NON-VASCULAR PLANTS:
Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts

Division Bryophyta: Mosses

Family Sphagnaceae

Sphagnum Moss,
Sphagnum spp.

SEEDLESS VASCULAR PLANTS:
Ferns, Club Mosses, and Horsetails

Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis

Division Pterophyta: Ferns

Family Osmundaceae: Flowering Ferns

Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea

Interrupted Fern
Osmunda claytoniana

Family Polypodiaceae: Common Ferns

Beech Fern
Phegopteris connectilis

Bracken Fern
Pteridium aquilinum

Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern
Onoclea sensibilis

Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis

SEED-BEARING VASCULAR PLANTS:
Gymnosperm - Gingko and Conifers
Angiosperms - Flowering Plants

Division Gingkophyta: Gingko

Family Gingkoaceae

Gingko
Ginkgo biloba

Division Coniferophyta: Conifers

Family Taxaceae

American Yew
Taxus canadensis

Balsam Fir, Abies balsamea

Family Pinaceae

Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides

Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea

Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis

Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis

Golden Larch
Pseudolarix kaempferi

Red Pine, Norway Pine
Pinus resinosa

Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris

Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus

Norway Spruce
Picea abies

White Spruce
Picea glauca

Tamarack, American Larch
Larix laricina

 

 

Division Anthophyta: Flowering Plants
Angiosperms - Grass, Lily, Iris, Aspen, Willow, Birch, Alder, Beech, Chestnut, Oak, Elm, Rose, Legume, Maple, Dogwood, Composite, etc.

Subclass Monocotyledonae: Monocots
A Single Embryonic Seed Leaf

Family Poaceae: Grasses

Bristly Foxtail
Setaria spp.

Hair Grass
Deschampsia flexuosa

Orchard Grass
Dactylis glomerata

Timothy, Phleum pratense

 

Timothy
Phleum pratense

Family Cyperaceae: Sedges

Inflated Sedge
Carex intumescens

Family Commelinaceae: Spiderworts

Spiderwort, Wandering Jew
Tradescantia virginiana

Family Juncaceae: Rushes

Juncus Canadensis
Juncus canadensis

Family Liliaceae: Lilies

Canada Mayflower
Maianthemum canadense

Clintonia, Corn-Lily
Clintonia borealis

Day-Lily
Hemerocallis fulva

Yellow Day-lily, Lemon Lily
Hemerocallis flava

False Solomon's-Seal
Smilacina racemosa

Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia

Hosta
Hosta spp.

Purple Twisted Stalk
Streptopus roseus

Painted Trillium
Trillium undulatum

Red Trillium
Trillium erectum

Wild Oats, Sessile Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia

Yellow Iris, Iris pseudacorus

Family Iridaceae: Irises

Larger Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor

Yellow Iris
Iris pseudacorus

Family Orchidaceae: Orchids

Pink Lady's Slipper
Cypripidium acaule

Subclass Dicotyledonae: Dicots
Two Embryonic Seed Leaves

Family Salicaceae: Willows and Aspens

Bigtooth Aspen
Populus grandidentata

Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides

Weeping Willow
Salix babylonica

Family Juglandaceae: Hickories and Walnuts

Black Walnut
Juglans nigra

Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata

Family Corylaceae: Birches and Alders

Speckled Alder
Alnus rugosa

Black Birch
Betula lenta

Gray Birch
Betula populifolia

White Birch, Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera

Yellow Birch
Betula lutea

Hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana

American Beech, Fagus grandifolia

Family Fagaceae: Beeches, Chestnuts, and Oaks

American Beech
Fagus grandifolia

European Beech
Fagus sylvatica var.

American Chestnut
Castanea dentata

Black Oak
Quercus velutina

Pin Oak
Quercus palustrus

Post Oak
Quercus stellata

Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra

White Oak
Quercus alba

Family Ulmaceae: Elms

Chinese Elm, Ulmus parvifolia

American Elm
Ulmus americana

Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia

Family Polygonaceae: Buckwheats

Curled Dock
Rumex crispus

Smartweed, Polygonum
Polygonum spp.

Sheep Sorrel, Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosella

Family Caryophyllaceae: Pinks

Deptford Pink
Dianthus armeria

Mountain Sandwort
Arenaria groenlandica

Family Nymphaeaceae: Water Lilies

Tuliptree, Liriodendron tulipifera

Fragrant Water Lily
Nymphaea odorata

Family Ranunculaceae: Crowfoots

Red Baneberry
Actaea rubra

Spearwort
Ranunculus spp.

Family Magnoliaceae: Magnolias

Tuliptree, Yellow-Poplar
Liriodendron tulipifera

Family Calycanthaceae: Calycanthus

Hairy Allspice, Common Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus

Family Berberidaceae: Barberries

Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii

Family Lauraceae: Laurels

Sassafras
Sassafras albidum

Family Saxifragaceae: Saxifrages

Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia

Common Mock-Orange
Philadelphus inodorus

Family Hamamelidaceae: Witch Hazels

Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua

Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana

Family Platanaceae: Sycamores

Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis

Family Rosaceae:

American Mountain Ash, Pyrus americanan

American Mountain Ash
Pyrus americana

Blackberry, Bramble
Rubus spp.

Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica

Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta

Silvery Cinquefoil
Potentilla argentea

Three-Toothed Cinquefoil
Potentilla tridentata

Crabapple
Malus spp.

Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.

Meadowsweet
Spiraea latifolia

Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis

Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus

Wild Rose, Rosa spp.

Wild Rose
Rosa spp.

Common Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana

Wood Strawberry
Fragaria vesca

Family Leguminosae

Alsike Clover
Trifolium hybridum

Red Clover
Trifolium pratense

Smaller Hop Clover
Trifolium procumbens

White Clover, Honeystalks
Trifolium repens

Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia

Mimosa, Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissia

Cow Vetch
Vicia cracca

Crown-Vetch, Axseed
Coronilla varia

Yellowwood
Cladrastis lutea

Family Oxalidaceae

Common Wood Sorrel
Oxalis montana

Yellow Wood Sorrel
Oxalis stricta

Family Rutaceae

Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata

Family Polygalaceae

Cross-Leaved Milkwort, Drumheads
Polygala cruciata

Family Euphorbiaceae

Cypress Spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias

Family Anacardiaceae

Poison Ivy
Rhus radicans

Sumac
Rhus spp.

Smokebush
Cotinus coggygria

Family Aquifoliaceae

American Holly
Ilex opaca

Family Celastraceae

American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens

Burningbush
Euonymus alata

Sugar Maple, Acer saccharum

Family Aceraceae

Amur Maple
Acer ginnala

Japanese Maple
Acer palmata

Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum

Norway Maple
Acer platinoides

Planetree Maple, Sycamore Maple
Acer pseudoplatanus

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Striped Maple, Moosewood
Acer pensylvanicum

Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum

Family Hippocastanaceae

Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava

Horsechestnut
Aesculus hippocastanum

Family Sapindaceae

Goldenrain Tree
Koelreuteria paniculata

Family Balsaminaceae

Spotted Touch-Me-Not
Impatiens capensis

Family Rhamnaceae

Alderleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus alnifolia

European Buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula

Family Vitaceae

Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Grape
Vitis spp.

Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia

LIttle-Leaf Linden, Tilia cordata

Family Tiliaceae

American Basswood
Tilia americana

Little-Leaf Linden
Tilia cordata

Family Theaceae

Mountain-Camellia
Stewartia ovata

Family Guttiferae

Common St. Johnswort
Hypericum perforatum

Canadian St. Johnswort
Hypericum canadense

Family Violaceae

Northern White Violet
Viola pallens

 

 

Family Lythraceae

Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria

Family Nyssaceae

Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica

Family Onagraceae

Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis

Family Araliaceae

Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis

Family Umbelliferae

Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
Daucus carota

Family Cornaceae

Kousa Dogwood, Cornus kousa

Bunchberry, Dwarf Cornel
Cornus canadensis

Bloodtwig Dogwood
Cornus sanguinea

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa

Swamp Dogwood
Cornus amomum

Roundleaf Dogwood
Cornus rugosa

Family Clethraceae

Coast Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia

Winter Creeper
Euonymus fortunei

Spotted Wintergreen, Chimaphilia maculata

Family Pyrolaceae

Indian-Pipe
Monotropa uniflora

Shinleaf, Pyrola
Pyrola elliptica

Spotted Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata

Family Ericaceae

Azalea
Rhododendron spp.

Common Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum

Mountain Cranberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia

Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia

Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum

Sourwood
Oxydendron arboreum

Family Primulaceae

Whorled Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia

Yellow Loosetrife
Lysimachia terrestris

Star Flower
Trientalis borealis

Family Oleaceae

Fringe-Tree
Chionanthus virginicus

Common Milkweed, Asclepias quadrifolia

Family Asclepiadaceae

Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca

Four-Leaved Milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia

Family Convolvulaceae

Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium

Family Boraginaceae

True Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis scorpioides

Family Labiatae

Heal-All, Self-Heal
Prunella vulgaris

Family Solanaceae

Nightshade, Bittersweet
Solanum dulcamara

Family Scrophulariaceae

Butter and Eggs
Linaria vulgaris

Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea

Common Mullein
Verbascum thapsus

Red Turtlehead
Chelone lyoni

Family Bignoniaceae

Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa

Family Plantaginaceae: Plantains

Common Plantain
Plantago major

English Plantain
Plantago lanceolata

Hobblebush, Viburnum alnifolium

Family Caprifoliaceae

Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii

Hobblebush
Viburnum alnifolium

Wayfaring-Tree
Viburnum lantana

Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Family Campanulaceae

Creeping Bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides

Lobelia
Lobelia spp.

Family Asteraceae

Whorled Wood Aster
Aster acuminatus

Beggar's Ticks, Sticktight
Bidens frondosa

Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta

Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta

Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum

Chicory
Cichorium intybus

Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea

Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia fulgida

Garden Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria

Lance-Leaved Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata

Ox-Eye Daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale

Spotted Knapweed, Centaurea maculosa

Goldenrod
Solidago spp.

Canadian Hawkweed
Hieracium canadense

Orange Hawkweed
Hieracium aurantiacum

Smoothish Hawkweed
Hieracium floribundum

King Devil
Hieracium pratense

Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea maculosa

Robin-Plantain
Erigeron pulchellus

Common Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare

Yarrow
Achillea millefolium

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Created by: Niki Zhou and Carla Holleran
Maintained by: Nick Rodenhouse
Created: June 25, 2004
Last Modified: August 7, 2004
Expries: June 1, 2005