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