Plants of the NFWU: Scientific Name, A-C

Appendix A Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unit^a Listed by scientific name: A-C
Scientific name	Common name	Family	Relative occurrence^b
Abutilon theophrasti	Velvetleaf, Indian mallow	Malvaceae	Scarce
Acacia angustissima	Prairie acacia	Mimosaceae	Scattered
Acalypha gracilens	Three-seeded mercury	Euphorbiaceae	Common
Acalypha virginica	Three-seeded mercury	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Acer negundo	Box elder	Aceraceae	Common
Achillea millefolium	Yarrow, milfoil	Asteraceae	Common
Agalinus fasciculata	Beach agalinus	Scrophulariaceae	Scarce
Agrimonia pubescens	Downy agrimony, groovebur	Rosaceae	Scarce
Agrostis hyemalis	Winter bent grass, tickle grass	Gramineae	Unknown
Albizia julibrissin	Mimosa, baby’s breath	Mimosaceae	Scarce
Alisma plantago-aquatica	Water plantain	Alismataceae	Scarce
Allium canadense	Wild onion, Canada garlic	Liliaceae	Scattered
Allium drummondii	Drummond’s wild onion	Liliaceae	Scattered
Amaranthus hybridus	Slender pigweed, green pigweed	Amaranthaceae	Scarce
Amaranthus palmeri	Palmer’s pigweed, careless weed	Amaranthaceae	Scarce
Amaranthus retroflexus	Rough pigweed, redroot pigweed	Amaranthaceae	Scattered
Amaranthus rudis	Water hemp	Amaranthaceae	Scarce
Amaranthus spinosus	Spiny pigweed	Amaranthaceae	Scattered
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common ragweed	Asteraceae	Common
Ambrosia bidentata	Lanceleaf ragweed	Asteraceae	Common
Ambrosia psilostachya	Western ragweed	Asteraceae	Abundant
Ambrosia trifida	Giant ragweed, horseweed	Asteraceae	Common
Ammannia coccinea	Toothcup, purple ammania	Lythraceae	Scattered
Amorpha canescens	Leadplant	Fabaceae	Scarce
Amorpha fruticosa	False indigo	Fabaceae	Scattered
Ampelopsis arborea	Pepper vine	Vitaceae	Scarce
Ampelopsis cordata	Raccoon grape	Vitaceae	Scarce
Amphicarpa bracteata	Hog peanut	Fabaceae	Scarce
Andropogon gerardii	Big bluestem	Gramineae	Common
Andropogon virginicus	Broom sedge bluestem	Gramineae	Abundant
Anemone caroliniana	Carolina anemone	Ranunculaceae	Scarce
Antennaria parlinii	Plainleaf pussytoes	Asteraceae	Common
Apocynum cannabinum	Indian hemp, prairie dogbane	Apocynaceae	Scattered
Arenaria drummondii	Drummond sandwort	Caryophyllaceae	Scattered
Arenaria patula	Sandwort	Caryophyllaceae	Unknown
Argythamnia humilis	Wild mercury	Euphorbiaceae	Scarce
Arisaema dracontium	Dragonroot, green dragon	Araceae	Scattered
Aristida dichotoma	Church mouse three-awn	Gramineae	Unknown
Aristida oligantha	Old-field three-awn	Gramineae	Unknown
Aristida purpurascens	Arrowfeather three-awn	Gramineae	Unknown
Aristida purpurea	Purple three-awn	Gramineae	Unknown
Artemisia ludoviciana	White sage, western sage	Asteraceae	Common
Arundinaria gigantea	Giant cane	Gramineae	Scattered
Asclepias asperula	Spider antelope horn	Asclepiadaceae	Scattered
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Scattered
Asclepias viridis	Green milkweed, spider milkweed	Asclepiadaceae	Common
Asplenium platyneuron	Ebony spleenwort	Aspleniaceae	Unknown
Aster drummondii	Arrowleaf aster, blue wood aster	Asteraceae	Unknown
Aster ericoides	Heath aster, wreath aster	Asteraceae	Scattered
Aster spp.	Asters	Asteraceae	Common
Baptisia bracteata	Plains wild indigo	Fabaceae	Scattered
Bidens aristosa	Coreopsis beggar-ticks	Asteraceae	Scattered
Bidens bipinnata	Spanish needles	Asteraceae	Scarce
Boehmeria cylindrica	Bog hemp, false nettle	Urticaceae	Scarce
Boltonia asteroides	False starwort, boltonia	Asteraceae	Scattered
Bothriochloa saccharoides	Silver bluestem	Gramineae	Scattered
Botrychium virginianum	Rattlesnake fern	Ophioglossaceae	Scattered
Bouteloua curtipendula	Side oats grama	Gramineae	Scarce
Bouteloua hirsuta	Hairy grama	Gramineae	Scarce
Brachiaria platyphylla	Broadleaf signal grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Bromus japonicus	Japanese brome	Gramineae	Common
Bromus pubescens	Canada brome	Gramineae	Scarce
Bromus tectorum	Downy brome	Gramineae	Common
Bromus unioloides	Rescue grass	Gramineae	Scattered
Buchloe dactyloides	Buffalo grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Bumelia lanuginosa	Chittamwood, woolly buckthorn	Sapotaceae	Scattered
Cacalia plantaginea	Indian plantain, prairie plantain	Asteraceae	Unknown
Callirhoe alcaeoides	Pink poppy mallow	Malvaceae	Scattered
Callirhoe involucrata	Purple poppy mallow, wine-cup	Malvaceae	Common
Campsis radicans	Trumpet vine	Bignoniaceae	Common
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd’s purse	Brassicaceae	Scattered
Carex spp.	Sedges	Cyperaceae	Common
Carya aquatica	Water hickory	Juglandaceae	Scarce
Carya illinoensis	Pecan	Juglandaceae	Common
Carya texana	Black hickory	Juglandaceae	Common
Cassia fasciculata	Partridge pea	Fabaceae	Common
Cassia marilandica	Wild senna	Fabaceae	Scarce
Cassia nictitans	Sensitive pea	Fabaceae	Scattered
Cassia obtusifolia	Sicklepod	Fabaceae	Scarce
Cassia occidentalis	Coffee senna, coffeeweed	Fabaceae	Scarce
Castilleja coccinea	Indian paintbrush	Scrophulariaceae	Common
Castilleja indivisa	Indian paintbrush	Scrophulariaceae	Scattered
Catalpa speciosa	Cigar tree, northern catalpa	Bignoniaceae	Scarce
Celtis spp.	Hackberries	Ulmaceae	Common
Cenchrus incertus	Sandbur, grass bur	Gramineae	Scattered
Cephalanthus occidentalis	Buttonbush, globeflower	Rubiaceae	Scattered
Cerastium fontanum	Common mouse-ear chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	Scattered
Cerastium glomeratum	Clammy chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	Scattered
Cercis canadensis	Redbud	Fabaceae	Common
Chaerophyllum procumbens	Wild chervil	Apiaceae	Scarce
Chaerophyllum tainturieri	Hairy fruit wild chervil	Apiaceae	Scattered
Chaetopappa asteroides	Least daisy	Asteraceae	Unknown
Chasmanthium latifolium	Inland sea oats	Gramineae	Common
Chenopodium album	Lamb’s-quarters	Chenopodiaceae	Scattered
Chenopodium ambrosioides	Mexican tea, wormseed, goosefoot	Chenopodiaceae	Scattered
Chenopodium leptophyllum	Slimleaf goosefoot	Chenopodiaceae	Scarce
Chrysopsis pilosa	Softhair golden aster	Asteraceae	Common
Chrysopsis villosa	Roughhair golden aster	Asteraceae	Scattered
Cinna arundinacea	Stout woodreed	Gramineae	Scattered
Cirsium altissimum	Tall thistle	Asteraceae	Common
Cirsium undulatum	Wavyleaf thistle	Asteraceae	Common
Cissus incisa	Possum grape, ivy treebine	Vitaceae	Scarce
Claytonia virginica	Virginia spring beauty	Portulacaceae	Scattered
Clematis pitcheri	Pitcher’s clematis, leatherflower	Ranunculaceae	Scarce
Clitoria mariana	Butterfly pea, pigeonwings	Fabaceae	Scarce
Cnidoscolus texanus	Bull nettle	Euphorbiaceae	Scarce
Cocculus carolinus	Carolina snail-seed, moonseed	Menispermaceae	Common
Coelorachis cylindrica	Carolina jointtail, joint grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Collinsia violacea	Violet collinsia	Scrophulariaceae	Scarce
Commelina communis	Dayflower	Commelinaceae	Scarce
Commelina erecta	Erect dayflower	Commelinaceae	Scarce
Conyza canadensis	Horseweed, mare’s tail	Asteraceae	Common
Cooperia drummondii	Rain lily, cebolleta	Amaryllidaceae	Scattered
Coreopsis grandiflora	Bigflower coreopsis, tickseed	Asteraceae	Common
Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains coreopsis	Asteraceae	Scattered
Cornus drummondii	Rough-leaved dogwood	Cornaceae	Scattered
Cornus florida	Flowering dogwood	Cornaceae	Scattered
Corydalis micrantha	Slender fumewort	Fumariaceae	Scarce
Crataegus crus-galli	Cockspur hawthorn, red haw	Rosaceae	Unknown
Crataegus spp.	Hawthorns	Rosaceae	Scattered
Crataegus viridis	Green hawthorn	Rosaceae	Unknown
Crotalaria sagittalis	Rattlebox	Fabaceae	Scarce
Croton capitatus	Woolly croton, hogwort	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Croton glandulosus	Croton, tropic croton	Euphorbiaceae	Common
Croton lindheimerianus	Three-seeded croton	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Croton monanthogynus	One-seeded croton	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Cryptotaenia canadensis	Honewort	Apiaceae	Scattered
Cucurbita foetidissima	Buffalo gourd, wild pumpkin	Cucurbitaceae	Scarce
Cuphea viscosissima	Blue waxweed, clammy cuphea	Lythraceae	Scarce
Cuscuta spp.	Dodders	Convolvulaceae	Scattered
Cynanchum laeve	Blue vine, sand vine, honey vine	Asclepiadaceae	Scarce
Cynodon dactylon	Bermuda grass	Gramineae	Abundant
Cyperus esculentus	Yellow nut grass, chufa	Cyperaceae	Scattered
Cyperus ovularis	Globe flat sedge	Cyperaceae	Common
Cyperus spp.	Flat sedges	Cyperaceae	Common
^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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