Flora Observed at Meeman Biological Station

Species	Family	Common Name	Life form
Actea alba	Ranunculaceae	White Bane Berry	herb
Arisaema triphyllum	Araceae	Jack-in-the-pulpit	herb
Capsella bursa-pastoralis	Brassicaceae	Shepherd's Purse	herb
Cardamine hirsuta	Brassicaceae	Cress	herb
Claytonia virginiana	Portulacaceae	Spring Beauty	herb
Corydalis micrantha	Papaveraceae	Corydalis	herb
Dentaria laciniata	Brassicaceae	Toothwort	herb
Duchesnea indicai	Rosaceae	False Strawberry	herb
Epifagus virginiana	Plantaginaceae	Beechdrops	parasitic herb
Erigeron	Asteraceae	Fleabane	herb
Galium sp.	Rubiaceae	bedstraw	herb
Lepidium sp.	Brassicaceae	Pepper grass	herb
Myosotis verna	Boraginaceae	spring forget-me-not	herb
Osmorhiza sp.	Apiaceae	sweetroot	herb
Phlox divaricata	Polemoniaceae	Phlox	herb
Plantago majori	Plantaginaceae	Common Plantain	herb
Podophyllum peltatum	Berberidaceae	May Apple	herb
Polygonum sp.*	Polygonaceae	Smartweed	herb
Ranunculus abortivus	Ranunculaceae	Buttercup	herb
Sanguinaria canadensis	Papaveraceae	Bloodroot	herb
Senecio glabellus	Asteraceae	groundsel, ragwort	herb
Stellaria mediai	Caryophyllaceae	Chickweed	herb
Trillium sessile	Liliaceae	Trillum; wake robin	herb
Urtica dioica*	Urticaceae	Stinging Nettle	herb
Viola pubescens	Violaceae	Yellow Violet	herb
Viola soraria	Violaceae	Common Blue Violet	herb
Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Vitaceae	Virginia creeper	vine
Toxicodendron radicans	Anacardiaceae	Poison Ivy	vine
Vitis sp.	Vitaceae	wild grape	liana
Lindera benzoin	Lauraceae	Spicebush	shrub
Aesculus pavia	Hippocastanaceae	Red Buckeye	small tree
Asimina triloba	Annonaceae	Pawpaw	small tree
Carpinus caroliniana*	Betulaceae	Blue Beech; Musclewood	small tree
Cornus florida	Cornaceae	Dogwood	small tree
Carya sp.*	Juglandaceae	Hickory	tree
Celtis sp.	Ulmaceae	Sugarberry; Hackberry	tree
Fagus grandifolia*	Fagacaceae	American Beech	tree
Gleditsia triachanthos	Fabaceae	Honey Locust	tree
Juglans nigra	Juglandaceae	Black Walnut	tree
Liquidambar styraciflua	Hammamelidaceae	Sweet Gum	tree
Liriodendron tulipifera	Magnoliaceae	Tulip Tree; Tulip Poplar	tree
Ostrya virginiana*	Betulaceae	Hop Hornbeam; Ironwood	tree
Quercus sp.	Fagacaceae	Oaks	tree
Sassafras albidum	Lauraceae	Sassafras	tree
Ulmus	Ulmaceae	Elm	tree
* = not flowering
i = introduced

 

This list was compiled by Dr. Melissa Koontz and Dr. Randall Bayer.