Maryland Native Plant Society Plant Lists We offer these lists to individuals and groups to enhance the enjoyment and study of plants of different locations in Maryland and nearby states. Their accuracy has not been verified by the Maryland Native Plant Society.
GOLD MINE TRACT, C&O NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a Maryland Native Plant Society field trip to the Gold Mine Tract along the Historic C&O Canal on the Potomac River on January 24, 2015. Field trip led by Marney Bruce. Plant list by Marney Bruce and Carrie Blair. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (February 2014). Synonyms are footnoted for some species.
Acer negundo Boxelder Aceraceae Acer rubrum Red maple Aceraceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw Annonaceae Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam Betulaceae Carya cordiformis Bitternut hickory Juglandaceae Carya glabra Pignut hickory Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa1 Mockernut hickory Juglandaceae Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental bittersweet Celastraceae Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Ulmaceae Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Cornaceae Euonymus americanus Strawberry bush Celastraceae Fagus grandifolia Beech Fagaceae Fraxinus americana White ash Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash Oleaceae Ilex opaca American holly Aquifoliaceae Juglans nigra Black walnut Juglandaceae Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Ericaceae Lindera benzoin Spicebush Lauraceae Liriodendron tulipifera Tuliptree Magnoliaceae Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Nyssa sylvatica Black gum Cornaceae Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam Betulaceae Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Pinaceae Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Platanaceae Quercus alba White oak Fagaceae Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak Fagaceae Quercus falcata Southern red oak Fagaceae Quercus montana2 Chestnut oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern red oak Fagaceae Quercus velutina Black oak Fagaceae Toxicodendron radicans3 Poison ivy Anacardiaceae Ulmus americana American elm Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra4 Slippery elm Ulmaceae Vitis sp. Grape Vitaceae
1 Carya alba 2 Quercus prinus 3 Rhus radicans 4 Ulmus fulva