Cameron Woods State Preserve, Scott Co.
(by common name)

Explanatory Notes

COMMON NAME
SPECIES
FAMILY
ORIGIN

ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS

   

Trees

     

Basswood, American Linden

Tilia americana L.

Tiliaceae

Native

Boxelder

Acer negundo L.

Aceraceae

Native

Bitternut Hickory

Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch

Juglandaceae

Native

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Fabaceae

Native

Black Walnut

Juglans nigra L.

Juglandaceae

Native

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa Michx. var. macrocarpa

Fagaceae

Native

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus L.

Pinaceae

Native, but intro. at this site

Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis L.

Ulmaceae

Native

Honey-locust

Gleditsia triacanthos L.

Fabaceae

Native

Northern Red Oak

Quercus borealis Michx. f. var. maxima (Marsh.) Ashe [= Q. rubra L., nom. ambig.]

Fagaceae

Native

Red Elm, Slippery Elm

Ulmus cf. rubra Muhl.

Ulmaceae

Native

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

Juglandaceae

N. Am., not IA

White Oak

Quercus alba L.

Fagaceae

Native

Wild Black Cherry

Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Rosaceae

Native

       
Shrubs/Vines
     

Bramble

Rubus sp.

Rosaceae

 

Carrion Flower

Smilax herbacea L.

Liliaceae

Native

Choke Cherry

Prunus virginiana L.

Rosaceae

Native

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare L.

Oleaceae

Europe

Dogwood

Cornus sp.

Cornaceae

Native

Elderberry, Common Elder

Sambucus canadensis L.

Caprifoliaceae

Native

Green-brier

Smilax hispida Muhl. [= S. tamnoides L. var. hispida (Muhl.) Fern.; S. rotundifolia L., misappl.]

Liliaceae

Native

Hazel Nut

Corylus americana Walter

Betulaceae

Native

Moonseed

Menispermum canadense L.

Menispermaceae

Native

Multiflora Rose

Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray

Rosaceae

E. Asia

Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis

Anacardiaceae

Native

Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller

Rutaceae

Native

Riverbank Grape, Frost Grape

Vitis riparia Michx.

Vitaceae

Native

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon

Vitaceae

Native

Wild Gooseberry

Ribes missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G.

Saxifragaceae

Native

Wild Yam, Colic-root

Dioscorea villosa L.

Dioscoreaceae

Native

       

Herbs

     

Agrimony

Agrimonia sp.

Rosaceae

 

Anise Root

Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC.

Apiaceae

Native

Bearded Meadow-parsnip

Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt.

Apiaceae

Native

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis L.

Papaveraceae

Native

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx.

Berberidaceae

Native

Bluebell

Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Boraginaceae

Native

Carrion-flower

Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats.

Liliaceae

Native

Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt.

Papaveraceae

N.Am., not IA

Cleavers

Galium aparine L.

Rubiaceae

Native

Common Burdock

Arctium minus Bernh.

Asteraceae

Eurasia

Common Enchanter's Nightshade

Circaea lutetiana L.

Onagraceae

Native

Common Snake Root

Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn.

Apiaceae

Native

Creamy Violet

Viola striata Aiton

Violaceae

Native, but prob. intro. at this site

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus L.

Liliaceae

Europe

Dame's rocket

Hesperis matronalis L.

Brassicaceae

Eurasia

Doll's Eyes

Actaea alba (L.) Miller

Ranunculaceae

Native

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh.

Papaveraceae

Native

Eastern Waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum L.

Hydrophyllaceae

Native

False Solomon's Seal

Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf.

Liliaceae

Native

Five-parted Toothwort

Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) O. Schwarz [= Dentaria laciniata]

Brassicaceae

Native

Giant Hyssop

Agastache sp.

Lamiaceae

Native

Honewort

Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.

Apiaceae

Native

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott.

Araceae

Native

Jumpseed

Polygonum virginianum L.

Polygonaceae

Native

Lettuce

Lactuca sp.

Asteraceae

Native

May Apple

Podophyllum peltatum L.

Berberidaceae

Native

Michigan-Lily

Lilium michiganense Farw.

Liliaceae

Native

Motherwort

Leonurus sp.

Lamiaceae

Eurasia

Mouse-ear Chickweed

Cerastium sp.

Caryophyllaceae

Native

Nodding Fescue

Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E. Alexeev.

Poaceae

Native

Nodding Trillium

Trillium cernuum L.

Liliaceae

Native

Northern Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. angustum (Willd.) Moore

Aspleniaceae

Native

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum L.

Adiantaceae

Native

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todar.

Onocleaceae

Native, but poss. intro. at this site

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana L.

Phytolaccaceae

Native

Prairie Ragwort

Senecio plattensis Nutt.

Asteraceae

Native

Ramps, Wild Leek

Allium tricoccum Aiton

Liliaceae

Native

Rattlesnake Fern

Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw.

Ophioglossaceae

Native

Red Baneberry

Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.

Ranunculaceae

Native

Sedge

Carex blanda Dewey

Cyperaceae

Native

Sedge

Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd.

Cyperaceae

Native

Showy Orchis

Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. [= Orchis spectabilis L.]

Orchidaceae

Native

Siberian Blue Bell

Scilla cf. sibirica Andrews

Liliaceae

Asia

Small-flowered Crowfoot

Ranunculus abortivus L.

Ranunculaceae

Native

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott

Liliaceae

Native

Spotted joe-pye weed

Eupatorium maculatum L.

Asteraceae

Native

Spreading Jacob's-ladder

Polemonium reptans L.

Polemoniaceae

Native

Stickseed

Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston

Boraginaceae

Native

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica L.

Urticaceae

Europe

Sweet William, Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata L.

Polemoniaceae

Native

Touch-me-not

Impatiens sp.

Balsaminaceae

 

Wake Robin

Trillium recurvatum Beck

Liliaceae

Native

White Avens

Geum canadense Jacq.

Rosaceae

Native

White Dogtooth Violet

Erythronium albidum Nutt.

Liliaceae

Native

White Snakeroot

Eupatorium rugosum Houtt.

Asteraceae

Native

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum L.

Geraniaceae

Native

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense L.

Aristochiaceae

Native

Wild Tomato, Water-pod

Ellisia nyctelea L.

Hydrophyllaceae

Native

Wood Nettle

Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd.

Urticaceae

Native

TOTAL: 89 species
Alien Species: 12 (14%)

Last Updated: 04/05/2002

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