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PATAPSCO VALLEY STATE PARK (MCKELDIN AREA) HOWARD COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a field trip to Patapsco Valley State Park (McKeldin Area) on June 7, 2014. Field trip led by Bob Ringler. Plant list by Kirsten Johnson. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (February 2014). Synonyms are footnoted for some species.
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Alliaria petiolata1 Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Allium sp. Field garlic Liliaceae Amorpha fruticosa False indigo Fabaceae Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog peanut Fabaceae Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes Asteraceae Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in the-pulpit Araceae Asarum canadense Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw Annonaceae Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Aspleniaceae Asplenium rhizophyllum2 Walking fern Aspleniaceae Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry Berberidaceae Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory Juglandaceae Carya glabra Pignut hickory Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa3 Mockernut hickory Juglandaceae Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet Celastraceae Chrysosplenium americanum Golden saxifrage Saxifragaceae Circaea lutetiana4 Enchanter’s nightshade Onagraceae Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Cornaceae Cryptotaenia canadensis Honewort Apiaceae Cynoglossum virginianum Wild comfrey Boraginaceae Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hayscented fern Dennstaedtiaceae Deparia acrostichoides5 Silvery glade fern Dryopteridaceae Dioscorea quaternata Wild yam Dioscoreaceae Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern Dryopteridaceae Equisetum arvense Field horsetail Equisetaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae Galium circaezans Wild licorice Rubiaceae Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Geraniaceae Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Hamamelidaceae Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa6 Round-lobed hepatica Ranunculaceae Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake weed Asteraceae Houstonia caerulea7 Bluets Rubiaceae Houstonia purpurea Large bluets Rubiaceae Juncus tenuis Path rush Juncaceae Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Ericaceae Krigia dandelion Potato dandelion Asteraceae Krigia virginica Dwarf dandelion Asteraceae Ligustrum vulgare Common privet Oleaceae Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Magnoliaceae Magnolia tripetala Umbrella magnolia Magnoliaceae Maianthemum racemosum8 False Soloman's seal Liliaceae Menispermum canadense Moonseed Menispermaceae Microstegium vimineum Japanese stiltgrass Poaceae Mitella diphylla Miterwort Saxifragaceae Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern Dryopteridaceae Oplismenus hirtellus Wavy-leaved basket grass Poaceae Orobanche uniflora One-flowered cancerroot Orobanchaceae Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern Osmundaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Vitaceae Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad beech fern Thelypteridaceae Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Platanaceae Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Berberidaceae Polygonum virginianum9 Jumpseed Polygonaceae Polypodium virginianum Common polypody Polypodiaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Dryopteridaceae Quercus stellata Post oak Fagaceae Ranunculus abortivus Aborted buttercup Ranunculaceae Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose Rosaceae Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry Rosaceae Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaved sage Lamiaceae Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Papaveraceae Sanicula canadensis Canada snakeroot Apiaceae Sanicula odorata10 Clustered snakeroot Apiaceae Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed grass Iridaceae Smilax rotundifolia Common greenbrier Smilacaceae Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut Staphyleaceae Stellaria longifolia Long-leaved stitchwort Caryophyllaceae Stellaria pubera Star chickweed Caryophyllaceae Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage Araceae Thalictrum thalictroides11 Rue anemone Ranunculaceae Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteridaceae Toxicodendron radicans12 Poison ivy Anacardiaceae Tradescantia sp. Spiderwort Commelinaceae Trillium cernuum Nodding trillium Liliaceae Triodanis perfoliata13 Venus’ looking-glass Campanulaceae Ulmus sp. Elm Ulmaceae Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved viburnum Caprifoliaceae
1 Alliaria officinalis 2 Camptosorus rhizophyllus 3 Carya alba 4 Circaea quadrisulcata 5 Athyrium thelypterioides 6 Hepatica americana 7 Hedyotis caerulea 8 Smilacina racemosa 9 Tovara virginiana 10 Sanicula gregaria 11 Anemonella thalictroides 12 Rhus radicans 13 Specularia perfoliata