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. PILOT SERPENTINE BARRENS, NATURE CONSERVANCY PRESERVE CECIL COUNTY, MD This list records plants seen during a field trip by members of the Maryland Native Plant Society to The Nature Conservancy’s Pilot Serpentine Barrens on September 20, 2014. Field trip led by Wes Knapp and Roger Latham. Plant list by Emily Tinalli. Nomenclature follows the USDA Plant Database at http://plants.usda.gov (February 2014). Synonyms are footnoted for some species. Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Ageratina aromatica1 Small-leaved white snakeroot Asteraceae Aralia spinosa Devil's walking stick Araliaceae Aristida dichotoma Poverty grass Poaceae Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asimina triloba Pawpaw Annonaceae Carex hirsutella Hirsute sedge Cyperaceae Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam Betulaceae Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum Barrens field chickweed Caryophyllaceae var. villosum2 Chamaecrista fasciculata3 Partridge-pea Fabaceae Conoclinium coelestinum4 Mistflower Asteraceae Deschampsia cespitosa Tufted hair grass Poaceae Dichanthelium clandestinum5 Deer-tongue grass Poaceae Dichanthelium oligosanthes6 Few-flowered panicgrass Poaceae Digitaria filiformis Slender crabgrass Poaceae Eragrostis spectabilis Purple love grass Poaceae Erechtites hieraciifolia Pilewort Asteraceae Euthamia graminifolia7 Grass-leaved goldenrod Asteraceae Fagus grandifolia Beech Fagaceae Fimbristylis annua Annual fimbry Cyperaceae Helianthus sp. Sunflower Asteraceae Hypericum gentianoides Orange-grass Clusiaceae Juncus secundus Lopsided rush Juncaceae Leersia virginica White grass Poaceae Linum sulcatum Grooved yellow flax Linaceae Lobelia siphilitica Great blue lobelia Campanulaceae Lobelia spicata Spiked lobelia Campanulaceae Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly Poaceae Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops Onagraceae Packera anonyma8 Small’s ragwort Asteraceae Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia panicgrass Poaceae Polygonum tenue Slender knotweed Polygonaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Dryopteridaceae Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium9 Sweet everlasting Asteraceae Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrow-leaved mountain mint Lamiaceae Quercus marilandica Blackjack oak Fagaceae Quercus stellata Post oak Fagaceae Rhus copallinum Shining sumac Anacardiaceae Sabatia angularis Rose pink Gentianaceae Saxifraga virginiensis Early saxifrage Saxifragaceae Schizachyrium scoparium10 Little bluestem Poaceae Scleria pauciflora Few-flowered nutsedge Cyperaceae Setaria parviflora11 Perennial foxtail Poaceae Sisyrinchium mucronatum Common blue-eyed-grass Iridaceae Solidago nemoralis Gray goldenrod Asteraceae Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leaved goldenrod Asteraceae Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass Poaceae Sporobolus heterolepis Prairie dropseed Poaceae Symphyotrichum depauperatum12 Serpentine aster Asteraceae Tridens flavus Purpletop grass Poaceae Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed Asteraceae 1 Eupatorium aromaticum 2 Cerastium velutinum var. villossissimum 3 Cassia fasciculata 4 Eupatorium coelestinum 5 Panicum clandestinum 6 Panicum oligosanthes 7 Solidago graminifolia 8 Senecio anonymus 9 Gnaphalium obtusifolium 10 Andropogon scoparius 11 Setaria geniculata 12 Aster depauperatus .