Selected Flora and Fungi of the Mid-Atlantic Region


Miscellaneous Flowering Plants   –   Orchids   –   Ferns & Allies   –   Trees and Woody Shrubs   –   Fungi   –   Non-natives   –   References   –   Taxa Translation Help


Miscellaneous Flowering Plants

                 Beardtongue - Penstemon
Beardtongue: Pale Beardtongue - Penstemon pallidus   [Plantaginaceae]
Beardtongue: White Beardtongue (Foxglove Beardtongue) - Penstemon digitalis   [Plantaginaceae]
 
 
                 Beebalm, Bergamot - Monarda
Beebalm: Purple Bergamot - Monarda media   [Lamiaceae]
Beebalm: Scarlet Beebalm (Crimson Beebalm, Bergamot) - Monarda didyma   [Lamiaceae]
 
 
Bellwort - Uvularia perfoliata   [Colchicaceae]
Black Cohosh (Common Black Cohosh, Bugbane) - Actaea racemosa (formerly Cimicifuga racemosa)   [Ranunculaceae]
Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta   [Asteraceae]
Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis   [Papaveraceae]
 
                 Bluet - Houstonia
Common Bluet - Houstonia caerulea   [Rubiaceae]
Woodland Bluet - Houstonia purpurea   [Rubiaceae]
 
 
Bottlebrush Grass - Elymus hystrix   [Poaceae]
Broad-leaved Arrowhead (Duck Potato) - Sagittaria latifolia   [Alismataceae]
Butterfly Pea (Spurred Butterfly Pea) - Centrosema virginianum   [Fabaceae]
Cardinal Flower - Lobelia cardinalis   [Campanulaceae]
Carolina Wild-petunia (Common Wild-petunia) - Ruellia caroliniensis   [ Acanthaceae]
Cow Parsnip - Heracleum maximum   [Apiaceae]
Dayflower: Erect Dayflower (Slender Dayflower) - Commelina erecta   [Commelinaceae]
Dolls'-eyes (White Baneberry) - Actaea pachypoda   [Ranunculaceae]
Dutchmans Breeches - Dicentra cucullaria   [Fumariaceae]
Dwarf Larkspur - Delphinium tricorne   [Ranunculaceae]
Early Saxifrage - Micranthes virginiensis   [Saxifragaceae]
Eastern Shooting Star - Dodecatheon meadia   [Primulaceae]
Elephant's-foot: Carolina Elephant's-foot - Elephantopus carolinianus   [Asteraceae]
Enchanter's Nightshade - Circaea canadensis   [Onagraceae]
Entire-leaved False Foxglove - Aureolaria laevigata   [Orobanchaceae]
Evening Primrose: Common Evening Primrose (Common Evening-primrose) - Oenothera biennis   [Onagraceae]
Field Milkwort (Purple Milkwort) - Polygala sanguinea   [Polygalaceae]
Flowering Raspberry (Purple-Flowering Raspberry) - Rubus odoratus   [Rosaceae]
Fly Poison - Amianthium muscaetoxicum   [Melanthiaceae]
Fringed Loosestrife - Lysimachia ciliata   [Primulaceae]
Galax - Galax urceolata   [Diapensiaceae]
Goat's Beard - Aruncus dioicus   [Rosaceae]
Harbinger-of-Spring - Erigenia bulbosa   [Apiaceae]
Hog Peanut - Amphicarpaea bracteata   [Fabaceae]
Horsebalm: Canada Horsebalm (Stoneroot) - Collinsonia canadensis   [Lamiaceae]
Horse-nettle (Carolina Horse-nettle) - Solanum carolinense   [Solanaceae]
Jewelweed: Orange Jewelweed (Spotted Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not) - Impatiens capensis   [Balsaminaceae]
Jewelweed: Pale Jewelweed (Yellow Jewelweed, Touch-me-not) - Impatiens pallida   [Balsaminaceae]
Indian Cucumber-root - Medeola virginiana   [Liliaceae]
Indian Pipe (Corpse Plant) - Monotropa uniflora   [Ericaceae]
Ironweed (New York Ironweed) - Vernonia noveboracensis   [Asteraceae]
Jack-in-the-pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum   [Araceae]
Lobelia: Great Blue Lobelia - Lobelia siphilitica var. siphilitica   [Campanulaceae]
Maryland Wild Senna (Southern Wild Senna) - Senna marilandica   [Fabaceae]
Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum   [Berberidaceae]
 
                 Milkweed - Asclepias
Butterfly-weed - Asclepias tuberosa   [Apocynaceae]
Common Milkweed - Asclepias syriaca   [Apocynaceae]
Green Milkweed - Asclepias viridiflora   [Apocynaceae]
Poke Milkweed (Tall Milkweed) - Asclepias exaltata   [Apocynaceae]
Purple Milkweed - Asclepias purpurascens   [Apocynaceae]
Swamp Milkweed - Asclepias incarnata   [Apocynaceae]
White Milkweed - Asclepias variegata   [Apocynaceae]
 
 
Monkeyflower (Winged Monkeyflower, Sharp-wing Monkeyflower) - Mimulus alatus   [Phrymaceae]
Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil - Desmodium nudiflorum   [Fabaceae]
Pale-Spiked Lobelia - Lobelia spicata   [Campanulaceae]
Partridge-berry - Mitchella repens   [Rubiaceae]
Partridge-pea (Common Partridge-pea, Showy Partridge-pea) - Chamaecrista fasciculata   [Fabaceae]
Pennywort - Obolaria virginica   [Gentianaceae]
Pickerelweed - Pontederia cordata   [Pontederiaceae]
Pinesap - Hypopitys monotropa   [Ericaceae]
Poison Ivy - Toxicodendron radicans   [Anacardiaceae]
Pokeweed (Inkberry, Common Pokeweed) - Phytolacca americana   [Phytolaccaceae]
Rattlesnake Weed - Hieracium venosum   [Asteraceae]
 
                 Rose - Rosa
Pasture Rose - Rosa carolina   [Rosaceae]
Swamp Rose - Rosa palustris   [Rosaceae]
 
 
Rose-pink (Rose Pink) - Sabatia angularis   [Gentianaceae]
Round-lobed Hepatica - Anemone americana (Hepatica americana, H. nobilis var. obtusa)   [Ranunculaceae]
Rue Anemone - Anemonella thalictroides   [Ranunculaceae]
Self-heal (Heal-all) - Prunella vulgaris   [Lamiaceae ]
Shrubby St. John's-wort - Hypericum prolificum   [Hypericaceae]
 
                 Skullcap - Scutellaria
Hairy Skullcap - Scutellaria elliptica   [Lamiaceae]
Hyssop Skullcap - Scutellaria integrifolia   [Lamiaceae]
Showy Skullcap - Scutellaria serrata   [Lamiaceae]
 
 
Skunk Cabbage (Eastern Skunk Cabbage) - Symplocarpus foetidus   [Araceae]
Spring Beauty (Virginia Spring Beauty, Eastern Spring Beauty) - Claytonia virginica   [Montiaceae]
Squawroot - Conopholis americana   [Orobanchaceae]
Squirrel corn - Dicentra canadensis   [Fumariaceae]
Star Chickweed - Stellaria pubera   [Caryophyllaceae]
Starry Campion - Silene stellata   [Caryophyllaceae]
Striped Wintergreen - Chimaphila maculata   [Pyrolaceae]
Stout Blue-eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium angustifolium   [Iridaceae]
Swamp Rose-mallow (Eastern Rose-mallow, Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow) - Hibiscus moscheutos   [Malvaceae]
Tickseed Sunflower - Bidens aristosa   [Asteraceae]
Toothwort: Cut-leaf Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata (formerly Dentaria laciniata)   [Brassicaceae]
Toothwort: Slender Toothwort - Cardamine angustata (formerly Dentaria heterophylla)   [Brassicaceae]
Trailing Arbutus - Epigaea repens   [Ericaceae]
 
                 Trillium - Trillium
Large-flowered Trillium - Trillium grandiflorum   [Trilliaceae]
Painted Trillium - Trillium undulatum   [Trilliaceae]
Red Trillium (Wake-robin) - Trillium erectum   [Trilliaceae]
Sessile Trillium (Toadshade) - Trillium sessile   [Trilliaceae]
 
 
Trout Lily: Trout Lily, Yellow Trout Lily - Erythronium americanum   [Liliaceae]
Trout Lily: White Trout Lily - Erythronium albidum   [Liliaceae]
Trumpet-creeper (Trumpet Vine) - Campsis radicans   [Bignoniaceae]
Trumpet Honeysuckle (Coral Honeysuckle) - Lonicera sempervirens   [Caprifoliaceae]
Turk's-cap Lily - Lilium superbum   [Liliaceae]
Turtlehead: Pink Turtlehead (Lyon's Turtlehead) - Chelone lyonii   [Plantaginaceae]
Turtlehead: White Turtlehead - Chelone glabra   [Plantaginaceae]
Venus' Looking Glass (Clasping Venus' Looking Glass) - Triodanis perfoliata   [Campanulaceae]
 
                 Violet - Viola
Smooth Yellow Violet - Viola pensylvanica   [Violaceae]
Wood Violet - Viola palmata   [Violaceae]
 
 
Virginia Bluebell (Virginia Cowslip) - Mertensia virginica   [Boraginaceae]
Virginia Creeper - Parthenocissus quinquefolia   [Vitaceae]
Virginia Buttonweed - Diodia virginiana   [Rubiaceae]
Virginia Heartleaf - Hexastylis virginica (Asarum virginicum)   [Aristolochiaceae]
White Avens - Geum canadense   [Rosaceae]
Whorled Loosestrife - Lysimachia quadrifolia   [Myrsinaceae ]
Wild Basil - Clinopodium vulgare   [Lamiaceae]
Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata   [Polemoniaceae]
Wild Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis   [Ranunculaceae]
Wild Comfrey - Cynoglossum virginianum   [Boraginaceae]
Wild Geranium - Geranium maculatum   [Geraniaceae ]
Wild Pink - Silene caroliniana   [Caryophyllaceae]
Wild Potato-vine (Manroot, Man-of-the-Earth) - Ipomoea pandurata   [Convolvulaceae]
Wingstem - Verbesina alternifolia   [Asteraceae]
Wintergreen (Teaberry) - Gaultheria procumbens   [Ericaceae]
Wood Betony (Lousewort) - Pedicularis canadensis   [Orobanchaceae]
Wood Lily - Lilium philadelphicum   [Liliaceae]
 
                 Wood Sorrel - Oxalis
Violet Wood Sorrel - Oxalis violace   [Oxalidaceae]
Yellow Wood Sorrel - Oxalis stricta   [Oxalidaceae]
 
 
Yellow Corydalis (Yellow Fumewort, Yellow Harlequin) - Corydalis flavula   [Papaveraceae]
Yellow Star Grass - Hypoxis hirsuta   [Hypoxidaceae]

Orchid Family - Orchidaceae

Cranefly Orchid - Tipularia discolor   [Orchidaceae]
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain - Goodyera pubescens   [Orchidaceae]
Lady's Slipper: Pink Lady's Slipper (Moccasin-flower) - Cypripedium acaule   [Orchidaceae]
Lady's Slipper: Large Yellow Lady's Slipper - Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens   [Orchidaceae]
Puttyroot - Aplectrum hyemale   [Orchidaceae]
Showy Orchis (Showy Orchid) - Galearis spectabilis (formerly Orchis spectabilis)   [Orchidaceae]
Slender Ladies'-tresses - Spiranthes lacera   [Orchidaceae]

Ferns & Allies

Christmas Fern - Polystichum acrostichoides   [Dryopteridaceae]
Cinnamon Fern - Osmundastrum cinnamomeum   [Osmundaceae ]
Common Tree-clubmoss (Flat-branched Tree-clubmoss, Princess Pine) - Dendrolycopodium obscurum   [Lycopodiaceae]
Cut-leaf Grape Fern (Dissected Grape Fern) - Sceptridium dissectum   [Ophioglossaceae]
Southern Ground-cedar (Running ground-cedar, Crowsfoot, Common ground-cedar) - Diphasiastrum digitatum   [Lycopodiaceae ]

Trees and Woody Shrubs

                 Betulaceae - Beech Family
American Hornbeam (Ironwood, Musclewood) - Carpinus caroliniana   [Betulaceae]
 
 
 
                 Ebenaceae - Ebony family
Common Persimmon (American Persimmon) - Diospyros virginiana   [Ebenaceae]
 
 
                 Ericaceae - Heath family
Mountain Laurel - Kalmia latifolia   [Ericaceae]
Pink Azalea (Pinxter-flower) - Rhododendron periclymenoides (formerly Rhododendron nudiflorum)   [Ericaceae]
 
 
                 Fabaceae - Legume family
Black Locust - Robinia pseudoacacia   [Fabaceae]
Honey Locust - Gleditsia triacanthos   [Fabaceae]
 
 
                 Fagaceae - Beech family
American Chestnut - Castanea dentata   [Fagaceae]
 
 
 
                 Juglandaceae - Walnut family
Black Walnut - Juglans nigra   [Juglandaceae]
 
 
 
                 Pinaceae - Pine family
Red Spruce - Picea rubens   [Pinaceae]
Table Mountain Pine - Pinus pungens   [Pinaceae]
 
 
Bladdernut (American Bladdernut) - Staphylea trifolia   [Staphyleaceae]
Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis   [Rubiaceae]
Common Hackberry - Celtis occidentalis   [Cannabaceae]
Eastern Boxelder (Ash-leaved Maple) - Acer negundo   [Sapindaceae]
Downy Serviceberry - Amelanchier arborea   [Rosaceae]
Fringetree - Chionanthus virginicus   [Oleaceae]
Hobblebush - Viburnum lantanoides   [Caprifoliaceae]
Maple-leaf Viburnum - Viburnum acerifolium   [Adoxaceae]
Pawpaw - Asimina triloba   [Annonaceae]
Spicebush - Lindera benzoin   [Lauraceae]
Sycamore (American Sycamore) - Platanus occidentalis   [Platanaceae]
Umbrella Tree Magnolia - Magnolia tripetala   [Magnoliaceae]
Witch Hazel - Hamamelis virginiana   [Hamamelidaceae]

Fungi

Cedar-apple Rust - Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae   [Pucciniaceae]
Eastern Cauliflower Mushroom - Sparassis spathulata   [Sparassidaceae]
Bearded Tooth (Bearded Hedgehog, Hegehog Mushroom) - Hericium erinaceus   [Hydnaceae]
Indigo Milk Cap (Blue Milk Mushroom) - Lactarius indigo   [Russulaceae]
Jackson's Slender Caesar (American Caesar's Mushroom) - Amanita jacksonii   [Amanitaceae]
White Coral - Ramariopsis kunzei (formerly know as Clavaria kunzei)   [Clavariaceae]

Non-natives of the Mid-Atlantic Area
( ! - considered to be an invasive species )

Bladder Campion - Silene vulgaris   [Caryophyllaceae]
Chickory (Saccory) - Cichorium intybus   [Asteraceae]
Chinese Elm (Lacebark Elm) - Ulmus parvifolia   [Ulmaceae]   ( ! )
Chinese Mahonia (Leatherleaf Mahonia) - Berberis bealei   [Berberidaceae]
Coltsfoot - Tussilago farfara   [Asteraceae]   ( ! )
Coreopsis: Plains Coreopsis (Golden Tickseed) - Coreopsis tinctoria   [Asteraceae]
Crown Vetch - Securigera varia   [Fabaceae]   ( ! )
Dayflower: Creeping Dayflower (Asiatic Dayflower) - Commelina communis   [Commelinaceae]4:08 PM 9/3/2014
Deptford Pink (Grass Pink) - Dianthus armeria   [Caryophyllaceae]
Japanese Stiltgrass - Microstegium vimineum   [Poaceae]   ( ! )
Lesser Celandine - Ranunculus ficaria (formerly Ficaria grandiflora, F. verna)   [Ranunculaceae]   ( ! )
Mullein: Common Mullein (Great Mullein) - Verbascum thapsus   [Scrophulariaceae]
Mullein: Moth Mullein - Verbascum blattaria   [Scrophulariaceae]
Northern Catalpa - Catalpa speciosa   [Bignoniaceae]
Norway Maple - Acer platanoides   [Sapindaceae]   ( ! )
Lady's-Thumb: Bristly Lady's-Thumb (Long-bristled Smartweed, Oriental Lady's-Thumb) - Persicaria longiseta   [Polygonaceae]
Osage Orange - Maclura pomifera   [Moraceae]
Ox-eye Daisy (Oxeye Daisy) - Leucanthemum vulgare (formerly Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)   [Asteraceae]
Pagoda Tree (Japanese Pagoda Tree) - Styphnolobium japonicum   [ Fabaceae]
Queen Anne's Lace (Wild Carrot) - Daucus carota   [ Apiaceae]
Scarlet Pimpernel (Poor Man's Weather-glass) - Anagallis arvensis   [ Myrsinaceae]
Star-of-Belthlehem (Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem) - Ornithogalum nutans   [Asparagaceae]   ( ! )
Tree-of-heaven (Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus) - Ailanthus altissima   [Simaroubaceae]   ( ! )
Winter Cress: Common Winter Cress (Yellow Rocket) - Barbarea vulgaris   [Brassicaceae]
Viper's Bugloss (Blueweed) - Echium vulgare   [Boraginaceae]

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