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

Explanatory Notes

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

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

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

TOTAL: 10 species

Last Updated: 04/08/2002

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