaranth Family Amaranthus cannabinus Water Hemp Amaranthus hybridus Smooth Pigweed Anacardiaceae Cashew Family Rhus copallina Winged Sumac Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Rhus typhina Staghorn Sumac Toxicodendron radicans Poison Ivy Toxicodendron vernix Poison Sumac Annonaceae Custard-apple Family Asimina triloba Papaw Apiaceae Parsley Family Angelica venenosa Hairy Angelica Chaerophyllum procumbens Spreading Chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri Southern Chervil Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock Cryptotaenia canadensis Honewort Osmorhiza claytonii Hairy Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza
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