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Vascular Plants of the Gorge at Buttermilk Falls State Park Ithaca, NY
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Wildflower Species by Scientific Name
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  Abutilon theophrasti  velvet leaf Malvaceae

Acalypha rhomboidea

common three-seeded mercury

Euphorbiaceae

Achillea millefolium

yarrow

Asteraceae

Actaea pachypoda

white baneberry, doll's-eyes

Ranunculaceae

Actaea rubra

red baneberry

Ranunculaceae

  Agastache nepetoides yellow giant hyssop Lamiaceae

Ageratina altissima

white snakeroot

Asteraceae

Agrimonia gryposepala

common agrimony

Rosaceae

Alisma subcordatum

southern water-plantain

Alismataceae

Alliaria petiolata

garlic mustard

Brassicaceae

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

common ragweed

Asteraceae

Amphicarpaea bracteata

hog peanut

Fabaceae

Anemone virginiana

thimbleweed

Ranunculaceae

Antennaria neglecta

field pussytoes

Asteraceae

Antennaria plantaginifolia

plantain-leaved pussytoes

Asteraceae

Anthemis arvensis

field chamomile

Asteraceae

Anthemis cotula

mayweed

Asteraceae

Apocynum androsaemifolium

spreading dogbane

Apocynaceae

Apocynum cannabinum

Indian hemp

Apocynaceae

Aquilegia canadensis

wild columbine

Ranunculaceae

Aralia nudicaulis

wild sarsaparilla

Araliaceae

Aralia racemosa

spikenard

Araliaceae

Arctium lappa

greater burdock

Asteraceae

Arctium minus

lesser burdock

Asteraceae

Arenaria serpyllifolia

thyme-leaved sandwort

Caryophylaceae

Arisaema triphyllum

jack-in-the-pulpit

Araceae

Artemisia vulgaris

mugwort

Asteraceae

Asarum canadense

wild ginger

Aristolochiaceae

Asclepias syriaca

common milkweed

Apocynaceae

Asclepias tuberosa

butterfly weed

Apocynaceae

Barbarea vulgaris

common winter cress

Brassicaceae

  Bellis perennis English daisy Asteraceae

Bidens frondosa

tall beggar ticks

Asteraceae

Blephilia hirsuta

hairy wood-mint

Lamiaceae

Borodinia laevigata

smooth rock cress

Brassicaceae

Brassica juncea

mustard greens

Brassicaceae

Caltha palustris

marsh marigold

Ranunculaceae

  Calystegia sepium hedge bindweed Convolvulaceae

Campanula americana

tall bellflower

Campanulaceae

Cardamine diphylla

toothwort

Brassicaceae

  Cardamine hirsuta hairy bitter-cress Brassicaceae

Cardamine pensylvanica

Pennsylvania bitter cress

Brassicaceae

Caulophyllum giganteum

early blue cohosh

Berberidaceae

Centaurea nigrescens

tyrol knapweed

Asteraceae

Centaurea stoebe

spotted knapweed

Asteraceae

Chelidonium majus

greater celendine

Papaveraceae

Chelone glabra

white turtlehead

Plantaginaceae

Cichorium intybus

chicory

Asteraceae

Circaea canadensis

enchanter's nightshade

Onagraceae

Cirsium arvense

creeping thistle or Canada thistle

Asteraceae

Cirsium vulgare

bull thistle

Asteraceae

Clematis virginiana

virgin's bower

Ranunculaceae

Clinopodium vulgare

wild basil

Lamiaceae

Collinsonia canadensis

horse balm

Lamiaceae

Comandra umbellata

bastard toadflax

Santalaceae

Conyza canadensis

horseweed

Asteraceae

  Corallorhiza odontorhiza fall coral-root Orchidaceae

Cryptotaenia canadensis

honewort

Apiaceae

Daucus carota

Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot

Apiaceae

Desmodium canadense

showy tick-trefoil

Fabaceae

Dianthus armeria

Deptford pink

Caryophylaceae

Dipsacus fullonum

wild teasel

Caprifoliaceae

  Echinacea purpurea purple coneflower Asteraceae
  Epifagus virginiana beechdrops Orobanchaceae

Epigaea repens

trailing arbutus

Ericaceae

Epilobium ciliatum

fringed willow-herb

Onagraceae

Epipactis helleborine

helleborine

Orchidaceae

Erechtites hieraciifolius

pilewort

Asteraceae

Erigeron annuus

annual daisy fleabane

Asteraceae

Erigeron philadelphicus

Philadelphia fleabane

Asteraceae

Erigeron pulchellus

Robin's plantain

Asteraceae

Eupatorium perfoliatum

boneset

Asteraceae

Euphorbia maculata

spotted spurge

Euphorbiaceae

Eurybia divaricata

white wood aster

Asteraceae

Eurybia macrophylla

large-leaved aster

Asteraceae

  Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod Asteraceae

Eutrochium maculatum

spotted Joe-Pye weed

Asteraceae

  Eutrochium purpureum sweet-scented Joe-Pye weed Asteraceae

Fragaria virginiana

wild strawberry

Rosaceae

  Galinsoga quadriradiata quickweed Asteraceae

Galium album

wild madder

Rubiaceae

Galium aparine

cleavers

Rubiaceae

Galium circaezans

wild licorice

Rubiaceae

Galium triflorum

sweetscented bedstraw

Rubiaceae

Gaultheria procumbens

wintergreen

Ericaceae

Geranium maculatum

wild geranium

Geraniaceae

Geranium robertianum

herb Robert

Geraniaceae

Geum canadense

white avens

Rosaceae

Geum fragarioides

barren wild strawberry

Rosaceae

Glechoma hederacea

gill-over-the-ground

Lamiaceae

Hackelia virginiana

Virginia stickseed

Boraginaceae

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem artichoke

Asteraceae

Hemerocallis fulva

orange day lily

Asphodelaceae

Hepatica acutiloba

sharp-lobed hepatica

Ranunculaceae

Hepatica americana

round-lobed hepatica

Ranunculaceae

Hesperis matronalis

dame's rocket

Brassicaceae

Hieracium murorum

wall hawkweed

Asteraceae

Hieracium paniculatum

panicled hawkweed

Asteraceae

Hieracium venosum

rattlesnake weed

Asteraceae

Houstonia caerulea

bluets or Quaker ladies

Rubiaceae

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Virginia waterleaf

Boraginaceae

  Hylodesmum glutinosum pointed-leaved tick-trefoil Fabaceae

Hypericum perforatum

common St. Johnswort

Hypericaceae

Hypericum punctatum

spotted St. Johnswort

Hypericaceae

Hypopitys monotropa

pinesap

Ericaceae

Impatiens capensis

spotted touch-me-not

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens pallida

pale touch-me-not

Balsaminaceae

Lactuca biennis

tall blue lettuce

Asteraceae

Lactuca serriola

prickly lettuce

Asteraceae

Lamium purpureum

purple dead nettle

Lamiaceae

Laportea canadensis

wood-nettle

Urticaceae

Lapsana communis

nipplewort

Asteraceae

Leonurus cardiaca

motherwort

Lamiaceae

Lepidium campestre

field pepperweed

Brassicaceae

Lespedeza hirta

hairy bush-clover

Fabaceae

Leucanthemum vulgare

oxeye daisy

Asteraceae

Lobelia inflata

Indian tobacco

Campanulaceae

Lobelia siphilitica

great blue lobelia

Campanulaceae

Lotus corniculatus

birdsfoot trefoil

Fabaceae

Lychnis flos-cuculi

ragged robin

Caryophylaceae

  Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife Primulaceae

Lysimachia nummularia

moneywort

Primulaceae

Lythrum salicaria

purple loosestrife

Lythraceae

Maianthemum canadense

Canada mayflower

Asparagaceae

Maianthemum racemosum

false Solomon's-seal

Asparagaceae

Malva moschata

musk mallow

Malvaceae

Medicago lupulina

black medic

Fabaceae

Melampyrum lineare

cow wheat

Orobanchaceae

Melilotus albus

white sweet-clover

Fabaceae

Melilotus officinalis

yellow sweet-clover

Fabaceae

Mertensia virginica

eastern bluebells

Boraginaceae

Micranthes virginiensis

early saxifrage

Saxifragaceae

Mitchella repens

partridgeberry

Rubiaceae

Mitella diphylla

mitrewort or bishop's-cap

Saxifragaceae

Monotropa uniflora

Indian pipe

Ericaceae

Myosotis arvensis

field forget-me-not

Boraginaceae

Myosotis scorpioides

true forget-me-not

Boraginaceae

Nabalus albus

white rattlesnake-root

Asteraceae

Nabalus altissimus

tall white lettuce

Asteraceae

  Nabalus trifoliolatus gall-of-the-earth  Asteraceae

Nepeta cataria

catnip

Lamiaceae

Oenothera biennis

common evening primrose

Onagraceae

  Oenothera perennis small sundrops Onagraceae

Osmorhiza claytonii

sweet cicely

Apiaceae

Osmorhiza longistylis

aniseroot

Apiaceae

Oxalis stricta

yellow wood sorrel

Oxalidaceae

Pastinaca sativa

wild parsnip

Apiaceae

Penstemon hirsutus

hairy beardtongue

Plantaginaceae

Persicaria lapathifolia

dock-leaved smartweed

Polygonaceae

Persicaria maculosa

lady's thumb

Polygonaceae

Persicaria virginiana

jumpseed

Polygonaceae

Phlox subulata

moss phlox

Polemoniaceae

Phryma leptostachya

lopseed

Phrymaceae

Phytolacca americana

pokeweed

Phytolaccaceae

Picris hieracioides

oxtongue

Asteraceae

Pilea pumila

clearweed

Urticaceae

Pilosella aurantiaca

devil's paintbrush or orange hawkweed

Asteraceae

Pilosella caespitosa

yellow hawkweed

Asteraceae

  Pilosella flagellaris whip hawkweed Asteraceae

Pilosella piloselloides

glaucous-leaved hawkweed

Asteraceae

Plantago lanceolata

English plantain

Plantaginaceae

Plantago major

common plantain

Plantaginaceae

Podophyllum peltatum

may apple

Berberidaceae

Polemonium reptans

Jacob's ladder

Polemoniaceae

Polygala verticillata

whorled milkwort

Polygalaceae

Polygaloides paucifolia

gaywings or fringed polygala

Polygalaceae

Polygonatum pubescens

hairy Solomon's seal

Asparagaceae

  Potentilla argentea silvery cinquefoil Rosaceae

Potentilla norvegica

rough cinquefoil

Rosaceae

Potentilla recta

rough-fruited cinquefoil

Rosaceae

Potentilla simplex

common cinquefoil

Rosaceae

Prunella vulgaris

heal-all or selfheal

Lamiaceae

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Virginia mountain mint

Lamiaceae

Ranunculus abortivus

kidney-leaved buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus acris

tall buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus bulbosus

bulbous buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus recurvatus

hooked buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Ranunculus repens

creeping buttercup

Ranunculaceae

Rudbeckia hirta

black-eyed susan

Asteraceae

Rudbeckia laciniata

green-headed coneflower

Asteraceae

Rudbeckia triloba

thin-leaved coneflower or three-lobed coneflower

Asteraceae

Rumex crispus

curly dock

Polygonaceae

Rumex obtusifolius

broad-leaved dock

Polygonaceae

Sanicula canadensis

Canada snakeroot

Apiaceae

Sanicula marilandica

black snakeroot

Apiaceae

Sanicula odorata

clustered snakeroot

Apiaceae

Securigera varia

crown vetch

Fabaceae

Silene latifolia

white campion

Caryophylaceae

  Silene vulgaris bladder campion Caryophylaceae

Sisyrinchium montanum

mountain blue-eyed grass

Iridaceae

Solanum carolinense

horse nettle

Solanaceae

Solanum dulcamara

bittersweet nighshade

Solanaceae

Solidago altissima

tall goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago arguta

sharp-leaved goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago bicolor

silverrod

Asteraceae

Solidago caesia

blue-stem goldenrod or wreath goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago flexicaulis

zigzag goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago gigantea

late goldenrod or smooth goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago juncea

early goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago nemoralis

gray goldenrod

Asteraceae

Solidago rugosa

rough-stemmed goldenrod or wrinkled-leaved goldenrod

Asteraceae

Sonchus arvensis

field sow-thistle or tall sow-thistle

Asteraceae

Sonchus asper

spiny-leaved sow-thistle

Asteraceae

Stellaria media

common chickweed

Caryophylaceae

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

heart-leaved aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

panicled aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

calico aster or goblet aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum lowrieanum

Lowrie's aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum pilosum

old field aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum prenanthoides

crooked-stemmed aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum undulatum

wavy-leaved aster

Asteraceae

Symphyotrichum urophyllum

arrow-leaved aster

Asteraceae

Symplocarpus foetidus

skunk cabbage

Araceae

Taraxacum officinale

common dandelion

Asteraceae

  Teucrium canadense American germander Lamiaceae

Thalictrum dioicum

early meadow rue

Ranunculaceae

Thalictrum pubescens

tall meadow rue

Ranunculaceae

Thalictrum thalictroides

rue anemone

Ranunculaceae

Tiarella cordifolia

foamflower

Saxifragaceae

Torilis japonica

Japanese hedge-parsley

Apiaceae

Trifolium aureum

large hop clover

Fabaceae

Trifolium dubium

small hop clover

Fabaceae

Trifolium pratense

red clover

Fabaceae

Trifolium repens

white clover

Fabaceae

Trillium erectum

red trillium or wake robin

Melanthiaceae

Trillium grandiflorum

large-flowered white trillium

Melanthiaceae

  Tripleurospermum inodorum scentless chamomile Asteraceae

Tussilago farfara

coltsfoot

Asteraceae

Urtica dioica

stinging nettle

Urticaceae

Uvularia perfoliata

perfoliate bellwort

Colchicaceae

Verbascum blattaria

moth mullein

Scrophulariaceae

Verbascum thapsus

common mullein

Scrophulariaceae

Verbena urticifolia

white vervain

Verbenaceae

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

water speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Veronica chamaedrys

germander speedwell or bird's-eye speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Veronica officinalis

common speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Veronica persica

field speedwell

Plantaginaceae

Vinca minor

common periwinkle or myrtle

Apocynaceae

  Vincetoxicum rossicum pale swallowwort Apocynaceae

Viola blanda

sweet white violet

Violaceae

Viola pubescens

downy yellow violet

Violaceae

Viola rostrata

long-spurred violet

Violaceae

Viola sororia

common blue violet

Violaceae

Viola subsinuata

palmate-leaved violet

Violaceae

  Zizea aurea golden alexanders Apiaceae
       

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