| Scientific Name |
2nd Pic |
Common Name |
Family (Scientific) |
Date |
Location |
Key Feature |
| Acer saccharum Marsh |
|
Sugar Maple |
Aceraceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Smooth margins between lobes. |
| Acer saccharinum L. |
|
Silver Maple |
Aceraceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Leaves deeply lobed with whitish backs. |
| Acer platanoides L. |
|
Norway Maple |
Aceraceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Milky white sap. Wide angle of wings on fruit. |
| Acer negundo L. |
|
Boxelder |
Aceraceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Opposite pinnately compound with 3-5 leaflets. |
| Acer rubrum L. |
|
Red Maple |
Aceraceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Rough margins between lobes. |
| Asimina triloba L. |
|
Tall Pawpaw |
Annonaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Osmorhiza claytoni Michx. |
close up |
Sweet Cicely |
Apiaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Small umbels of white flowers. Has licorice smell when crushed. |
| Osmorhiza longistylis
Torrey |
|
Licorice Root |
Apiaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Styles longer than petals. Stem
nearly smooth. Small umbel of white flowers |
| Sanicula gregaria Bicknell. |
|
Clustered Snake Root |
Apiaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
|
| Sium suave Walt. |
|
Water-Parsnip |
Apiaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Zizea aurea (L.) Koch |
|
Golden Alexander |
Apiaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Arisaema triphyllum (L.)
Schott. |
|
Jack in the Pulpit |
Araceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
|
| Asarum shuttleworthii
Britten and Baker |
|
Shuttleworth's Ginger/Large-Flowered Heartleaf |
Aristolochiaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
|
| Senecio aureus L. |
|
Golden ragwort |
Asteraceae |
5/23/2005 |
Unaka Mountain |
Yellow |
| Impatiens capensis Meerb. |
|
Jewelweed/Spotted Touch Me Not |
Balsaminaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Fleshy translucent stem. Scalloped leaves glaucous below. |
| Podophyllum peltatum L. |
Flower |
May-Apple |
Berberidaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Opposite leaves with flower and fruit at petiole junction. |
| Cynoglossum
virginianum L. |
Flower |
Wild Comfrey |
Boraginaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Rough hairy stems. Pale blue flowers in racemes. |
| Myosotis macrosperma
Engelm. |
|
Forget me not |
Boraginaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
|
Japanese Honeysuckle |
Caprifoliaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Vine. Simple opposite leaves. |
| Barbarea vulgaris R. Br. |
|
Common Winter Cress |
Capparidaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Unaka Mountain |
|
| Stellaria pubera Michx. |
|
Great Chickweed |
Caryophyllaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Regular white flowers about one half inch wide. |
| Arenaria serpyllifolia
L. |
|
Thymeleaf Sandwort |
Caryophyllaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Flat-topped white flower cluster. Petals shorter than sepals. |
| Cerastium nutans Raf. |
|
Nodding Chickweed |
Caryophyllaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Stem weak, diffusely branched. Petals longer than calyx. Flowers nodding
on stalks. |
| Silene virginiana L. |
|
Fire Pink |
Caryophyllaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Flowers deep crimson. Petals two cleft. Leaves thin. |
| Euonymus americanus L. |
|
Strawberrybush |
Celastraceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Opposite leaves. Green
flowers. |
| Clethra acuminata Michx. |
|
Mountain Pepperbush |
Clethraceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Erigeron philadelphicus
L. |
|
Philadelphia Fleabane |
Compositae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Flowers with flat yellow center. Fringe like rays. |
| Erigeron strigosus Muhl. |
|
Daisy Fleabane |
Compositae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Erigeron annus (L). Pers. |
|
White Top |
Compositae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum L. |
|
Ox-Eye Daisy |
Compositae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Cornus florida L. |
|
Flowering Dogwood |
Cornaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Leaves opposite and pointed. Small tree. |
| Cornus alternifolia L.f. |
|
Alternate-leaved Dogwood |
Cornaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
Leaves alternate or clustered at the end of branches. Branches greenish. |
| Cardamine pensylvanica
Muhl. |
|
Pennsylvania Bittercress |
Cruciferae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Highly branched. 7-11
leaflets. Flowers white. |
| Arabis laevigata Muhl. |
|
Smooth Rockcress |
Cruciferae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Basal leaves toothed. Flower greenish-white. Stem leaves usually
clasping. |
| Carex fraseri Andrews. |
|
Fraser's Sedge |
Cyperaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Equisetum hyemale L. |
Close up |
Scouring Rush |
Equisetaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Variable species. Stems simple and jointed. Can be pulled apart and
rejoined. |
| Kalmia latifolia L. |
|
Mountain Laurel |
Ericaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Globular fruit. Oval leaves. Pink-white flower. |
| Vaccinium stamineum L. |
close
up |
Deerberry |
Ericaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Hanging whitish bell shaped flowers. |
| Rhododendron maximum L. |
|
Greater Rhododendron |
Ericaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
|
| Rhododendron minus Michx. |
|
? |
Ericaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Cladrastis lutea Michaux f. |
|
Yellowwood |
Fabaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Pinnately compound alternate leaves. Grape-like clusters of white blooms. |
| Cercis canadensis L. |
|
Redbud |
Fabaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Cordate alternate leaves. Red-purple flowers and bean like fruit. |
| Robinia pseudo-acacia L. |
Bark |
Black Locust |
Fabaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Deeply furrowed bark. Alternate pinnately compound leaves. |
| Trifolium pratense L. |
|
Red Clover |
Fabaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Trifolium repens L. |
|
White Clover |
Fabaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Apios americana Medic. |
|
Groundnut |
Fabaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Quercus velutina Lam. |
|
Black Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves fuzzy. Shallow lobes. Pointed tips. |
| Quercus stellata Wang. |
|
Post Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Monoecious. Staminate and pistallate flowers are on the same tree in
separate catkins. |
| Quercus alba L. |
|
White Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Quercus muehlenbergii
Engelm. |
|
Chinquapin Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves large, alternate, margins wavy. |
| Quercus mischauxii Nutt. |
|
Basket Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/5005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves alternate, simple, obovate, 4-8" long, 3-5" wide, margin
with large round blunt teeth, dark green and shiny above, pale and downy
below |
| Quercus falcata Michx. |
|
Southern Red Oak/Spanish Oak |
Fagaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. |
|
Beech |
Fagaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Corydalis sempervirens L. |
|
Pink Corydalis |
Fumariaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Flowers pink with yellow tip found in racemes. Leaves pinnately decompound. |
| Dicentra eximia Ker |
|
Wild Bleeding-Heart |
Fumariaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Leaves basal. Flowers nodding, broad at the base, heart shaped at the
top. |
| Geranium maculatum L. |
|
Wild Geranium |
Geraniaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Purple-pink regular flower.leaves 3-5 deep lobes. |
| Dactyls glomerata L. |
|
Orchard Grass |
Gramineae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Liquidambar styraciflua
L. |
|
Sweetgum |
Hamamelidaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Spiny gumball sized fruit. Star shaped altermate leaves. |
| Hamamelis virginiana L. |
|
Witch-Hazel |
Hamamelidaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Aesculus parviflora
Walter |
|
Bottlebrush Buckeye |
Hippocastanaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Opposite palmately compound leaves. 5-6 leaflets. |
| Aesculus pavia L. |
|
Red Buckeye |
Hippocastanaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Red flowers. Alternate compound leabes with 5-7 leaflets. |
| Phacelia bipinnatifida
Michx. |
|
Fern-Leaf Phacelia |
Hydrophyllaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Highly branched. Leaves with long petiole, pinnately 3-5 divided. Corolla
bright blue. |
| Iris cristata Ait. |
|
Crested Iris |
Iridaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Leaves lanceolate. Blue flowers. Sepals crested. |
| Iris pseudacoris L. |
|
Yellow Iris |
Iridaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Salvia lyrata L. |
|
Lyre-leaved Sage |
Labiatae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Basal leaves lyre shaped. Corolla blue-purple. |
| Glechoma hederacea L. |
|
Ground Ivy |
Labiatae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Lindera Benzoin L. |
|
Spice Bush |
Lauraceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves aromatic. Yellow flowers with 6 parted calyx and no petals. |
| Sassafras albidum (Nuttall)
Nees |
|
Sassafras |
Lauraceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
3 differrent leaves |
| Polygonatum biflorum
Walt. |
|
Solomon's Seal |
Liliaeae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Arching stem with rows of hanging greenish bells. |
| Smilacina racemosa (L.) Desf. |
|
Flase Solomon's Seal |
Liliaeae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Flowers in a branched pyramidal cluster at tip of plant. |
| Smilax rotundifolia L. |
|
Common Greenbrier |
Liliaeae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Leaves thick and shiny. Stems usually have prickles. |
| Trillium erectum L. |
|
Ill-Scented Trillium |
Liliaeae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Three leaves in a whorl. Flowers come out of center of whorl and have
three sepals and three petals. |
| Magnolia fraseri Walter |
|
Umbrella Tree/Earleaf Magnolia |
Magnoliaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Leaf bases deeply heart shaped. |
| Magnolia tripetela L. |
|
Umbrella Tree |
Magnoliaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Leaves clustered terminally. Flower petals white. Leaves globrous above,
pubescent beneath. |
| Conopholis americana L.f. |
|
Squawroot/Cancerroot |
Martyniaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Pale lavender or white flowers. Plant is shaped like a curved tube. |
| Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. |
|
Black Gum |
Nyssaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves are 3-6" alternat, simple, lustrous, dark green. Yellow, orange, red to purple fall color. |
| Fraxinus americana L. |
|
White Ash |
Oleaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Pinnately compound leaves. Fruits are one seeded and single winged. |
| Botrychium virginianum L. |
|
Rattlesnake Fern |
Ophioglossaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Small fern with thin membranaceous blades. |
| Cypripedium acaule Ait. |
|
Pink Lady's Slipper |
Orchidaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Pink inflated flower. Two basal leaves. |
| Orchis spectabilis L. |
|
Showy Orchid |
Orchidaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Two basal obovate clammy leaves. Flowers violet-purple sepals-petals form
hood. |
| Sanguinaria canadensis L. |
Fruit |
Bloodroot |
Papaveraceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Single leaf with 5-9 deep lobes. White regular flowers with 8-12
petals.bean like fruit. |
| Phytolacca americana L. |
|
Pokeberry/Pokeweed |
Phytolaccaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Berries dark purple. Poisonous. |
| Picea abies L. |
|
Norway Spruce |
Pinaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Drooping limbs that point up at the tip. |
| Tsuga canadensis L. |
male cones |
Hemlock |
Pinaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Short flat needles with two white lines underneath. Cones about one inch. |
| Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. |
Adelgid |
Carolina Hemlock |
Pinaceae |
5/26/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Plantago lanceolata L. |
|
Narrowleaf Plantain/Buckhorn Plantain |
Plantaginaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Platanus occidentalis L. |
Bark |
Sycamore |
Platanaceae |
5/16/2005 |
ETSU campus arboretum |
Camo bark with alternate 3-5 lobed leaves. |
| Polygala senega L. |
|
Seneca Snakeroot |
Polygalaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Many stems alternate leaves lanceolate to ovate. Flowers in white
clusters. |
| Rumex crispus L. |
|
Curly Dock |
Polygonaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Asplenium rhizophyllum L. |
|
Walking Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Evergreen spreading tufted leaves. Blades lanceolate entire with long
apex that roots. |
| Adiantum pedatum L. |
|
Maidenhair Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Stipe forks at summit. Several pinnae branch from fork. |
| Dennstaedtia
punctilobula Michx. |
|
Hay Scented Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Leaves thin and delicate. Usually
three times pinnate. Smells like fresh-cut hay. |
| Polystichum
acrostichoides Michx. |
|
Christmas Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Asplenium
platyneuron L. |
|
Ebony Spleenwort |
Polypodiaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
|
| Athyrium asplenioides A.
Eaton |
Sporangea |
Southern Lady Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
|
| Thelypteris
noveboracensis Nieuwl. |
|
New York Fern |
Polypodiaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Laurel Falls |
|
| Ranunculus recurvatus
Poir. |
|
Hooked Buttercup |
Ranunculaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
Flowers with five yellow petals. Recurved style on seed head. |
| Ranunculus bulbosus L. |
|
Bulbous Buttercup |
Ranunculaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Hairy stem with bulbous base. Bright yellow flower with 5-7 petals. |
| Delphinium tricorne
Michx. |
Fruit |
Dwarf Larkspur |
Ranunculaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Somewhat succulent, reddish at very base, petioles of lower leaves to
15cm long. |
| Hepatica acutiloba DC. |
|
Liverwort/Sharplobe Hepatica |
Ranunculaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaf lobes acute, 3-5 lobed, sepals blue, leaves kidney shaped. |
| Ranunculus acris L. |
|
Tall/Meadow Buttercup |
Ranunculaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Potentilla simplex
Michx. |
|
Common Cinquefoil |
Rosaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Hairy stem with yellow regular flowers. |
| Rosa multiflora Thunb. |
|
Multiflora rose |
Rosaceae |
5/202005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Ciliate stepal |
| Houstonia purpurea L. |
|
Large Summer Bluets |
Rubiaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
Tubular flowers in terminal purple clusters. Leaves ovate. |
| Mitchella repens L. |
|
Partridge Berry |
Rubiaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
|
| Cephalanthus
occidentalis L. |
|
Buttonbush |
Rubiaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Houstonia caerulea L. |
|
Bluets/Quaker Ladies |
Rubiaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown wetlands |
|
| Saxifraga ? |
|
? |
Saxifragaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
|
| Heuchera americana L. |
Flowers |
Alumroot |
Saxifragaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Leaves round lobed, glabrous, base cordate. Petals pink or purple. Seeds
dark red. |
| Sedum ternatum Michx. |
|
Wild Stonecrop |
Sarraceniaceae |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Stem creeping. Lower leaves flat. Long lanceolate white petals twice the
length of sepals. |
| Pedicularis canadensisL. |
|
Lousewort |
Scrophulariacece |
5/23/2005 |
Unaka Mountain |
Yellow or reddish flowers in a short dense spike. Leaves deeply lobed and
hairy. |
| Verbascum thapsus L. |
|
Common Mullien |
Scrophulariacece |
5/19/2005 |
Doe River Gorge |
Wooly plant with spike of yellow flowers.
Soft velvet-like leaves. |
| Ailanthus altissima Mill. |
|
Tree-Of-Heaven |
Simaroubaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Tall tree. Leaves alternate. Pinnately compound. 5 green petals and
sepals. |
| Obolaria virginica L. |
|
Pennywort |
Styracaceae |
5/18/2005 |
Bumpass Cove |
2-6 pairs of thick obtuse scales in place of leaves. Purple flower cleft
to middle. |
| Typha latifolia L. |
|
Broad-Leaved Cattail |
Typhaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Tilia americana |
|
American Basswood |
Tiliaceae |
5/23/2005 |
Rock Creek Park |
Mature leaves hairless. Flower stalks hairless. Heart shaped fine toothed
leaves. |
| Ulmus rubra Muhl. |
|
Slippery Elm |
Ulmaceae |
5/20/2005 |
Winged Deer Park |
Twigs rough hairy. Buds red hairy. Top of leaf rough in both directions
abd asymmetrical at base. |
| Celtis laevigata Willd. |
|
Southern Hackberry |
Ulmaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Valerianella umbilicata
(Sulliv.) Wood |
Close Up |
Corn Salad |
Valerianaceae |
5/25/2005 |
Bowmantown Wetlands |
|
| Viola canadensis L. |
|
Canada Violet |
Violaceae |
5/17/2005 |
Buffalo Mountain |
White flowers with pale violet backs, Bloom is about ten inches tall. |
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