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.
NEW GERMANY STATE PARK GARRETT COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a field trip by the Western Mountains Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society to the New Germany State Park on May 15, 2010. Field trip led by Liz McDowell. Plant list by Liz McDowell. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (February 2013). Synonyms are footnoted for some species.
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple Aceraceae Acer rubrum Red maple Aceraceae Acer saccharum Sugar maple Aceraceae Actaea pachypoda1 White baneberry Ranunculaceae Alliaria petiolata2 Garlic mustard Brassicaceae Anemone quinquefolia Wood anemone Ranunculaceae Anemone virginiana Thimbleweed Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine Ranunculaceae Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla Araliaceae Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in the-pulpit Araceae Barbarea vulgaris Common wintercress Brassicaceae Betula alleghaniensis Yellow birch Betulaceae Betula lenta Black birch Betulaceae Cardamine sp. Bittercress Brassicaceae Carex platyphylla Broad-leaved sedge Cyperaceae Clinopodium vulgare3 Wild basil Lamiaceae Crataegus sp. Hawthorn Rosaceae Cypripedium acaule Pink lady's slipper Orchidaceae Dioscorea villosa Wild yam Dioscoreaceae Dryopteris sp. Wood fern Dryopteridaceae Erigeron sp. Daisy fleabane Asteraceae Fagus grandifolia Beech Fagaceae Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry Rosaceae Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Ericaceae Gaylussacia sp. Huckleberry Ericaceae Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Geraniaceae Glechoma hederacea Gill-over-the-ground Lamiaceae Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Hamamelidaceae Hieracium caespitosum Hawkweed Asteraceae Holcus lanatus Velvet grass Poaceae Houstonia sp. Bluet Rubiaceae Impatiens sp. Jewelweed Balsaminaceae Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel Ericaceae Larix decidua European larch Pinaceae Lonicera sp. Bush honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Luzula sp. Woodrush Juncaceae Lycopodium clavatum Common clubmoss Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium digitatum4 Southern ground-cedar Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium obscurum5 Tree clubmoss Lycopodiaceae Lysimachia quadrifolia Whorled loosestrife Primulaceae Magnolia acuminata Cucumber tree Magnoliaceae Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Liliaceae Malus pumila Apple Rosaceae Medeola virginiana Indian cucumber root Liliaceae Menziesia pilosa Minniebush Ericaceae Mitchella repens Partridgeberry Rubiaceae Monarda didyma Beebalm Lamiaceae Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern Dryopteridaceae Osmunda cinnamomea6 Cinnamon fern Osmundaceae Osmunda claytoniana Interrrupted fern Osmundaceae Packera aurea7 Golden ragwort Asteraceae Panax trifolius Dwarf ginseng Araliaceae Penstemon digitalis White beardtongue Scrophulariaceae Picea abies Norway spruce Pinaceae Pinus resinosa Red pine Pinaceae Pinus strobus White pine Pinaceae Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Berberidaceae Polygala paucifolia Fringed polygala Polygalaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Dryopteridaceae Polytrichum sp. Haircap moss Prenanthes trifoliolata Lion’s foot Asteraceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern Dennstaedtiaceae Ranunculus repens Creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus sp. Buttercup Ranunculaceae Rhododendron maximum Rosebay rhododendron Ericaceae Rhododendron sp. Rhododendron Ericaceae Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose Rosaceae Rubus sp. Black raspberry Rosaceae Securigera varia8 Crown vetch Fabaceae Smilax rotundifolia Common greenbrier Smilacaceae Solidago sp. Goldenrod Asteraceae Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Poaceae Sphagnum sp. Sphagnum moss Sphagnaceae Symplocarpus foetidus Skunk cabbage Araceae Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion Asteraceae Thalictrum sp. Meadowrue Ranunculaceae Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern Thelypteridaceae Trillium undulatum Painted trillium Liliaceae Tsuga canadensis Eastern hemlock Pinaceae Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot Asteraceae Uvularia sessilifolia Sessile-leaved bellwort Liliaceae Vaccinium sp. Blueberry Ericaceae Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry Ericaceae Veronica sp. Speedwell Scrophulariaceae Viburnum acerifolium Maple-leaved viburnum Caprifoliaceae Viburnum recognitum Smooth arrowwood Caprifoliaceae Viola sp. Violet Violaceae
1 Actaea alba 2 Alliaria officinalis 3 Satureja vulgaris 4 Diphasiastrum digitatum 5 Dendrolycopodium obscurum 6 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum 7 Senecio aureus 8 Coronilla varia