Plant Species List
Aquatic Plants
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Blue-green algae | Anacystis sp. |
| Blue-green algae | Gomphosphaeria sp. |
| Bushy pondweed | Najas flexilis |
| Bushy pondweed | Najas minor |
| Cattail | Typha latifolia |
| Curlyleaf pondweed | Potamogeton crispus |
| Green algae | Zygnema sp. |
| Green filamentous algae | Spirogyra sp. |
| Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus |
| Pondweed | Potamogeton spirillus |
| Spike rush | Eleocharis obtusa |
| Water milfoil | Myriophyllum exalbescens |
| Water purslane | Ludwigia palustris |
| Yellow-green algae | Asterionella sp. |
| Yellow-green algae | Fragilaria sp. |
| Yellow-green algae | Nitzschia sp. |
Ferns
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Blunt-lobed woodsia | Woodsia obtusa |
| Broad beech fern | Dryopteris hexagonoptera |
| Bulblet fern | Cystopteris bulbifera |
| Christmas fern | Polystichum acrostichoides |
| Cinnamon fern | Osmunda cinnamomea |
| Ebony spleenwort | Asplenium platyneuron |
| Fragile fern | Cystopteris fragilis |
| Fragrant woodsia | Woodsia ilvensis |
| Hay-scented fern | Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
| Lady-fern | Athyrium filix-femina |
| Maidenhair spleenwort | Asplenium trichomanes |
| Marginal shield fern | Dryopteris marginalis |
| Massachusetts fern | Dryopteris simulata |
| New York fern | Dropteris noveboracensis |
| Rock-cap fern | Polypodium virginianum |
| Royal fern | Osmunda regalis |
| Sensitive fern | Onoclea sensibilis |
| Spinulose wood fern | Dryopteris spinulosa |
| Spinulose wood fern | Dryopteris spinulosa var. intermedia |
Grasses
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Hairgrass | Agrostis scabra |
| Meadow-grass | Poa languida |
| Mountain rice | Oryzopsis racemosa |
| Stiltgrass | Muhlenbergia tenuiflora |
| Stiltgrass | Microstegium viminea |
| Woodland meadow-grass | Poa sylvestris |
Club Mosses
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Club moss | Lycopodium clavatum |
| Ground pine | Lycopodium complanatum |
| Spikemoss | Selaginella rupestris |
Sedges
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Common horsetail | Equisetum arvense |
| Scouring rush | Equisetum hyemale |
| Sedge | Carex gynandro |
| Sedge | Carex sprengelii |
| Sedge | Carex plantaginea |
Wildflowers
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Absinthe wormwood | Artemisia absinthium |
| Alfalfa | Medicago sativa |
| Alumroot | Hepatica americana |
| Alum-root | Heuchera americana |
| American germander | Teucrium canadense |
| Aromatic aster | Aster oblongifolius |
| Arrow-leaved aster | Aster sagittifolius |
| Arrow-leaved violet | Viola sagittata |
| Autumn coral-root | Corrallorhiza odontorhiza |
| Baneberry | Actaea alba |
| Bastard-toadflax | Comandra umbellata |
| Bearded meadow-parsnip | Thaspium barbinode |
| Beech-drops | Epifagus virginiana |
| Bishops-cap | Mitella diphylla |
| Bitter dock | Rumex obtusifolius |
| Black cohosh | Cimicifuga racemosa |
| Black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia |
| Black mustard | Brassica nigra |
| Black snakeroot | Sanicula marilandica |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis |
| Blue vervain | Verbena hastata |
| Blue waxweed | Cuphea petiolata |
| Bluecurls | Trichostema dichotomum |
| Blue-stemmed goldenrod | Solidago caesia |
| Broad-leaved goldenrod | Solidago flexicaulis |
| Broad-leaved waterleaf | Hydrophyllum canadense |
| Bulbous buttercup | Ranunculus bulbosus |
| Bull-thistle | Cirsium lanceolatum |
| Bur-cucumber | Sicyos angulatus |
| Burnet-saxifrage | Pimpinella saxifraga |
| Bush-clover | Lespedeza violacea |
| Bushy aster | Aster dumosus |
| Butter-and-eggs | Linaria vulgaris |
| Butterfly-weed | Asclepias tuberosa |
| Canada moonseed | Menispermum canadense |
| Canada thistle | Cirsium arvense |
| Canada violet | Viola canadensis |
| Canadian hawkweed | Hieracium canadense |
| Carpenters square turtlehead | Scrophularia marilandica |
| Carpetweed | Mollugo verticillata |
| Carrion-flower | Smilax herbacea |
| Cat grape | Vitis palmata |
| Catnip | Nepeta cataria |
| Celandine | Chelidonium majus |
| Cleavers | Galium aparine |
| Climbing fumitory | Adlumia fungosa |
| Climbing hempweed | Mikania scandens |
| Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis |
| Common chickweed | Stellaria media |
| Common fennel | Foeniculum vulgare |
| Common greenbriar | Smilax rotundifolia |
| Common hops | Humulus lupulus |
| Common mullein | Verbascum thapsus |
| Common speedwell | Veronica officinalis |
| Common St. Johns-wort | Hypericum perforatum |
| Common tansy | Tanacetum vulgare |
| Corn gromwell | Lithospermum arvense |
| Corn-chamomile | Anthemis arvensis |
| Corn-cockle | Agrostemma githago |
| Corn-salad | Valerianella obtoria |
| Cow-cress | Lepidium campestre |
| Cow-wheat | Melampyrum lineare |
| Cream violet | Viola striata |
| Crooked-stemmed aster | Aster prenanthoides |
| Culvers root | Veronicastrum virginicum |
| Cut-leaved toothwort | Dentaria laciniata |
| Dames rocket | Hesperis matrionalis |
| Dandelion | Taraxacum officinale |
| Day lily | Hemerocallis fulva |
| Dayflower | Commelina communis |
| Deptford pink | Dianthus armeria |
| Dittany | Cunila origanoides |
| Downy rattlesnake-plantain | Goodyera pubescens |
| Downy yellow violet | Viola pubescens |
| Dutchmans breeches | Dicentra cucullaria |
| Early meadow-rue | Thalictrum dioicum |
| Early saxifrage | Saxifraga virginiensis |
| Ebony spleenwort | Asplienium platyneuron |
| Enchanters nightshade | Circaea quadrisulcata |
| English plantain | Plantago lanceolata |
| Evening lychnis | Lychnis alba |
| Eyebane | Euphorbia vermiculata |
| False Solomons seal | Smilacina racemosa |
| Feverfew | Chrysanthemum parthenium |
| Field bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis |
| Flat-topped goldenrod | Solidago graminifolia |
| Flax | Linum usitatissimum |
| Flower-of-an-hour | Hibiscus trionum |
| Four-leaf loosestrife | Lysimachia quadrifolia |
| Fox grape | Vitis labrusca |
| Fringed loosestrife | Lysimachia ciliata |
| Frost grape | Vitis vulpina |
| Garden currant | Ribes sativum |
| Garden orpine | Sedum telephium |
| Garlic mustard | Alliaria officinalis |
| Giant Solomons seal | Polygonatum canaliculatum |
| Gill-over-the-ground | Glechoma hederacea |
| Goats-rue | Tephrosia virginiana |
| Golden alexanders | Zizia aptera |
| Golden corydalis | Corydalis aurea |
| Great burdock | Arctium lappa |
| Green amaranth | Amaranthus retroflexus |
| Green dragon | Arisaema dracontium |
| Green-eyed ladies-tresses | Spiranthes gracilis |
| Groundnut | Apios americana |
| Hairy beardtongue | Penstemon hirsutus |
| Hairy scullcap | Scutellaria elliptica |
| Hairy Solomons seal | Polygonatum pubescens |
| Harebell | Campanula rotundifolia |
| Heart-leaved aster | Aster cordifolius |
| Heath aster | Aster ericoides |
| Hedge mustard | Sisymbrium officinale |
| Henbit | Lamium amplexicaule |
| Herb Robert | Geranium robertianum |
| High mallow | Malva sylvestris |
| Hoary tick-trefoil | Desmodium canescens |
| Hog-peanut | Amphicarpa bracteata |
| Honewort | Cryptotaenia canadensis |
| Hop clover | Trifolium agrarium |
| Horsemint | Monarda punctata |
| Hounds-tongue | Cynoglossum officinale |
| Indian cucumber-root | Medeola virginiana |
| Indian mallow | Abutilon avicennae |
| Indian pipe | Monotropa uniflora |
| Indian-tobacco | Lobelia inflata |
| Jacobs-ladder | Polemonium van-bruntiae |
| Japanese hops | Humulus japonicus |
| Jerusalem-oak | Chenopodium botrys |
| Jimsonweed | Datura stramonium |
| Kenilworth-ivy | Cymbalaria muralis |
| Kidneyleaf buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus |
| Ladys thumb | Polygonum persicaria |
| Large twayblade | Liparis liliifolia |
| Large yellow ladys-slipper | Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens |
| Large-leaved aster | Aster macrophyllus |
| Lyre-leaved rock-cress | Arabis lyrata |
| Mad-dog skullcap | Scutellaria lateriflora |
| Marsh speedwell | Veronica scutellata |
| Mayweed | Anthemis cotula |
| Meadow-parsnip | Thaspium trifoliatum |
| Meadowrue | Thalictrum purpurascens |
| Moneywort | Lysimachia nummularia |
| Morning-glory | Ipomoea purpurea |
| Moss phlox | Phlox subulata |
| Motherwort | Leonurus cardiaca |
| Mouse-ear chickweed | Cerastium arvense var. oblingifolium |
| Naked flower tick-trefoil | Desmodium nudiflorum |
| Neckweed | Veronica peregrina |
| New England aster | Aster novae-angliae |
| New Jersey tea | Ceanothus americanus |
| Nightshade | Solanum dulcamara |
| Nodding ladies-tresses | Spiranthes cernua |
| Nodding white trillium | Trillium cernuum |
| Northern bedstraw | Galium boreale |
| Northern downy violet | Viola fimbriatula |
| Nuttalls bush-clover | Lespedeza nuttallii |
| Ohio spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis |
| Old-field goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis |
| Ox-eye daisy | Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
| Painted-cup | Castilleja coccinea |
| Pale St. Johns-wort | Hypericum ellipticum |
| Pale-spike lobelia | Lobelia spicata |
| Palmate-leaved violet | Viola palmata |
| Panicled hawkweed | Hieracium paniculatum |
| Parsnip | Pastinaca sativa |
| Partridge-berry | Mitchella repens |
| Pellitory | Parietaria pennsylvanica |
| Pennsylvania saxifrage | Saxifraga pensylvanica |
| Pennyroyal | Hedeoma pulegioides |
| Pennywort | Obolaria virginica |
| Peppermint | Mentha piperita |
| Perfoliate bellwort | Uvularia perfoliata |
| Philadelphia fleabane | Erigeron philadelphicus |
| Pigweed | Chenopodium album |
| Pointed leaf tick-trefoil | Desmodium glutinosum |
| Poke milkweed | Asclepias exaltata |
| Prickly mallow | Sida spinosa |
| Princes-feather | Polygonum orientale |
| Purple milkweed | Asclepias purpurascens |
| Purple vetch | Vicia americana |
| Purple-leaved willow-herb | Epilobium coloratum |
| Purslane | Portulaca oleracea |
| Pussytoes | Antennaria sp. |
| Rabbits-foot clover | Trifolium arvense |
| Ragged orchis | Habenaria lacera |
| Ragwort | Senecio sp. |
| Rattlebox | Crotalaria sagittalis |
| Rattlesnake-root | Prenanthes altissima |
| Rattlesnake-weed | Hieracium venosum |
| Red milkwort | Polygala sanguinea |
| Robin-plantain | Erigeron pulchellus |
| Rock sandwort | Arenaria stricta |
| Rock-cress | Arabis laevigata |
| Rock-hardequin | Corydalis sempervirens |
| Roseroot stonecrop | Sedum rosea |
| Rough hawkweed | Hieracium scabrum |
| Rough-stemmed goldenrod | Solidago rugosa |
| Round-headed bush-clover | Lespedeza capitata |
| Roundleaf gooseberry | Ribes rotundifolium |
| Round-leaved mallow | Malva rotundifolia |
| Round-leaved mint | Mentha rotundifolia |
| Round-leaved pyrola | Pyrola rotundifolia |
| Rue-anemone | Anemonella thalictroides |
| Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris |
| Sheep sorrel | Rumex acetosella |
| Shepherds purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris |
| Showy goldenrod | Solidago speciosa |
| Showy orchis | Orchis spectabilis |
| Sicklepod | Arabis canadensis |
| Silver-rod | Solidago bicolor |
| Slender smartweed | Polygonum tenue |
| Small jack-in-the-pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum |
| Small pinweed | Lechea minor |
| Small white aster | Aster vimineus |
| Smaller hop-clover | Trifolium procumbens |
| Small-flowered galinsoga | Galinsoga parviflora |
| Smooth aster | Aster laevis |
| Smooth beard-tongue | Penstemon laevigatus |
| Smooth yellow violet | Viola pensylvanica |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale |
| Soapwort | Saponaria officinalis |
| Solomons seal | Polygonatum biflorum |
| Spearmint | Mentha spicata |
| Spiderwort | Tradescantia virginiana |
| Spikenard | Aralia racemosa |
| Spotted dead-nettle | Lamium maculatum |
| Spotted touch-me-not | Impatiens capensis |
| Spreading aster | Aster patens |
| Spring-beauty | Claytonia virginica |
| Squirrel-corn | Dicentra canadensis |
| Star-grass | Hypoxis hirsuta |
| Starry campion | Silene stellata |
| Stiff gentian | Gentiana quinquefolia |
| Stinging nettle | Urtica dioica |
| Summer grape | Vitis aestivalis |
| Sunflower | Helianthus strumosus |
| Swamp violet | Viola cucullata |
| Sweet cicely | Osmorhiza claytoni |
| Sweet joe-pye-weed | Eupatorium purpureum |
| Sweet white violet | Viola blanda |
| Sweet-scented bedstraw | Galium triflorum |
| Tall bellflower | Campanula americana |
| Tall meadow-rue | Thalictrum polygamum |
| Teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris |
| Thimble-anemone | Anemone virginiana |
| Thin-leaved sunflower | Helianthus decapetalus |
| Three-lobed violet | Viola triloba |
| Three-seeded mercury | Acalypha virginica |
| Thyme-leaved speedwell | Veronica serpyllifolia |
| Tower mustard | Arabis glabea |
| Trailing bush-clover | Lespedeza procumbens |
| Trillium | Trillium erectum |
| Trout-lily | Erythronium americanum |
| True forget-me-not | Myosotis scorpoioides |
| Trumpet vine | Campsis radicans |
| Turtlehead | Chelone glabra |
| Two-leaved toothwort | Dentaria diphylla |
| Velvety tick-trefoil | Desmodium viridiflorum |
| Villous pinweed | Lechea villosa |
| Violet wood sorrel | Oxalis violacea |
| Vipers bugloss | Echium vulgare |
| Virginia bluebell | Mertensia virginica |
| Virginia creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
| Virginia snakeroot | Aristolochia serpentaria |
| Virginia waterleaf | Hydrophyllum virginianum |
| Virginian mountain mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum |
| Virgins-bower | Clematis virginiana |
| Wartweed | Euphorbia maculata |
| White clover | Trifolium repens |
| White snakeroot | Eupatorium rugosum |
| White sweet clover | Melilotus alba |
| White vervain | Verbena urticifolia |
| White wood aster | Aster divaricatus |
| White-topped aster | Sericarpus asteroides |
| Whitlow-wort | Paronychia fastigiata |
| Whorled milkwort | Polygala verticillata |
| Whorled wood aster | Aster acuminatus |
| Wild bergamot | Monarda fistulosa |
| Wild carrot | Daucus carota |
| Wild ginger | Asarum canadense |
| Wild hydrangea | Hydrangea arborescens |
| Wild leek | Allium tricoccum |
| Wild licorice | Galium circaezans |
| Wild lily-of-the-valley | Maianthemum canadense |
| Wild oats | Uvularia sessillifolia |
| Wild orange-red lily | Lilium philadelphicum |
| Wild potato-vine | Ipomoea pandurata |
| Wild sarsaparilla | Aralia nudicaulis |
| Winter-aconite | Helleborus viridios |
| Wood anemone | Anemone quinquefolia |
| Wood-betony | Pedicularis canadensis |
| Wood-nettle | Laportea canadensis |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
| Yellow dock | Rumex crispus |
| Yellow flax | Linum virginianum |
| Yellow gerardia | Gerardia flava |
| Yellow giant hyssop | Agastache nepetoides |
| Yellow sweet clover | Melilotus officinalis |
| Yellow wood sorrel | Oxalis stricta |
| Yerba-de-tago | Eclipta alba |
