Vegetation

Herbs
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Common Name Scientific Name Comments
three seeded mercury Acalypha rhomboidea  
yarrow Achillea millefolium  
small-flowered agrimony Agrimonia parviflora  
common water plantain Alisma subcordatum  
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata non-native invasive
field garlic Allium vineale  
common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia  
hog peanut Amphicarpa bracteata  
thimbleweed Anemone virginiana  
rue anemone Anemonella thalictroides  
field pussy toes Antennaria neglecta  
plantain-leaved pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia  
dogbane Apocynum cannabinum  
common burdock Arctium minus  
jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum  
Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria Watchlist
goatsbeard Aruncus dioicus  
wild ginger Asarum canadense  
swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata  
common milkweed Asclepias syriaca  
butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa  
whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata Watchlist
asparagus Asparagus officinalis  
white wood aster Aster divaricatus  
cornel-leaf aster Aster infirmus Watchlist
calico aster Aster lateriflorus  
big-leaved aster Aster macrophyllus  
New England aster Aster novae-angliae  
purple-stemmed aster Aster puniceus  
yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica  
tickseed-sunflower Bidens polylepis  
spotted knapweed Centaurea maculata non-native invasive
chicory Cichorium intybus  
spotted cowbane Cicuta maculata  
black snakeroot Cimicifuga racemosa  
enchanter's nightshade Circaea quadrisulcata  
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare non-native invasive
spring beauty Claytonia virginica  
horse balm Collinsonia canadensis  
Asiatic dayflower Commelina communis  
Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis  
dittany Cunilla origanoides  
Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota  
naked-flowered tick trefoil Desmodium nudiflorum  
prostrate tick trefoil Desmodium rotundifolium  
tick trefoil Desmodium spp.  
Deptford pink Dianthus armeria  
wild yam Dioscorea villosa  
Indian false strawberry Duchesnea indica non-native invasive
beech drops Epifagus virginiana  
willow herb Epilobium spp.  
daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus  
tall boneset Eupatorium altissimum  
flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata  
cleavers Galium aparine  
wild licorice Galium circaezeans  
fringe-tip closed gentian Gentiana andrewsii Threatened
bottle gentian Gentiana clausa Endangered
wild geranium Geranium maculatum  
white avens Geum canadense  
spring avens Geum vernum Watchlist
ground ivy Glechoma hederacea non-native invasive
downy rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens  
American pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides  
woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus  
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus  
daylily Hemerocallis fulva non-native invasive
round-lobed heptacia Hepatica americana  
rattlesnake weed Hieracium venosum  
large houstonia Houstonia purpurea  
dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum  
common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum  
jewelweed Impatiens capensis  
wood nettle Laportea canadensis  
sweet peas Lathyrus spp.  
wandlike bush clover Lespedeza intermedia  
creeping bush-clover Lespedeza repens  
butter and eggs Linaria vulgaris  
Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata  
seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia  
water horehound Lycopus americanus  
lycopus Lycopus spp.  
fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata  
Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense  
Indian cucumber root Medeola virginiana  
sweet white clover Melilotus alba  
spearmint Mentha spicata  
monkey flower Mimulus ringens  
basil balm Monarda clinopodia Watchlist
sundrops Oenothera tetragona  
wood sorrel Oxalis stricta  
ditch stone crop Penthorum sedoides  
garden phlox Phlox paniculata  
phlox Phlox spp.  
pokeweed Phytolacca americana  
clearweed Pilea pumila  
common plantain Plantago major  
plantain Plantago spp.  
purple fringeless orchid Platanthera peramoena Threatened
mayapple Podophyllum peltatum  
Greek valerian Polemonium reptans Watchlist
Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum  
pink knotweed Polygonum pennsylvanica  
Devil's tearthumb Polygonum perfoliatum non-native invasive
water smartweed Polygonum punctatum  
tearthumb Polygonum spp.  
cinquefoil Potentilla spp.  
lion's foot Prenanthes serpentaria  
self heal Prunella vulgaris  
narrow-leaved mountain mint Pycnanthemum flexuosum  
mountain mint Pycnanthemum muticum  
mountain mint Pycnanthemum spp.  
narrow-leaved mountain mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium  
buttercup Ranunculus spp.  
black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta  
thin-leaved coneflower Rudbeckia triloba Watchlist
sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella  
curled dock Rumex crispus  
rose pink Sabatia angularis  
common arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia  
bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis Threatened
Canada sanicle Sanicula canadensis  
clustered snakeroot Sanicula gregaria  
mad-dog skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora  
Small's ragwort Senecio anonymus Watchlist
starry campion Silene stellata  
false Solomon's seal Smilacina racemosa  
horse nettle Solanum carolinense  
black nightshade Solanum nigrum  
blue-stemmed goldenrod Solidago caesia  
grass-leaved goldenrod Solidago graminifolia  
early goldenrod Solidago juncea  
dwarf goldenrod Solidago nemoralis  
rough-stemmed goldenrod Solidago rugosa  
goldenrod Solidago spp.  
skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus  
American germander Teucrium canadense  
tall meadow-rue Thalictrum polygamum  
Virginia knotweed Tovara virginiana  
coltsfoot Tussilago farfara  
stinging nettle Urtica dioica  
perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata  
sessile-leaved bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia  
moth mullein Verbascum blattaria  
common mullein Verbascum thapsus  
white vervain Verbena urticifolia  
wingstem; yellow ironweed Verbesina alternifolia  
New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis  
violet Viola spp.  
yucca Yucca filamentosa