Plants of the NFWU: Common Name, S-Y

Appendix A Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unit^a Listed by common name: S-Y
Common name	Scientific name	Family	Relative occurrence^b
Saint-Andrew’s-cross	Hypericum hypericoides	Hypericaceae	Scattered
Sand dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	Gramineae	Unknown
Sandbur, grass bur	Cenchrus incertus	Gramineae	Scattered
Sandwort	Arenaria patula	Caryophyllaceae	Unknown
Santa Maria, false ragweed	Parthenium hysterophorus	Asteraceae	Scarce
Sawtooth frogfruit, fogfruit	Phyla incisa	Verbenaceae	Scattered
Scarlet rose mallow	Hibiscus militaris	Malvaceae	Unknown
Scribner’s dichanthelium	Dichanthelium oligosanthes	Gramineae	Common
Sedges	Carex spp.	Cyperaceae	Common
Sensitive pea	Cassia nictitans	Fabaceae	Scattered
Sericea lespedeza	Lespedeza cuneata	Fabaceae	Common
Sessile tick clover	Desmodium sessilifolium	Fabaceae	Common
Sharp-winged monkey flower	Mimulus alatus	Scrophulariaceae	Scarce
Shepherd’s purse	Capsella bursa-pastoris	Brassicaceae	Scattered
Shumard’s oak, southern red oak	Quercus shumardii	Fagaceae	Scattered
Sicklepod	Cassia obtusifolia	Fabaceae	Scarce
Side oats grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	Gramineae	Scarce
Silver bluestem	Bothriochloa saccharoides	Gramineae	Scattered
Silverleaf nightshade	Solanum elaeagnifolium	Solanaceae	Scattered
Singletary peavine	Lathyrus hirsutus	Fabaceae	Scattered
Slender fumewort	Corydalis micrantha	Fumariaceae	Scarce
Slender lespedeza	Lespedeza virginica	Fabaceae	Scattered
Slender pigweed, green pigweed	Amaranthus hybridus	Amaranthaceae	Scarce
Slenderleaf betony	Stachys tenuifolia	Lamiaceae	Scattered
Slimleaf goosefoot	Chenopodium leptophyllum	Chenopodiaceae	Scarce
Slippery elm	Ulmus rubra	Ulmaceae	Scarce
Small hop clover, shamrock	Trifolium dubium	Fabaceae	Scattered
Small skullcap	Scutellaria parvula	Lamiaceae	Scarce
Small-flowered vetch	Vicia minutiflora	Fabaceae	Scarce
Smooth seed wild bean	Strophostyles leiosperma	Fabaceae	Common
Smooth sumac	Rhus glabra	Anacardiaceae	Scattered
Sneezeweed, bitterweed	Helenium amarum	Asteraceae	Common
Soapberry	Sapindus drummondii	Sapindaceae	Scattered
Softhair golden aster	Chrysopsis pilosa	Asteraceae	Common
Sorghum	Sorghum bicolor	Gramineae	Scarce
Southern wild rice, giant cut-grass	Zizaniopsis miliacea	Gramineae	Scarce
Southwestern carrot	Daucus pusillus	Apiaceae	Scattered
Spanish needles	Bidens bipinnata	Asteraceae	Scarce
Spider antelope horn	Asclepias asperula	Asclepiadaceae	Scattered
Spikes edges	Eleocharis spp.	Cyperaceae	Scarce
Spiney-leaved sow thistle	Sonchus asper	Asteraceae	Scattered
Spiny pigweed	Amaranthus spinosus	Amaranthaceae	Scattered
Spotted euphorbia	Euphorbia maculata	Euphorbiaceae	Scarce
Spotted Saint-John’s-wort	Hypericum punctatum	Hypericaceae	Scattered
Spotted touch-me-not	Impatiens capensis	Balsaminaceae	Scarce
Squaw-weed, round-leaf groundsel	Senecio obovatus	Asteraceae	Scattered
Starry campion	Silene stellata	Caryophyllaceae	Scattered
Starry leaf rosinwood	Silphium asteriscus	Asteraceae	Scarce
Stiff prairie goldenrod	Solidago rigida	Asteraceae	Scattered
Stout woodreed	Cinna arundinacea	Gramineae	Scattered
Stuve’s lespedeza	Lespedeza stuevei	Fabaceae	Scattered
Sucker flax	Linum medium	Linaceae	Unknown
Sweet everlasting, fragrant cudweed	Gnaphalium obtusifolium	Asteraceae	Scattered
Sweet William, fringe verbena	Verbena bipinnatifida	Verbenaceae	Common
Switch grass, fall switch grass	Panicum virgatum	Gramineae	Scattered
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	Platanaceae	Scattered
Tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea	Gramineae	Abundant
Tall gayfeather, blazing star	Liatris aspera	Asteraceae	Scattered
Tall thistle	Cirsium altissimum	Asteraceae	Common
Thin paspalum, fringeleaf paspalum	Paspalum setaceum	Gramineae	Common
Three-seeded croton	Croton lindheimerianus	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Three-seeded mercury	Acalypha gracilens	Euphorbiaceae	Common
Three-seeded mercury	Acalypha virginica	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Tick trefoil, littleleaf tick clover	Desmodium ciliare	Fabaceae	Common
Toothcup, purple ammania	Ammannia coccinea	Lythraceae	Scattered
Toothed spurge	Euphorbia dentata	Euphorbiaceae	Unknown
Trailing lespedeza	Lespedeza procumbens	Fabaceae	Common
Trumpet vine	Campsis radicans	Bignoniaceae	Common
Tumble grass	Schedonnardus paniculatus	Gramineae	Scarce
Twisted ladies’ tresses	Spiranthes vernalis	Orchidaceae	Scarce
Velvet dichanthelium	Dichanthelium scoparium	Gramineae	Scattered
Velvetleaf, Indian mallow	Abutilon theophrasti	Malvaceae	Scarce
Velvety gaura	Gaura parviflora	Onagraceae	Scarce
Vine mesquite	Panicum obtusum	Gramineae	Scattered
Violet collinsia	Collinsia violacea	Scrophulariaceae	Scarce
Violet wood sorrel	Oxalis violacea	Oxalidaceae	Scarce
Virginia creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Vitaceae	Common
Virginia knotweed, jumpseed	Polygonum virginianum	Polygonaceae	Scattered
Virginia mountain mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum	Lamiaceae	Scarce
Virginia peppergrass	Lepidium virginicum	Brassicaceae	Scarce
Virginia spring beauty	Claytonia virginica	Portulacaceae	Scattered
Virginia wild rye	Elymus virginicus	Gramineae	Scattered
Wahoo, burning bush	Euonymus atropurpureus	Celastraceae	Scarce
Water hemp	Amaranthus rudis	Amaranthaceae	Scarce
Water hickory	Carya aquatica	Juglandaceae	Scarce
Water plantain	Alisma plantago-aquatica	Alismataceae	Scarce
Water smartweed, dotted smartweed	Polygonum punctatum	Polygonaceae	Scattered
Wavyleaf thistle	Cirsium undulatum	Asteraceae	Common
Wax goldenweed	Prionopsis ciliata	Asteraceae	Common
Weed bedstraw, wild licorice	Galium circaezans	Rubiaceae	Scattered
Weeping love grass	Eragrostis curvula	Gramineae	Abundant
Western ironweed	Vernonia baldwinii	Asteraceae	Common
Western ragweed	Ambrosia psilostachya	Asteraceae	Abundant
Wheat	Triticum aestivum	Gramineae	Scattered
White avens, redroot	Geum canadense	Rosaceae	Scattered
White clover, ladino clover	Trifolium repens	Fabaceae	Common
White crownbeard, frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Asteraceae	Scattered
White evening primrose	Oenothera speciosa	Onagraceae	Unknown
White grass	Leersia virginica	Gramineae	Scarce
White prairie clover	Petalostemon candidum	Fabaceae	Scarce
White sage, western sage	Artemisia ludoviciana	Asteraceae	Common
White snakeroot	Eupatorium rugosum	Asteraceae	Common
White sweet clover	Melilotus albus	Fabaceae	Common
White tridens	Tridens albescens	Gramineae	Scarce
White vervain, white verbena	Verbena urticifolia	Verbenaceae	Scattered
Whorled dropseed	Sporobolus pyramidatus	Gramineae	Scarce
Whorled milkwort	Polygala verticillata	Polygalaceae	Unknown
Wild alfalfa, scurfy pea	Psoralea tenuiflora	Fabaceae	Scarce
Wild bean	Strophostyles helvola	Fabaceae	Scattered
Wild bergamot	Monarda fistulosa	Lamiaceae	Scattered
Wild buckwheat, dullseed cornbind	Polygonum convolvulus	Polygonaceae	Scarce
Wild chervil	Chaerophyllum procumbens	Apiaceae	Scarce
Wild lettuce	Lactuca canadensis	Asteraceae	Scattered
Wild mercury	Argythamnia humilis	Euphorbiaceae	Scarce
Wild onion, Canada garlic	Allium canadense	Liliaceae	Scattered
Wild potato vine	Ipomoea pandurata	Convolvulaceae	Scattered
Wild senna	Cassia marilandica	Fabaceae	Scarce
Wild strawberry	Fragaria virginiana	Rosaceae	Scarce
Winged elm	Ulmus alata	Ulmaceae	Abundant
Winged sumac, dwarf sumac	Rhus copallina	Anacardiaceae	Scattered
Wingleaf water primrose	Jussiaea decurrens	Onagraceae	Scattered
Winter bent grass, tickle grass	Agrostis hyemalis	Gramineae	Unknown
Winter grape, fox grape	Vitis vulpina	Vitaceae	Scarce
Wood nettle	Laportea canadensis	Urticaceae	Unknown
Woolly croton, hogwort	Croton capitatus	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Woolly dichanthelium	Dichanthelium lanuginosum	Gramineae	Common
Woolly vervain, mullenleaf vervain	Verbena stricta	Verbenaceae	Scarce
Yarrow, milfoil	Achillea millefolium	Asteraceae	Common
Yellow bristle grass	Setaria glauca	Gramineae	Scattered
Yellow coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Asteraceae	Common
Yellow ironweed, wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Asteraceae	Scattered
Yellow neptunia	Neptunia lutea	Mimosaceae	Scattered
Yellow nut grass, chufa	Cyperus esculentus	Cyperaceae	Scattered
Yellow passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Passifloraceae	Scarce
Yellow star grass	Hypoxis hirsuta	Amaryllidaceae	Unknown
Yellow sweet clover	Melilotus officinalis	Fabaceae	Common
Yellow wood sorrel	Oxalis dillenii	Oxalidaceae	Common
Yerba de tajo	Eclipta prostrata	Asteraceae	Scattered
^a Contains all terrestrial and emersed aquatic flowering plants identified on the NFWU. Also includes a few miscellaneous plants such as mushrooms and ferns. ^b The relative occurrence of plant species is based on subjective evaluation. The following categories are used to classify relative occurrence: Abundant—Easy to find; often a dominant over large areas. Common—Easy to find; seldom a dominant over large areas. Scattered—Not extremely difficult to find, but more so than ”common”; often thick with patchy distribution or sparse with good distribution; not dominant in the plant community Scarce—Difficult to find; often found in relatively small pockets; not well distributed. Unknown—Plants have been identified on the NFWU, but the authors are unfamiliar with them; most of these plants would probably be categorized as “scarce.”

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