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


Explanatory Notes

SPECIES
FAMILY
COMMON NAME
ORIGIN
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS      
Trees      
Acer negundo L. Aceraceae Boxelder Native
Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Bitternut Hickory Native
Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Shagbark Hickory Native
Celtis occidentalis L. Ulmaceae Hackberry Native
Gleditsia triacanthos L. Fabaceae Honey-locust Native
Juglans nigra L. Juglandaceae Black Walnut Native
Pinus strobus L. Pinaceae Eastern White Pine Native, but intro. at this site
Prunus serotina Ehrh. Rosaceae Wild Black Cherry Native
Quercus alba L. Fagaceae White Oak Native
Quercus borealis Michx. f. var. maxima (Marsh.) Ashe [= Q. rubra L., nom. ambig.] Fagaceae Northern Red Oak Native
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. var. macrocarpa Fagaceae Bur Oak Native
Robinia pseudoacacia L. Fabaceae Black Locust N. Am., not IA
Tilia americana L. Tiliaceae Basswood, American Linden Native
Ulmus cf. rubra Muhl. Ulmaceae Red Elm, Slippery Elm Native
       
Shrubs/Vines      
Cornus sp. Cornaceae Dogwood Native
Corylus americana Walter Betulaceae Hazel Nut Native
Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscoreaceae Wild Yam, Colic-root Native
Ligustrum vulgare L. Oleaceae Common Privet Europe
Menispermum canadense L. Menispermaceae Moonseed Native
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Vitaceae Virginia Creeper Native
Prunus virginiana L. Rosaceae Choke Cherry Native
Ribes missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G. Saxifragaceae Wild Gooseberry Native
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray Rosaceae Multiflora Rose E. Asia
Rubus sp. Rosaceae Bramble  
Sambucus canadensis L. Caprifoliaceae Elderberry, Common Elder Native
Smilax herbacea L. Liliaceae Carrion Flower Native
Smilax hispida Muhl. [= S. tamnoides L. var. hispida (Muhl.) Fern.; S. rotundifolia L., misappl.] Liliaceae Green-brier Native
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Anacardiaceae Poison Ivy Native
Vitis riparia Michx. Vitaceae Riverbank Grape, Frost Grape Native
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller Rutaceae Prickly Ash Native
       
Herbs      
Actaea alba (L.) Miller Ranunculaceae Doll's Eyes Native
Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. Ranunculaceae Red Baneberry Native
Adiantum pedatum L. Adiantaceae Northern Maidenhair Fern Native
Agastache sp. Lamiaceae Giant Hyssop Native
Agrimonia sp. Rosaceae Agrimony  
Allium tricoccum Aiton Liliaceae Ramps, Wild Leek Native
Arctium minus Bernh. Asteraceae Common Burdock Eurasia
Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott. Araceae Jack-in-the-pulpit Native
Asarum canadense L. Aristochiaceae Wild Ginger Native
Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. angustum (Willd.) Moore Aspleniaceae Northern Lady Fern Native
Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Ophioglossaceae Rattlesnake Fern Native
Cardamine concatenata (Michx.) O. Schwarz [= Dentaria laciniata] Brassicaceae Five-parted Toothwort Native
Carex blanda Dewey Cyperaceae Sedge Native
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native
Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Berberidaceae Blue Cohosh Native
Cerastium sp. Caryophyllaceae Mouse-ear Chickweed Native
Circaea lutetiana L. Onagraceae Common Enchanter's Nightshade Native
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Apiaceae Honewort Native
Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. Papaveraceae Dutchman's Breeches Native
Ellisia nyctelea L. Hydrophyllaceae Wild Tomato, Water-pod Native
Erythronium albidum Nutt. Liliaceae White Dogtooth Violet Native
Eupatorium maculatum L. Asteraceae Spotted joe-pye weed Native
Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. Asteraceae White Snakeroot Native
Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) E. Alexeev. Poaceae Nodding Fescue Native
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. [= Orchis spectabilis L.] Orchidaceae Showy Orchis Native
Galium aparine L. Rubiaceae Cleavers Native
Geranium maculatum L. Geraniaceae Wild Geranium Native
Geum canadense Jacq. Rosaceae White Avens Native
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston Boraginaceae Stickseed Native
Hesperis matronalis L. Brassicaceae Dame's rocket Eurasia
Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Hydrophyllaceae Eastern Waterleaf Native
Impatiens sp. Balsaminaceae Touch-me-not  
Lactuca sp. Asteraceae Lettuce Native
Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. Urticaceae Wood Nettle Native
Leonurus sp. Lamiaceae Motherwort Eurasia
Lilium michiganense Farw. Liliaceae Michigan-Lily Native
Matteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Todar. Onocleaceae Ostrich Fern Native, but poss. intro. at this site
Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link Boraginaceae Bluebell Native
Narcissus pseudonarcissus L. Liliaceae Daffodil Europe
Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Apiaceae Anise Root Native
Phlox divaricata L. Polemoniaceae Sweet William, Blue Phlox Native
Phytolacca americana L. Phytolaccaceae Pokeweed Native
Podophyllum peltatum L. Berberidaceae May Apple Native
Polemonium reptans L. Polemoniaceae Spreading Jacob's-ladder Native
Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Liliaceae Solomon's Seal Native
Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonaceae Jumpseed Native
Ranunculus abortivus L. Ranunculaceae Small-flowered Crowfoot Native
Sanguinaria canadensis L. Papaveraceae Bloodroot Native
Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn. Apiaceae Common Snake Root Native
Scilla cf. sibirica Andrews Liliaceae   Asia
Senecio plattensis Nutt. Asteraceae Prairie Ragwort Native
Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. Liliaceae False Solomon's Seal Native
Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats. Liliaceae Carrion-flower Native
Stylophorum diphyllum (Michx.) Nutt. Papaveraceae Celandine Poppy N.Am., not IA
Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. Apiaceae Bearded Meadow-parsnip Native
Trillium cernuum L. Liliaceae Nodding Trillium Native
Trillium recurvatum Beck Liliaceae Wake Robin Native
Urtica dioica L. Urticaceae Stinging Nettle Europe
Viola striata Aiton Violaceae Creamy Violet Native, but prob. intro. at this site

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

Last Updated: 04/08/2002

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