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.

ELK RIDGE NATIVE PLANT PRESERVE, GARRETT COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a field trip to the Elk Ridge Native Plant Preserve by members of the Maryland Native Plant Society on April 26, 2014. Field trip led by Liz McDowell and Ron Boyer. Plant list by Liz McDowell. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (February 2014). Synonyms are footnoted for some species.

Abies balsamea Balsam fir Pinaceae Abies balsamea var. phanerolepsis Canaan fir Pinaceae Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple Aceraceae Acer rubrum Red maple Aceraceae Acer saccharum Sugar maple Aceraceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asteraceae Alliaria petiolata1 Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Allium tricoccum Ramps Liliaceae Amelanchier laevis Smooth shadbush Rosaceae Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge Poaceae Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed Ranunculaceae Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp Apocynaceae Arabis laevigata Smooth rock cress Brassicaceae Asarum canadense Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw Annonaceae Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Aspleniaceae Barbarea vulgaris Common wintercress Brassicaceae Betula lenta Black birch Betulaceae Botrychium dissectum Cutleaf grapefern Ophioglossaceae Cardamine hirsuta Hairy bitter cress Brassicaceae Carex appalachica Appalachian sedge Cyperaceae Carex gracilescens Slender loose-flower sedge Cyperaceae Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Cyperaceae Carya ovata Shagbark hickory Juglandaceae Castanea dentata American chestnut Fagaceae Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh Berberidaceae Cetraria arenaria Sand-loving Icelandic lichen Parmeliaceae Chimaphila maculata Spotted wintergreen Pyrolaceae Cladonia sp. British soldier lichen Cladoniaceae Cladonia sp. Pixie cup lichen Cladoniaceae Claytonia virginica Spring beauty Portulacaceae Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern Myricaceae Cornus alternifolia Alternate-leaved dogwood Cornaceae Cornus amomum Silky dogwood Cornaceae Cornus florida Flowering dogwood Cornaceae Corylus americana Hazelnut Betulaceae Crataegus sp. Hawthorn Rosaceae Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman’s breeches Fumariaceae Dirca palustris Leatherwood Thymelaeaceae Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen wood fern Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris marginalis Marginal wood fern Dryopteridaceae Epigaea repens Trailing arbutus Ericaceae Fagus grandifolia Beech Fagaceae Fraxinus americana White ash Oleaceae Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Ericaceae Gentiana clausa Closed gentian Gentianaceae Goodyera pubescens Downy rattlesnake plantain Orchidaceae Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Hamamelidaceae Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa2 Round-lobed hepatica Ranunculaceae Heuchera pubescens Downy alumroot Saxifragaceae Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake weed Asteraceae Hypericum densiflorum Glade St. Johnswort Clusiaceae Iris cristata Dwarf crested iris Iridaceae Jeffersonia diphylla Twinleaf Berberidaceae Juglans nigra Black walnut Juglandaceae Juniperus virginiana Eastern red-cedar Cupressaceae Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum3 Labrador tea Ericaceae Leucobryum glaucum Common white cushion moss Leucobryaceae Lindera benzoin Spicebush Lauraceae Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet gum Hamamelidaceae Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lycopodium digitatum4 Southern ground-cedar Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium obscurum5 Tree clubmoss Lycopodiaceae Malus pumila Apple Rosaceae Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern Dryopteridaceae Menziesia pilosa Minniebush Ericaceae Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells Boraginaceae Mitchella repens Partridgeberry Rubiaceae Mitella diphylla Miterwort Saxifragaceae Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Monotropaceae Nyssa sylvatica Black gum Cornaceae Osmorhiza claytonii Sweet cicely Apiaceae Packera aurea6 Golden ragwort Asteraceae Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Rosaceae Picea abies Norway spruce Pinaceae Picea rubens Red spruce Pinaceae Pinus resinosa Red pine Pinaceae Pinus rigida Pitch pine Pinaceae Pinus strobus White pine Pinaceae Platanthera orbiculata Lesser round-leaved orchid Orchidaceae Polypodium virginianum Common polypody Polypodiaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Dryopteridaceae Polytrichum commune Common hair cap moss Polytrichaceae Populus grandidentata Big-toothed aspen Salicaceae Potentilla canadensis Dwarf cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black cherry Rosaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern Dennstaedtiaceae Pyrola americana American wintergreen Pyrolaceae Quercus michauxii7 Swamp chestnut oak Fagaceae Quercus rubra Northern red oak Fagaceae Rhododendron maximum Rosebay rhododendron Ericaceae Rhododendron prinophyllum Mountain azalea Ericaceae Ribes cynosbati Prickly gooseberry Grossulariaceae Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Fabaceae Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose Rosaceae Rubus allegheniensis Blackberry Rosaceae Sambucus nigra8 Elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa9 Red-berried elder Caprifoliaceae Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Papaveraceae Sassafras albidum Sassafras Lauraceae Saxifraga virginiensis Early saxifrage Saxifragaceae Smilax rotundifolia Common greenbrier Smilacaceae Spiraea japonica Japanese spiraea Rosaceae Thalictrum dioicum Early meadowrue Ranunculaceae Thuja occidentalis Northern white-cedar Cupressaceae Trillium erectum Erect trillium Liliaceae Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock Pinaceae Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile-leaved bellwort Liliaceae Vaccinium myrtilloides Velvetleaf blueberry Ericaceae Vaccinium pallidum10 Lowbush blueberry Ericaceae Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Ericaceae Viburnum lantanoides Hobblebush Caprifoliaceae Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Caprifoliaceae Viola pubescens11 Smooth yellow violet Violaceae Viola sagittata Arrow-leaved violet Violaceae Vitis aestivalis Summer grape Vitaceae

1 Alliaria officinalis 2 Hepatica americana 3 Rhododendron groenlandicum 4 Diphasiastrum digitatum 5 Dendrolycopodium obscurum 6 Senecio aureus 7 Quercus prinus 8 Sambucus canadensis 9 Sambucus pubens 10 Vaccinium vacillans 11 Viola pensylvanica