
Flora
Species Identified at LC Nature Park
Below is a comprehensive list of the flora identified at our park, including links to more information about each, as well as their C Value, a range from 0-10, assigned to native plants in a designated region, based on two factors:
1. a species’ degree of fidelity to specific habitats and their quality, and
2. a species' tolerance to disturbance and response in various degrees.
The higher a plant's C-Value the more likely it is to have habitat fidelity and more likely to be sensitive to disturbance. Conversely, the lower a plant's C-Value the more likely that species has lower habitat fidelity and is likely more tolerant of increasing levels of disturbance.
Species Name
Acer saccharum
Achillea millefolium
Agrostis gigantea
Alisma subcordatum
Allaria peteolata
Ambrosia artemisifolia
Andropogon gerardii
Angelica atropurpurea
Antenoron virginianum
Aplectrum hyemale
Apocynum cannabinum
Arisaema triphyllum
Asarum canadense
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias tuberosa
Asimina triloba
Baptisia alba
Barbarea vulgaris
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus inermis
Calystegia sepium
Carex albursina
Carex bicknellii
Carex davisii
Carex frankii
Carex gracilescens
Carex grayi
Carex lupulina
Carex normalis
Carex shortiana
Carex stipata
Carex vulpinoidea
Carpinus caroliniana
Carya glabra
Celtis occidentalis
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Circaea lutetiana
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium vulgare
Claytonia virginica
Conium maculatum
Conyza canadensis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Coreopsis tripteris
Cornus racemosa
Cystopteris fragilis
Daucus carota
Dentaria laciniata
Dicentra cucullaria
Echinacea purpurea
Echinochola crus-gali
Elaeaguns umbellata
Eleocharis acicularis
Eleocharis obtusa
Elymus canadensis
Elymus repens
Erigeron strigosus
Erythronium albidum
Erythronium americanum
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Fagus grandifolia
Festuca arundinaceae
Floerkea prosperpinacoides
Fraxinus americana
Galium aparine
Geranium maculatum
Geum virginianum
Gledetsia tricanthos
Glyceria striata
Heliopsis helianthoides
Helianthus mollis
Hordeum jubatum
Hydrophyllum appenduculatum
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Iris virginica shrevei
Juncus effusus
Juncus tenuis
Lactuca canadensis
Lactuca serriola
Lamium purpureum
Laportea canadensis
Leersia oryzoides
Lespedeza capitata
Leucanthemum vulgare
Lindera benzoin
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lonicera maackii
Lotus corniculata
Lysimachia nummularia
Maianthemum stellatum
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Melilotus alba
Melilotus officinalis
Mitella diphylla
Mondarda fistulosa
Nymphea ordata
Oligoneuron rigidum
Onoclea sensibilis
Orchis spectabilis
Osmorhiza longistylis
Panicum virgatum
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Penstemon digitalis
Persicaria maculosa
Phalaris arundinaceae
Phleum pratense
Phlox pilosa
Phytolacca decandra
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Poa conpressa
Poa pretensis
Poa sylvestris
Podophyllum peltatum
Polemonium reptans
Polygonatum biflorum
Populus deltoides
Potemogeton nodosus
Potentilla recta
Prunus serotina
Quercua alba
Quercus velutina
Ratibida pinnata
Ribes cynosbati
Rosa multiflora
Rubus occidentalis
Rudbeckia hirta
Rumex crispus
Sambusus nigra spp. canadensis
Sanguniaria canadensis
Sanicula marilandica
Sanicula ordata
Schizachyrium scoparium
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Scirpus atrovirens
Scirpus cyperinus
Scirpus pendulus
Senna hebecarpa
Silene latifolia ssp. alba
Silphium integrifolium
Silphium perfoliatum
Smilax hispida
Solanum carolinense
Solidago altissima
Sorghastrum nutans
Stellaria media
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Symplocarpus foetidus
Taraxacum officinale
Toxicodendron radicans
Toxicodendron rydbergii
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Trillium grandiflorum
Trillium recurvatum
Triodanis perfoliata
Tripsacum dactyloides
Typha angustifolia
Ulmus rubra
Verbena hastata
Verbena stricta
Verbena urticifolia
Verbesina alternifolia
Vernonia gigantea
Viola pubescens
Viola sororia
Vitis riparia
Common Name
Sugar Maple
Yarrow
Redtop
Water Plantain
Garlic Mustard
Common Ragweed
Big Bluestem
Great Angelica
Jumpseed
Puttyroot Orchid
Indianhemp
Jack in the Pulpit
Canadian Ginger
Swamp Milkweed
Common Milkweed
Butterfly Milkweed
PawPaw
Wild White Indigo
Yellow Rocket
Soft Brome
Smooth Brome
Hedge False Bindweed
White Bear Sedge
Prairie Sedge
Davis’ Sedge
Frank’s Sedge
Slender Looseflower Sedge
Gray’s Sedge
Hop Sedge
Greater Straw Sedge
Short’s Sedge
Awlfruit Sedge
Fox Sedge
Blue Beech
Pignut Hickory
Hackberry
Partridge Pea
Buttonbush
Enchanter’s Nightshade
Canada Thistle
Bull Thistle
Spring Beauty
Poison Hemlock
Marestail
Sand Coreopsis
Tall Coreopsis
Gray Dogwood
Brittle Battlefern
Queen Anne’s Lace
Cut-Leaf Toothwort
Dutchman’s Breeches
Purple Coneflower
Barnyard Grass
Autumn Olive
Needle Spikerush
Blunt Spikerush
Canada Wild Rye
Quack Grass
Daisy Fleabane
White Trout Lily
Yellow Trout Lily
Common Boneset
American Beech
Tall Fescue
False Mermaid
White Ash
Cleavers
Wild Geranium
Pale Avens
Honey Locust
Fowl Mannagrass
False Sunflower
Downy Sunflower
Squirrel Tail Grass
Appendaged Waterleaf
Virginia Waterleaf
Blue Flag Iris
Common Rush
Path Rush
Wild Lettuce
Prickly Lettuce
Purple Deadnettle
Wood Nettle
Rice Cut Grass
Round-Headed Lespedeza
Ox-Eyed Daisy
Spice Bush
Tulip Tree
Amur Honeysuckle
Bird’s Foot Trefoil
Creeping Jenny
False Solomon’s Seal
Black Medic
Alfalfa
White Sweet Clover
Yellow Sweet Clover
Twoleaf Miterwort
Wild Bergamot
White Water Lily
Stiff Goldenrod
Sensitive Fern
Showy Orchid
Anisroot
Switchgrass
Virginia Creeper
Foxglove Beardtongue
Lady’s Thumb
Reed Canary Grass
Timothy Grass
Downy Phlox
Pokeweed
English Plantain
Common Plantain
Canadian Bluegrass
Kentucky Bluegrass
Woodland Bluegrass
Mayapple
Jacob’s Ladder
Solomon’s Seal
Eastern Cottonwood
Longleaf Pondweed
Sulfur Cinquefoil
Black Cherry
White Oak
Black Oak
Grey-Headed Coneflower
Prickly Gooseberry
Multiflora Rose
Black Raspberry
Black-Eyed Susan
Curly Dock
Elderberry
Bloodroot
Black Snakeroot
Clustered Black Snakeroot
Little Bluestem
Softstem Bulrush
Green Bulrush
Woolgrass
Rofus Bulrush
Wild Senna
Bladder Campion
Rosin Weed
Cup Plant
Bristly Greenbriar
Carolina Horsenettle
Tall Goldenrod
Indian Grass
Chickweed
New England Aster
Skunk Cabbage
Dandelion
Eastern Poison Ivy
Western Poison Ivy
Red Clover
White Clover
Great White Trillium
Bloody Butcher
Clasping Venus’ Looking-Glass
Eastern Gamagrass
Narrow-Leaf Cattail
Slippery Elm
Blue Vervain
Hoary Vervain
White Vervain
Wingstem
Tall Ironweed
Downy Yellow Violet
Common Blue Violet
Riverbank Grape
Family
Aceraceae
Aceraceae
Poaceae
Alismataceae
Brassicaceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Apaceae
Polygonaceae
Orchidaceae
Apocynaceae
Araceae
Aristolochiaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Asclepiadaceae
Annonaceae
Fabaceae
Brassicaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Convolvulaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Betulaceae
Juglandaceae
Ulmaceae
Fabaceae
Rubiaceae
Onograceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Portulacaceae
Apiaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Cornaceae
Dryopteris
Apiaceae
Brassicaceae
Fumariaceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Elaeagnaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
Asteraceae
Fagaceae
Poaceae
Limnanthaceae
Oleaceae
Rubiaceae
Geraniaceae
Rosaceae
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Iridaceae
Juncaceae
Juncaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Lamiaceae
Urticaceae
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Asteraceae
Lauraceae
Magnoliaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Fabaceae
Primulaceae
Lilaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Saxifragaceae
Lamiaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Asteraceae
Dryopteris
Orchidaceae
Apiaceae
Poaceae
Vitaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Polygonaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Polemoniaceae
Phytolaccaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Poaceae
Berberiadaceae
Polemoniaceae
Lilaceae
Salicaceae
Potamogetonaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Fagaceae
Fagaceae
Asteraceae
Grossulariaceae
Rosaceae
Rosaceae
Asteraceae
Polygonaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Papaveraceae
Apiaceae
Apiaceae
Poaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Cyperaceae
Fabaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Smilacaceae
Solanaceae
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Asteraceae
Araceae
Asteraceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Lilaceae
Lilaceae
Campanulaceae
Poaceae
Typhaceae
Ulmaceae
Verbeaceae
Verbeaceae
Verbeaceae
Asteraceae
Asteraceae
Violaceae
Violaceae
Vitaceae
C Value | Status
4 | Native
0 | Native
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Native
5 | Native
6 | Native
3 | Native
7 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
1 | Native
4 | Native
6 | Native
6 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
1 | Native
7 | Native
9 | Native
3 | Native
2 | Native
5 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
3 | Native
3 | Native
2 | Native
2 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
3 | Native
2 | Native
5 | Native
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Native
5 | Native
8 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
4 | Native
6 | Native
6 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
1 | Native
5 | Native
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
3 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
8 | Native
0 | Introduced
5 | Native
4 | Native
1 | Native
4 | Native
5 | Native
1 | Native
4 | Native
4 | Native
9 | Native
0 | Native
6 | Native
4 | Native
5 | Native
3 | Native
0 | Native
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
5 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
6 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
7 | Native
3 | Native
6 | Native
7 | Native
4 | Native
7 | Native
3 | Native
4 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
6 | Native
0 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
5 | Native
3 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
1 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
1 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
5 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
1 | Native
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
2 | Native
5 | Native
6 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
4 | Native
4 | Native
4 | Native
2 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
8 | Native
4 | Native
3 | Native
0 | Native
0 | Native
4 | Native
0 | Introduced
3 | Native
8 | Native
0 | Introduced
1 | Native
7 | Native
0 | Introduced
0 | Introduced
8 | Native
4 | Native
2 | Native
2 | Native
0 | Introduced
3 | Native
3 | Native
4 | Native
3 | Native
3 | Native
2 | Native
5 | Native
1 | Native
1 | Native