Plants of the NFWU: Family Name, A

Appendix A Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unit^a Listed by family name: A
Family	Scientific name	Common name	Relative occurrence^b
Acanthaceae	Dicliptera brachiata	Dicliptera	Scattered
Acanthaceae	Ruellia humilis	Low ruellia, fringed-leaf ruellia	Scattered
Acanthaceae	Ruellia strepens	Limestone ruellia, wild petunia	Scattered
Aceraceae	Acer negundo	Box elder	Common
Aizoaceae	Glinus lotoides	Glinus	Scarce
Aizoaceae	Mollugo verticillata	Carpetweed	Scarce
Alismataceae	Alisma plantago-aquatica	Water plantain	Scarce
Alismataceae	Sagittaria spp.	Arrowheads	Scarce
Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus hybridus	Slender pigweed, green pigweed	Scarce
Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus palmeri	Palmer’s pigweed, careless weed	Scarce
Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus retroflexus	Rough pigweed, redroot pigweed	Scattered
Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus rudis	Water hemp	Scarce
Amaranthaceae	Amaranthus spinosus	Spiny pigweed	Scattered
Amaranthaceae	Iresine rhizomatosa	Bloodleaf, judas bush	Scarce
Amaryllidaceae	Cooperia drummondii	Rain lily, cebolleta	Scattered
Amaryllidaceae	Hypoxis hirsuta	Yellow star grass	Unknown
Anacardiaceae	Rhus aromatica	Fragrant sumac, skunkbush	Common
Anacardiaceae	Rhus copallina	Winged sumac, dwarf sumac	Scattered
Anacardiaceae	Rhus glabra	Smooth sumac	Scattered
Anacardiaceae	Toxicodendron radicans	Poison ivy	Common
Apiaceae	Chaerophyllum procumbens	Wild chervil	Scarce
Apiaceae	Chaerophyllum tainturieri	Hairy fruit wild chervil	Scattered
Apiaceae	Cryptotaenia canadensis	Honewort	Scattered
Apiaceae	Daucus pusillus	Southwestern carrot	Scattered
Apiaceae	Eryngium leavenworthii	Leavenworth eryngo	Scattered
Apiaceae	Eryngium yuccifolium	Button snakeroot	Scarce
Apiaceae	Limnosciadium pinnatum	Arkansas dogshade	Unknown
Apiaceae	Polytaenia nuttallii	Prairie parsley, parsnip	Scattered
Apiaceae	Ptilimnium nuttallii	Nuttall’s mock bishop-weed	Scattered
Apiaceae	Sanicula canadensis	Canada sanicula, snakeroot	Scattered
Apiaceae	Sanicula gregaria	Cluster sanicula, snakeroot	Scattered
Apiaceae	Torilis arvensis	Hedge parsley	Common
Apiaceae	Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Unknown
Apocynaceae	Apocynum cannabinum	Indian hemp, prairie dogbane	Scattered
Aquifoliaceae	Ilex decidua	Deciduous holly	Scattered
Araceae	Arisaema dracontium	Dragonroot, green dragon	Scattered
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias asperula	Spider antelope horn	Scattered
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly milkweed	Scattered
Asclepiadaceae	Asclepias viridis	Green milkweed, spider milkweed	Common
Asclepiadaceae	Cynanchum laeve	Blue vine, sand vine, honey vine	Scarce
Aspleniaceae	Asplenium platyneuron	Ebony spleenwort	Unknown
Aspleniaceae	Woodsia obtusa	Blunt-lobed cliff fern	Unknown
Asteraceae	Achillea millefolium	Yarrow, milfoil	Common
Asteraceae	Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common ragweed	Common
Asteraceae	Ambrosia bidentata	Lanceleaf ragweed	Common
Asteraceae	Ambrosia psilostachya	Western ragweed	Abundant
Asteraceae	Ambrosia trifida	Giant ragweed, horseweed	Common
Asteraceae	Antennaria parlinii	Plainleaf pussytoes	Common
Asteraceae	Artemisia ludoviciana	White sage, western sage	Common
Asteraceae	Aster drummondii	Arrowleaf aster, blue wood aster	Unknown
Asteraceae	Aster ericoides	Heath aster, wreath aster	Scattered
Asteraceae	Aster spp.	Asters	Common
Asteraceae	Bidens aristosa	Coreopsis beggar-ticks	Scattered
Asteraceae	Bidens bipinnata	Spanish needles	Scarce
Asteraceae	Boltonia asteroides	False starwort, boltonia	Scattered
Asteraceae	Cacalia plantaginea	Indian plantain, prairie plantain	Unknown
Asteraceae	Chaetopappa asteroides	Least daisy	Unknown
Asteraceae	Chrysopsis pilosa	Softhair golden aster	Common
Asteraceae	Chrysopsis villosa	Roughhair golden aster	Scattered
Asteraceae	Cirsium altissimum	Tall thistle	Common
Asteraceae	Cirsium undulatum	Wavyleaf thistle	Common
Asteraceae	Conyza canadensis	Horseweed, mare’s tail	Common
Asteraceae	Coreopsis grandiflora	Bigflower coreopsis, tickseed	Common
Asteraceae	Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains coreopsis	Scattered
Asteraceae	Dracopis amplexicaulis	Coneflower, clasping coneflower	Scattered
Asteraceae	Echinacea pallida	Pale coneflower	Unknown
Asteraceae	Eclipta prostrata	Yerba de tajo	Scattered
Asteraceae	Elephantopus carolinianus	Elephant’s foot	Scattered
Asteraceae	Erigeron philadelphicus	Philadelphia fleabane	Scattered
Asteraceae	Erigeron pulchellus	Robin’s plantain	Scattered
Asteraceae	Erigeron strigosus	Daisy fleabane	Common
Asteraceae	Eupatorium coelestinum	Mist flower	Scattered
Asteraceae	Eupatorium rugosum	White snakeroot	Common
Asteraceae	Gaillardia pulchella	Indian blanket, fire wheels	Scarce
Asteraceae	Gnaphalium obtusifolium	Sweet everlasting, fragrant cudweed	Scattered
Asteraceae	Gnaphalium purpureum	Purple cudweed	Scarce
Asteraceae	Gutierrezia dracunculoides	Common broomweed	Scattered
Asteraceae	Helenium amarum	Sneezeweed, bitterweed	Common
Asteraceae	Helianthus annuus	Common sunflower	Scattered
Asteraceae	Helianthus hirsutus	Hairy sunflower, coarse sunflower	Scattered
Asteraceae	Helianthus maximiliani	Maximilian sunflower	Scarce
Asteraceae	Helianthus mollis	Ashy sunflower	Scattered
Asteraceae	Helianthus tuberosus	Jerusalem artichoke	Scarce
Asteraceae	Heterotheca latifolia	Golden aster, camphor weed	Scattered
Asteraceae	Hieracium longipilum	Longbeard hawkweed	Scarce
Asteraceae	Iva angustifolia	Narrowleaf false ragweed	Scarce
Asteraceae	Iva annua	Annual false ragweed, sumpweed	Common
Asteraceae	Krigia cespitosa	Common dwarf dandelion	Unknown
Asteraceae	Krigia dandelion	Potato dandelion	Scattered
Asteraceae	Krigia virginica	Dwarf dandelion	Unknown
Asteraceae	Lactuca canadensis	Wild lettuce	Scattered
Asteraceae	Lactuca sativa	Prickly lettuce	Common
Asteraceae	Liatris aspera	Tall gayfeather, blazing star	Scattered
Asteraceae	Liatris mucronata	Narrowleaf gayfeather	Scattered
Asteraceae	Marshallia caespitosa	Barbara’s buttons	Unknown
Asteraceae	Parthenium hysterophorus	Santa Maria, false ragweed	Scarce
Asteraceae	Pluchea camphorata	Camphor weed	Scarce
Asteraceae	Pluchea odorata	Purple camphor weed, marsh fleabane	Scarce
Asteraceae	Prionopsis ciliata	Wax goldenweed	Common
Asteraceae	Pyrrhopappus carolinianus	False dandelion	Unknown
Asteraceae	Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus	False dandelion	Scattered
Asteraceae	Ratibida columnifera	Yellow coneflower	Common
Asteraceae	Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	Common
Asteraceae	Rudbeckia triloba	Brown-eyed Susan	Scattered
Asteraceae	Senecio imparipinnatus	Groundsel	Unknown
Asteraceae	Senecio obovatus	Squaw-weed, round-leaf groundsel	Scattered
Asteraceae	Senecio plattensis	Prairie groundsel or ragwort	Scattered
Asteraceae	Silphium asteriscus	Starry leaf rosinwood	Scarce
Asteraceae	Silphium laciniatum	Compass plant	Scarce
Asteraceae	Solidago gigantea	Giant goldenrod	Scattered
Asteraceae	Solidago missouriensis	Missouri Basin goldenrod	Scattered
Asteraceae	Solidago nitida	Flat-topped goldenrod	Scattered
Asteraceae	Solidago rigida	Stiff prairie goldenrod	Scattered
Asteraceae	Solidago ulmifolia	Elm leaf goldenrod	Scattered
Asteraceae	Sonchus asper	Spiney-leaved sow thistle	Scattered
Asteraceae	Taraxacum officinale	Common dandelion	Common
Asteraceae	Verbesina alternifolia	Yellow ironweed, wingstem	Scattered
Asteraceae	Verbesina helianthoides	Crownbeard	Scarce
Asteraceae	Verbesina virginica	White crownbeard, frostweed	Scattered
Asteraceae	Vernonia baldwinii	Western ironweed	Common
Asteraceae	Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	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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