Species List

This page includes an alphabetical list of the common names of identified species. Each name links to an image, and the scientific name is in parentheses following the common name.

American germander (Teucrium canadense)
Arrow arum (Peltandra virginica)
Arrow leaved tearthumb (Polygonum sagittatum)
Arrowhead (common) (Sagittaria latifolia)
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)
Barberry, Japanese (Commelina communis)
Bee balm (Monarda didyma)
Bellwort (sessileleaf) (Uvularia sessilifolia)
Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Bishops goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)
Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
Black mustard (Brassica nigra)
Black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Blackberry, common (Rubus allegheniensis)
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
Blue flag (Iris versicolor)
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)
Blue violet, common (Viola papilionacea)
Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium sp.)
Bluets (Houstonia caerulea)
Bugle (Ajuga reptans)
Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Burdock, common (Arctium minus)
Buttercup, common (Ranunculus acris)
Buttercup, creeping (Ranunculus repens)
Calico aster (Aster lateriflorus)
Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)
Cattail, common (Typha latifolia)
Celandine (Chelidonium majus)
Chickweed, common (Stellaria media)
Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Cinquefoil, common (Potentilla simplex)
Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Clustered snakeroot (Sanicula gregaria)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
Corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis)
Crown vetch (Coronilla varia)
Cut-leaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Cypress spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)
Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus)
Dames rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Dandelion, common (Taraxacum officinale)
Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria)
Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)
Dock (Rumex sp.)
Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii)
Dwarf glory of the snow (Scilla nana)
Early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum)
Elder, common (Sambucus canadensis)
Enchanter’s nightshade (Circaea quadrisulcata)
European columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris)
Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
False nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
False solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Firepink (Silene virginica)
Fleabane, common (Erigeron philadelphicus)
Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Golden ragwort (Packera aurea)
Great wood sorrel (Oxalis grandis)
Green headed coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea)
Groundnut (Apios americana)
Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)
Halberd leaved violet (Viola hastata)
Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris)
Hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium)
Herb robert (Geranium robertianum)
Hog peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)
Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
Honeysuckle, Japanese (Lonicera sp.)
Hop clover (Trifolium agrarium)
Horse nettle (Solanum carolinense)
Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)
Indian hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)
Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
Ironweed (Veronica sp.)
Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Joe-pye weed (Eupatorium dubium)
Jumpseed (Tovara virginiana)
Ladies thumb (Polygonum persicaria)
Least hop clover (Trifolium dubium)
Long leaved stitchwort (Stellaria longifolia)
Mad-dog skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Mile a minute vine (Persicaria perfoliata)
Milkweed, common (Asclepias syriaca)
Milkweed, purple(Asclepias purpurascens)
Milkweed, swamp (Asclepias incarnata)
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) (not pictured)
Mullein, common (Verbascum thapsus)
Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
Narrow leaved bittercress (Cardamine impatiens)
Nodding smartweed (Polygonum lapathifolium)
Northern bugleweed (Lycopus uniflorus)
Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)
Pale violet (Viola striata)
Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Pink azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides)
Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) (flowers not pictured)
Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Purple dead nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Queen anne’s lace (Daucus carota)
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
Rough fruited cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)
Rough hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum)
Round-leaved violet (Viola rotundifolia)
Rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)
Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
Small flowered crowfoot (Ranunculus abortivus)
Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)
Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
Speedwell, common (Veronica officinalis)
Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
Spotted joe-pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
Spotted touch me not (Impatiens capensis)
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)
Spring cress (Cardamine bulbosa)
St. Johnswort, common (Hypericum perforatum)
Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera)
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)
Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa)
Sweet cicely (Osmorhiza claytoni)
Sweet everlasting (Gnaphalium obtusifolium)
Tall nettle (Urtica procera)
Teasel (Dipsacus sylvestris)
Trillium, large flowered (Trillium grandiflorum)
Trillium, red (Trillium erectum)
Trout lily (Erythronium rostratum)
Violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea)
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
Virginia rose (Rosa virginia)
Virgins bower (Clematis virginiana)
Water hemlock (Cicuta maculata)
White campion (Lychnis alba)
White clover (Trifolium repens)
White snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)
White sweet clover (Melilotus alba)
White vervain (Verbena urticifolia)
White wood aster (Aster divaricatus)
Whorled loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
Whorled mountain mint (Pycnanthemum verticillatum)
Wild basil (Clinopodium vulgaris)
Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata)
Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Wild licorice (Galium lanceolatum)
Wild mint (Mentha arvensis)
Wild stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
Willow leaf lettuce (Lactuca saligna)
Winter cress, common (Brassica vulgaris)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yellow corydalis (Corydalis flavula)
Yellow hawkweed (Hieracium pratense)
Yellow wood sorrel (Oxalis stricta)

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