Sour Gum Family (Nyssaceae) Storax Family (Styracaceae) *Smooth Yellow Foxglove Aureolaria flava *Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica *Silverbells Halesia carolina National Park Service Madder Family (Rubiaceae) U.S. Department of the Interior Ginseng Family (Araliaceae) Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) *Common Bedstraw Galium aparine *Devil’s Walking Stick Aralia spinosa Periwinkle/Myrtle Vinca minor *Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis New River Gorge National River *Dwarf Ginseng Panax trifolius *Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum *Partridge Berry Mitchella repens *Bluets Houstonia caerulea Carrot Family (Umbelliferae) Milkweed Family (Asclepiadaceae) *Black Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis *Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae) Spring and Early Summer *Hairy Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza claytoni *Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca Tartarian Honeysuckle Lonicera taterica *Smooth Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza longistylis Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Wildflower Checklist *Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea Polemonium Family (Polemoniaceae) *Hobblebush Viburnum alnifolium *Greek Valerian Polemonium reptans *Black Haw Viburnum prunifolium Dogwood Family (Cornaceae) *Moss Phlox Phlox subulata *Black Elderberry Sambucus canadensis *Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida *Wild Blue Phlox Phlox divaricata *Red Elderberry Sambucus pubens *Alternate-leaved Dogwood Cornus alternifolia *Wild Sweet William Phlox maculata *Silky Dogwood Cornus obliqua Composite Family (Compositae) Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae) *Robin’s Plantain Erigeron pulchellus Wintergreen Family (Pyrolaceae) *Appendaged Waterleaf *Daisy Fleabane Erigeron strigosus *Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata Hydrophyllum appendiculatum *Field Pussytoes Antennaria neglecta *Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora *Small-flowered Phacelia Phacelia dubia Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Heath Family (Ericaceae) Borage Family (Boraginaceae) Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale *Great Rhododendron *Smaller Forget-me-not Myosotis laxa Rhododendron maximum *Virginia Bluebells Mertensia virginica *Catawba Rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense Mint Family (Labiatae) Species Spotlight: *Hairy Skullcap Scutellaria elliptica *Flame Azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum American Ginseng *Pinxter Flower Rhododendron nudiflorum *Downy Skullcap Scutellaria incana Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea *Smooth Azalea Rhododendron arborescens Known for its medicinal properties the world *Heal-all Prunella vulgaris *Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia over, American ginseng was harvested to the Henbit Lamium amplexicaule *Sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum edge of extinction. Now protected, it is illegal Purple Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum *Trailing Arbutus Epigaea repens to harvest or possess this plant in national *Lyre-leaved Sage Salvia lyrata *Teaberry Gaultheria procumbens parks. Visit www.nps.gov/neri to learn *Basil Balm Monarda clinopodia *Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata more about the work being done to help this *Downy Woodmint Blephilia ciliata Bloodroot *Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum important Appalachian species. *Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium *Hairy Woodmint Blephilia hirsuta *Velvetleaf Blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides *Hoary Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum incanum New River Gorge is home to a great diversity Diapensia Family (Diapensiaceae) of plants, with over 1,800 flora species Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) *Galax Galax aphylla found in this area. This checklist does not *Foxglove Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis Primrose Family (Primulaceae) Princess-tree/Paulownia Paulownia tomentosa include all local species, but highlights many *Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia *Culver’s-root Veronicastrum virginicum herbaceous and woody plants that bloom *Fringed Loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata Common Speedwell Veronica officinalis *Winged Monkey-flower Mimulus alatus in the spring and early summer. Enjoy these Ebony Family (Ebenaceae) *Common Lousewort/Wood Betony natural wonders of central Appalachia and *Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Pedicularis canadensis 6 7 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA 1/12 leave nature as you find it. * = species native to West Virginia Birthwort Family (Aristolochiaceae) Poppy Family (Papaveraceae) Purse Family (Leguminosae) *Wild Ginger Asarum canadense *Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis *Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) *Dutchman’s Pipe Aristolochia macrophylla *Redbud Cercis canadensis *Fraser’s Sedge Carex fraseri Fumitory Family (Fumariaceae) *False Blue Indigo Baptisia australis Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) *Squirrel Corn Dicentra canadensis Red Clover Trifolium pratense Arum Family (Araceae) *Carolina Spring Beauty Claytonia caroliniana *Dutchman’s Breeches Dicentra cucullaria *Black Locust Robinia pseudo-acacia *Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum *Spring Beauty Claytonia virginica *Yellow Corydalis Corydalis flavula Wisteria Wisteria frutescens Spiderwort Family (Commelinaceae) Pink Family (Caryophyllaceae) Mustard Family (Cruciferae) Wood Sorrel Family (Oxalidaceae) *Ohio Spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis *Great Chickweed Stellaria pubera *Wild Peppergrass Lepidium virginicum *Violet Wood Sorrel Oxalis violacea *Wild Pink Silene caroliniana Garlic Mustard Alliaria officinalis *Great Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis grandis Lily Family (Liliaceae) *Fire Pink Silene virginica Dame’s Rocket Hesperis matronalis *Devil’s Bit Chamaelirium luteum Winter Cress Barbarea vulgaris Geranium Family (Genaniaceae) *Mealy Bellwort Uvularia perfoliata Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae) Spring Cress Barbarea verna *Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum *Large-flowered Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora *Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus *Slender Toothwort Dentaria heterophylla *Sessile-leaved Bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia *Early Meadowrue Thalictrum dioicum *Cutleaf Toothwort Dentaria laciniata Cashew Family (Anacardiaceae) *Mountain Bellwort Uvularia pudica *Rue Anemone Anemonella thalictroides *Purple Cress Cardamine douglassii *Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans *Yellow Trout Lily Erythronium americanum *Sharp-lobed Hepatica *Pennsylvania Bittercress *False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa Hepatica nobilis var. acuta Cardamine pensylvanica Holly Family (Aquifoliaceae) *Wild Lily-of-the-valley *Round-lobed Hepatica *Hairy Rockcress Arabis hirsuta *American Holly Ilex opaca Maianthemum canadense Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa *Smooth Rockcress Arabis laevigata *Winterberry Ilex verticillata *Fairy Bells Disporum lanuginosum *Thimbleweed Anemone viginiana Arabis canadensis *Sicklepod Maple Family (Aceraceae) *Twisted Stalk Streptopus roseus *Wood Anemone Anemone quinquefolia Acer spicatum *Indian Cucumber Root Medeola virginiana *Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis Orpine Family (Crassulaceae) *Mountain Maple Acer pensylvanicum *Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum *Dwarf Larkspur Delphinium tricorne Mossy Stonecrop Sedum acre *Striped Maple Acer nigrum *Great Solomon’s Seal *Black Snakeroot Cimicifuga racemosa *Wild Stonecrop Sedum ternatum *Black Sugar Maple Acer rubrum Polygonatum canaliculatum *White Baneberry Actaea pachypoda *Red Maple *Sessile Trillium Trillium sessile *Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis Saxifrage Family (Saxifragaceae) *Nodding Trillium Trillium cernuum *Early Saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis Horse-chestnut Family (Hippocastanaceae) *Ill-scented Trillium Trillium erectum Barberry Family (Berberidaceae) *Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia *Yellow Buckeye Aeculus octandra *Large-flowered Trillium Trillium grandiflorum *May-apple Podophyllum peltatum *Alumroot Heuchera americana Mitella diphylla *Painted Trillium Trillium undulatum *Twinleaf Jeffersonia dipylla *Miterwort/Bishop’s Cap Vine Family (Vitaceae) *Common Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia *Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum *Blue Cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides *Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia *Wild Hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens *American Barberry Berberis canadensis *Summer Grape Vitis aestivalis Iris Family (Iridaceae) *Prickly Gooseberry Ribes cynosbati *Crested Iris Iris cristata Magnolia Family (Magnoliaceae) Violet Family (Violaceae) *Cucumber Magnolia Magnolia acuminata Rose Family (Rosaceae) Orchis Family (Orchidaceae) *Marsh Blue Violet Viola cucullata *Umbrella Magnolia Magnolia tripetala *Goatsbeard Aruncus dioicus *Le Conte’s Violet Viola affinis *Pink Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium acaule *Fraser/Mountain Magnolia Magnolia fraseri *Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa *Sweet White Violet Viola blanda *Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper *Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera *Wild Crab Apple Malus coronaria *Northern White Violet Viola pallens Cypripedium pubescens *Common Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea *Halberd-leaf Yellow Violet Viola hastata *Showy Orchis Orchis spectabilis Custard Apple Family (Annonaceae) Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca *Downy Yellow Violet Viola pubescens *Puttyroot/Adam-and-Eve Aplectrum hyemale *Pawpaw Asimina triloba Indian Strawberry Duchesnea indica *Smooth Yellow Violet Viola pensylvanica *Large Twayblade Liparis lilifolia *Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex *Canada Violet Viola canadensis Laurel Family (Lauraceae) *White Avens Geum canadense *American Dog Violet Viola conspersa Lizard’s Tail Family (Saururaceae) *Spicebush Lindera benzoin *Common Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis *Long-spurred Violet Viola rostrata *Lizard’s Tail Saururus cernuus *White Sassafras Sassafras albidum *Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus Wild Pansy Viola rafinesquii *Wild Black Cherry Prunus serotina 2 3 4 5.