Fleming Woods State Preserve, Poweshiek Co.
(by Latin family name)

Explanatory Notes

FAMILY
SPECIES
COMMON NAME
ORIGIN
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS  
   
Trees      
Aceraceae Acer negundo L. Boxelder Native
Aceraceae Acer saccharinum L. Silver Maple Native
Betulaceae Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch Ironwood, Hop Hornbeam Native
Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Red Cedar Native
Fabaceae Gleditsia triacanthos L. Honey-locust Native
Fagaceae Quercus alba L. White Oak Native
Fagaceae Quercus bicolor Willd. Swamp White Oak Native
Fagaceae Quercus borealis Michx. f. var. maxima (Marsh.) Ashe [= Q. rubra L., nom. ambig.] Northern Red Oak Native
Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch Bitternut Hickory Native
Juglandaceae Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch Shagbark Hickory Native
Juglandaceae Juglans nigra L. Black Walnut Native
Oleaceae Fraxinus americana L. White Ash Native
Oleaceae Fraxinus cf. pennsylvanica Marsh. var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. Green Ash Native
Rosaceae Prunus serotina Ehrh. Wild Black Cherry Native
Salicaceae Salix nigra Marsh. Black Willow Native
Tiliaceae Tilia americana L. Basswood, American Linden Native
Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis L. Hackberry Native
Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl. Red Elm, Slippery Elm Native
       
Shrubs/Vines      
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Poison Ivy Native
Betulaceae Corylus americana Walter Hazel Nut Native
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sp. Honeysuckle alien
Caprifoliaceae Sambucus canadensis L. Elderberry, common elder Native
Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Coralberry, Buckbrush Native
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum lentago L. Nannyberry Native
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum prunifolium L. Recorded by Dean Roosa (Mark Vavroch, Director, Poweshiek Co. Conservation Board, pers. comm.). We were unable to verify the occurrence of this species. Black Haw Native
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum rafinesquianum Schultes Downy arrow-wood Native
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta gronovii Willd. (parasitic on Laportea canadensis) Common Dodder Native
Cornaceae Cornus amomum P. Miller ssp. obliqua (Raf.) J.S. Wilson Silky Dogwood Native
Cornaceae Cornus foemina P. Miller ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson [= C. racemose Lam.] Gray Dogwood Native
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea villosa L. Wild Yam, Colic-root Native
Fabaceae Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. Hog Peanut Native
Lilliaceae Smilax herbacea L. Carrion Flower Native
Lilliaceae Smilax hispida Muhl. Greenbrier Native
Menispermaceae Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed Native
Moraceae Humulus lupulus L. Common Hops Native
Ranunculaceae Clematis virginiana L. Virgin's Bower Native
Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L. Choke Cherry Native
Rosaceae Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray Multiflora Rose E. Asia
Rosaceae Rubus allegheniensis Porter ex Bailey Blackberry Native
Rosaceae Rubus occidentalis L. Black Raspberry Native
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller Prickly Ash Native
Saxifragaceae Ribes missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G. Wild Gooseberry Native
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Virginia Creeper Native
Vitaceae Vitis riparia Michx. Riverbank Grape, Frost Grape Native
       
Herbs      
Adiantaceae Adiantum pedatum L. Northern Maidenhair Fern Native
Apiaceae Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz Chervil Native
Apiaceae Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Honewort Native
Apiaceae Heracleum lanatum Michx. Cow Parsnip Native
Apiaceae Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Sweet Cicely Native
Apiaceae Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. Anise Root Native
Apiaceae Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn. Common Snake Root Native
Apiaceae Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude Yellow Pimpernel Native
Apiaceae Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. Meadow parsnip Native
Araceae Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Green Dragon Native
Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-pulpit Native
Aristolochiaceae Asarum canadense L. Wild Ginger Native
Aspleniaceae Cystopteris protusa (Weath.) Blasdell Creeping fragile fern Native
Aspleniaceae Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern Native
Aspleniaceae Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth var. angustum (Willd.) Moore Northern Lady Fern Native
Asteraceae Ambrosia trifida L. Giant Ragweed Native
Asteraceae Aster sp. Wild aster  
Asteraceae Bidens sp. Beggar-ticks Native
Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. Daisy Fleabane Native
Asteraceae Eupatorium purpureum L. Purple Joe-pye-weed Native
Asteraceae Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. White Snakeroot Native
Asteraceae Lactuca sp. Lettuce  
Asteraceae Prenanthes sp. White lettuce Native
Asteraceae Rudbeckia laciniata L. Tall Cone Flower Native
Asteraceae Rudbeckia triloba L. Brown-eyed Susan Native
Asteraceae Silphium perfoliatum L. Cup Plant Native
Asteraceae Solidago flexicaulis L. Zig-zag Goldenrod Native
Asteraceae Solidago sp. Goldenrods  
Asteraceae Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton Wingstem Native
Balsaminaceae Impatiens pallida Nutt. Pale Touch-me-not, Jewel Weed Native
Balsaminaceae Impatiens capensis Meerb. [= I. biflora Walter] Spotted Touch-me-not Native
Berberidaceae Caulophyllum thalictroides (L.) Michx. Blue Cohosh Native
Berberidaceae Podophyllum peltatum L. May Apple Native
Boraginaceae Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston Stickseed Native
Boraginaceae Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link. Bluebell Native
Brassicaceae Barbarea vulgaris R.Br. Yellow Rocket Eurasia
Brassicaceae Cardamine pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. Bitter cress Native
Brassicaceae Dentaria laciniata Muhl. ex Willd. Toothwort Native
Campanulaceae Campanula americana L. Tall Bellflower Native
Campanulaceae Lobelia inflata L. Indian tobacco Native
Campanulaceae Lobelia siphilitica L. Great Lobelia Native
Caprifoliaceae Triosteum perfoliatum L. Perfoiliate Horse-Gentian Native
Caryophyllaceae Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench Giant Chickweed Europe
Caryophyllaceae Silene stellata (L.) Aiton f. Starry Campion Native
Caryophyllaceae Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl [= Arenaria lateriflora L.] Sandwort Native
Commelinaceae Tradescantia virginiana L. Prairie spiderwort Native
Cyperaceae Carex aggregata Mack. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex albursina Sheldon Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex amphibola Steudel var. turgida Fern. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex blanda Dewey Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex davisii Schwein. & Torrey Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex hirtifolia Mack. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex hitchcockiana Dewey Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex jamesii Schwein. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex pensylvanica Lam. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex sprengelii Dewey ex Sprengel Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Scirpus atrovirens Willd. Dark Green Bulrush Native
Cyperaceae Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. [= C. convoluta Mack.] Sedge Native
Cyperaceae Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. [= C. rosea Willd. var. radiata (Wahl.) Dewey] Sedge Native
Fabaceae Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Wood Pointed Tick-Trefoil Native
Geraniaceae Geranium maculatum L. Wild Geranium Native
Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum virginianum L. Virginia waterleaf Native
Juncaceae Juncus tenuis Willd. Path Rush Native
Lamiaceae Agastache scrophulariifolia (Willd.) Kuntze Purple Giant Hyssop Native
Lamiaceae Prunella vulgaris L. Self Heal Europe
Lemnaceae Lemna minor L. Duckweed Native
Lemnaceae Wolffia columbiana Karsten Water-meal Native
Lemnaceae Wolffia punctata Griseb. Water-meal Native
Liliaceae Allium cf. canadense L. Wild Onion Native
Liliaceae Polygonatum biflorum (Walter) Elliott Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. False Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Smilacina stellata (L.) Desf. Starry False Solomon's Seal Native
Liliaceae Smilax ecirrhata (Engelm. ex Kunth) S. Wats. Carrion-flower Native
Liliaceae Trillium flexipes Raf. Nodding trillium Native
Liliaceae Uvularia grandiflora Small Bellwort Native
Onagraceae Circaea lutetiana L. ssp. canadensis (L.) Ascherson & Magnus [= C. quadrisulcata L.] Enchanter's nightshade Asia
Ophioglossaceae Botrychium virginianum (L.) Sw. Rattlesnake Fern Native
Osmundaceae Osmunda claytonii L. Interrrupted fern Native
Oxalidaceae Oxalis cf. dillenii Jacq. Yellow Wood-Sorrel Native
Papaveraceae Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. Dutchman's breeches Native
Phrymaceae Phryma leptostachya L. Lopseed Native
Plantaginaceae Plantago major L. Common Plantain Eurasia
Poaceae Brachyelytrum erectum (Schreber) P. Beauv. Bearded Shorthusk Native
Poaceae Bromus nottowayanus Fern. Previously unrecorded from Iowa, det. by Tom Cady; voucher in IA Nottoway Valley Brome Native
Poaceae Cinna arundinacea L. Wood Reed Native
Poaceae Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd. Slender Wild Rye Native
Poaceae Elymus virginicus L. Virginia Wild Rye Native
Poaceae Leersia virginica Willd. White Grass Native
Poaceae Diarrhena americana P. Beauv. var. obovata Gleason American Beakgrain Native
Poaceae Festuca obtusa Biehler [= F. subverticillata (Pers.) E. Alexeev.] Nodding Fescue Native
Poaceae Glyceria striata (Lam.) A. Hitchc. var. stricta (Scribn.) Fern. Fowl Manna Grass Native
Poaceae Hystrix patula Moench [= Elymus hystrix L.] Bottlebrush Grass Native
Polemoniaceae Phlox divaricata L. Sweet William, Blue Phlox Native
Polemoniaceae Polemonium reptans L. Jacob's ladder Native
Polygonaceae Polygonum punctatum Elliott Water Smartweed Native
Polygonaceae Polygonum virginianum L. Jumpseed Native
Polygonaceae Polygonum sp. Smartweed Native
Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica L. Spring beauty Native
Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. Red Baneberry Native
Ranunculaceae Anemone virginiana L. Tall Anemone Native
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis L. Columbine Native
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus abortivus L. Small-flowered crowfoot Native
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus septentrionalis Poiret Swamp buttercup Native
Ranunculaceae Thalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Ave-Lall. Purple Meadow-rue Native
Ranunculaceae Thalictrum thalictroides (L.) Eames & Boivin Rue anemone Native
Rosaceae Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. Tall Agrimony Native
Rosaceae Agrimonia pubescens Wallr. Soft Agrimony Native
Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Wild strawberry Native
Rosaceae Geum canadense Jacq. White Avens Native
Rubiaceae Galium aparine L. Cleavers Native
Rubiaceae Galium concinnum T. & G. Shining Bedstraw Native
Rubiaceae Galium trifidum L. Small Bedstraw Native
Rubiaceae Galium triflorum Michx. Sweet-Scented Bedstraw Native
Scrophulariaceae Gratiola neglecta Torr. Hedge Hyssop Native
Scrophulariaceae Mimulus ringens L. Monkey flower Native
Scrophulariaceae Scrophularia marilandica L. Late Figwort Native
Scrophulariaceae Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. Culver's root Native
Urticaceae Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. Wood Nettle Native
Urticaceae Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Clearweed Native
Verbenaceae Verbena urticifolia L. White Vervain Native
Violaceae Viola pubescens Aiton Downy Yellow Violet Native
Violaceae Viola sp. Violet  

TOTAL: 166 species
Alien species: 7 (4%)

   
       
MOSSES      
Amblystegiaceae Campylium chrysophyllum (Brid.) J. Lange    
Anomodontaceae Anomodon minor (Hedw.) Fuernr.    
Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Aust.    
Bryaceae Pohlia melanodon (Brid.) Shaw    
Bryaceae Pohlia wahlenbergii (Web. & Mohr) Andrews    
Fissidentaceae Fissidens sp.    
Hypnaceae Taxiphyllum deplanatum (Bruch & Schimp. ex Sull.) Fleisch.    
Leskeaceae Leskea gracilescens Hedw.    
Leskeaceae Lindbergia brachyptera (Mitt.) Kindb.    
Mniaceae Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T. Kop.    

TOTAL: 10 species

Last Updated: 04/08/2002

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