Plants found on FLNPS walk at Roy H. Park preserve

 Northern portion of preserve - 8/24/2013 + few additions from 9/2013 

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME NOTES
Trees    
Acer rubrum red maple  
Carpinus caroliniana musclewood, American hornbeam  
Ostrya virginiana hop hornbeam  
Picea abies Norway spruce not native
Pinus strobus white pine  
Pinus sylvestris var. sylvestris Scotch pine not native, cultivated
Populus tremuloides trembling or quaking aspen  
Quercus alba white oak  
Salix spp. willows at least 2 species present
Sorbus americana American mountain-ash  
Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock  
     
Shrubs    
Cornus racemosa gray dogwood  
Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive not native, invasive
Rosa multiflora multiflora rose not native, invasive
Rubus spp. brambles  
Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberriy tasty fruit
Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum northern arrow-wood  
     
Vines    
Clematis virginiana Virgin’s-bower  
     
Herbacious Plants    
Achillea millefolium var. millefolium yarrow  
Ambrosia artemisiifolia ragweed  
Antennaria sp. pussytoes dry, sunny, open habitat, near trail entrance to Hammond Hill State Forest. There are 8 species in Tompkins County.
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum common Jack-in-the-pulpit  
Bromus inermis smooth brome, awnless brome  
Calystegia sepium (Convolvulus sepium) hedge bindweed  
Carlina vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Carline thistle not native
Chelone glabra white turtlehead  
Cichorium intybus chickory not native
Cirsium pumilum var. pumilum pasture thistle  
Cirsium vulgare bull thistle, common thistle winged stem, not native
Daucus carota Queen Ann’s lace not native
Dipsacus fullonum common teasel not native
Doellingeria umbellata var. umbellata (Aster umbellatus) flat-top white aster  
Erigeron annuus daisy fleabane  
Eupatorium perfoliatum boneset name as in NYFA
Euthamia graminifolia grass-leaved goldenrod  
Eutrochium fistulosum hollow Joe-Pye weed TBC by cutting a stem
Eutrochium maculatum (Euptorium maculatum) spotted Joe-Pye weed  
Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum (Euptorium purpureum) sweet-scented Joe-pye weed, purple node …  
Galium sp. bedstraw  
Gentiana clausa closed or bottle gentian in bloom 8/24/13
Gentianella quinquefolia ssp. quinquefolia stiff gentian in bloom 9/11/2013
Impatiens capensis orange jewelweed, spotted jewelweed in bloom 8/24/13
Iris sp. iris not in bloom 8/24/13
Juncus effusus soft rush  
Lobelia cardinalis cardinal flower in bloom 8/24/13
Lotus corniculatus bird’s-foot trefoil  
Lysimachia ciliata fringed loosestrife flowers yellow
Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife not native, invasive
Malva moschata musk mallow not native
Myosotis scorpioides Forget-me-not not native
Oxalis stricta sour clover  
Persicaria sagittata arrow-leaved tearthumb  
Phleum pratense Timothy not native, good hay plant
Pilea pumila Canadaclearweed  
Polygala sanguinea field milkwort  
Polygonum sp.   flowers pink
Plantago lanceolata English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain not native
Potentilla simplex old-field cinquefoil, common cinquefoil  
Prunella vulgaris heal-all one of 2 varieties, one native the other not native.
Pyrola elliptica shinleaf  
Ranunculus acris tall buttercup not native
Rudbeckia hirta black-eyed susan  
Scirpus cyperinus common wool grass  Cyperaceae
Solidago altissima ssp. altissima tall goldenrod  
Solidago bicolor silver-rod  
Solidago gigantea smooth stemmed goldenrod, giant goldenrod  
Solidago juncea early goldenrod smooth stem, bracts in leaf axils
Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod  
Solidago rugosa rough-stemmed or wrinkle-leaved goldenrod  
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (Aster lateriflorus) calico aster  
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (Aster novae-angliae) New Englandaster  
Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei  (Aster pilosus var. pringlei) Pringle's aster, white old-field aster  
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Aster prenanthoides) crooked-stemmed aster  
Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum (Aster puneceus) swamp aster, purple-stemmed aster  
Thalictrum pubescens (Thalictrum polygamum) tall meadow-rue Betsy Darlington
Trifolium hybridum alsike clover not native
Trifolium pratense red clover not native
Typha angustifolia narrow-leaf cat-tail  
Uvularia sessilifolia sessile bellwort, wild oats  
Verbena hastata blue vervain  
     
Ferns    
Athyrium filix-femina lady fern  
Botrychium multifidum leathery grape fern  
Dryopteris carthusiana (Dryopteris spinulosa) spinulose wood fern  
Dryopteris intermedia intermediate wood fern  
Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern, bead fern  
Pteridium aquilinum bracken  
     
Fern Allies    
Diphasiastrum digitatum (Lycopodium digitatum) southern ground-cedar Branches: flat, fan-shaped, upper side green, shiny, underside dull, pale;stems: creep on soil surface; leaves: 4-ranked, attached to stem >1/2 their length, underside leaf tiny; stroboli: 2-4 in false whorl.  Common.
     
Mosses    
Leucobryum glaucum pincushion moss