Plants of the NFWU: Scientific Name, Q-Z

Appendix A Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unit^a Listed by scientific name: Q-Z
Scientific name	Common name	Family	Relative occurrence^b
Quercus macrocarpa	Bur oak	Fagaceae	Scattered
Quercus marilandica	Blackjack oak	Fagaceae	Common
Quercus muhlenbergii	Chinquapin oak	Fagaceae	Scattered
Quercus shumardii	Shumard’s oak, southern red oak	Fagaceae	Scattered
Quercus stellata	Post oak	Fagaceae	Abundant
Quercus velutina	Black oak	Fagaceae	Common
Ranunculus fascicularis	Early buttercup, tufted buttercup	Ranunculaceae	Unknown
Ratibida columnifera	Yellow coneflower	Asteraceae	Common
Rhamnus caroliniana	Buckthorn, indian cherry	Rhamnaceae	Scarce
Rhus aromatica	Fragrant sumac, skunkbush	Anacardiaceae	Common
Rhus copallina	Winged sumac, dwarf sumac	Anacardiaceae	Scattered
Rhus glabra	Smooth sumac	Anacardiaceae	Scattered
Rhynchosia latifolia	Broadleaf snoutbean	Fabaceae	Scarce
Rhynchospora spp.	Beak rushes	Cyperaceae	Unknown
Robinia hispida	Rose acacia	Fabaceae	Scarce
Robinia pseudo-acacia	Black locust	Fabaceae	Scarce
Rorippa palustris	Bog yellow cress	Brassicaceae	Scattered
Rosa multiflora	Multiflora rose, Japanese rose	Rosaceae	Scarce
Rosa setigera	Climbing prairie rose	Rosaceae	Unknown
Rosa spp.	Roses	Rosaceae	Scattered
Rubus spp.	Dewberries, blackberries	Rosaceae	Abundant
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan	Asteraceae	Common
Rudbeckia triloba	Brown-eyed Susan	Asteraceae	Scattered
Ruellia humilis	Low ruellia, fringed-leaf ruellia	Acanthaceae	Scattered
Ruellia strepens	Limestone ruellia, wild petunia	Acanthaceae	Scattered
Rumex crispus	Curly dock	Polygonaceae	Common
Rumex hastatulus	Heartwing sorrel, heart sorrel	Polygonaceae	Scattered
Sabatia campestris	Prairie rose, meadow pink	Gentianaceae	Scattered
Sagittaria spp.	Arrowheads	Alismataceae	Scarce
Salix nigra	Black willow	Salicaceae	Scattered
Salvia azurea	Azure blue sage	Lamiaceae	Scarce
Salvia lyrata	Lyreleaf sage	Lamiaceae	Unknown
Sambucus canadensis	Elderberry	Caprifoliaceae	Scattered
Sanicula canadensis	Canada sanicula, snakeroot	Apiaceae	Scattered
Sanicula gregaria	Cluster sanicula, snakeroot	Apiaceae	Scattered
Sapindus drummondii	Soapberry	Sapindaceae	Scattered
Schedonnardus paniculatus	Tumble grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	Gramineae	Abundant
Schrankia nuttallii	Catclaw sensitive brier	Mimosaceae	Scattered
Scirpus spp.	Bulrushes	Cyperaceae	Unknown
Scleria spp.	Nut rushes	Cyperaceae	Unknown
Scutellaria parvula	Small skullcap	Lamiaceae	Scarce
Secale cereale	Rye	Gramineae	Scarce
Senecio imparipinnatus	Groundsel	Asteraceae	Unknown
Senecio obovatus	Squaw-weed, round-leaf groundsel	Asteraceae	Scattered
Senecio plattensis	Prairie groundsel or ragwort	Asteraceae	Scattered
Sesbania macrocarpa	Coffee-bean sesbania	Fabaceae	Scarce
Setaria geniculata	Knotroot bristle grass	Gramineae	Common
Setaria glauca	Yellow bristle grass	Gramineae	Scattered
Setaria italica	Foxtail millet	Gramineae	Scarce
Setaria viridis	Green bristle grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Sicyos angulatus	One-seeded bur cucumber	Cucurbitaceae	Unknown
Sida spinosa	Prickly sida, mallow	Malvaceae	Scarce
Silene stellata	Starry campion	Caryophyllaceae	Scattered
Silphium asteriscus	Starry leaf rosinwood	Asteraceae	Scarce
Silphium laciniatum	Compass plant	Asteraceae	Scarce
Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Blue-eyed grass	Iridaceae	Scattered
Smilax bona-nox	Greenbrier, catbrier, bullbrier	Liliaceae	Common
Smilax tamnoides	Bristly greenbrier	Liliaceae	Scattered
Solanum carolinense	Carolina horse nettle	Solanaceae	Common
Solanum cornutum	Buffalo bur	Solanaceae	Scattered
Solanum elaeagnifolium	Silverleaf nightshade	Solanaceae	Scattered
Solanum ptycanthum	Black nightshade	Solanaceae	Scarce
Solidago gigantea	Giant goldenrod	Asteraceae	Scattered
Solidago missouriensis	Missouri Basin goldenrod	Asteraceae	Scattered
Solidago nitida	Flat-topped goldenrod	Asteraceae	Scattered
Solidago rigida	Stiff prairie goldenrod	Asteraceae	Scattered
Solidago ulmifolia	Elm leaf goldenrod	Asteraceae	Scattered
Sonchus asper	Spiney-leaved sow thistle	Asteraceae	Scattered
Sophora affinis	Eve’s necklace	Fabaceae	Scarce
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian grass	Gramineae	Common
Sorghum bicolor	Sorghum	Gramineae	Scarce
Sorghum halepense	Johnson grass	Gramineae	Common
Sphenopholis obtusata	Prairie wedge scale	Gramineae	Unknown
Spiranthes vernalis	Twisted ladies’ tresses	Orchidaceae	Scarce
Sporobolus asper	Meadow dropseed	Gramineae	Unknown
Sporobolus cryptandrus	Sand dropseed	Gramineae	Unknown
Sporobolus pyramidatus	Whorled dropseed	Gramineae	Scarce
Stachys tenuifolia	Slenderleaf betony	Lamiaceae	Scattered
Stellaria media	Common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	Scarce
Stillingia sylvatica	Queen’s-delight	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Strophostyles helvola	Wild bean	Fabaceae	Scattered
Strophostyles leiosperma	Smooth seed wild bean	Fabaceae	Common
Stylosanthes biflora	Pencil flower	Fabaceae	Scarce
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	Coralberry, buckbrush	Caprifoliaceae	Abundant
Taraxacum officinale	Common dandelion	Asteraceae	Common
Teucrium canadense	American germander	Lamiaceae	Scattered
Thalia dealbata	Powdery thalia	Marantaceae	Scarce
Thalictrum dasycarpum	Purple meadow rue	Ranunculaceae	Unknown
Thlaspi arvense	Field pennycress, stinkweed	Brassicaceae	Scarce
Torilis arvensis	Hedge parsley	Apiaceae	Common
Toxicodendron radicans	Poison ivy	Anacardiaceae	Common
Tradescantia ohioensis	Ohio spiderwort	Commelinaceae	Scattered
Tragia betonicifolia	Nettleleaf, noseburn	Euphorbiaceae	Scattered
Tribulus terrestris	Bullhead, goathead, puncture vine	Zygophyllaceae	Scarce
Tridens albescens	White tridens	Gramineae	Scarce
Tridens flavus	Purpletop	Gramineae	Common
Tridens strictus	Longspike tridens	Gramineae	Scattered
Trifolium campestre	Plains clover, low hop clover	Fabaceae	Common
Trifolium dubium	Small hop clover, shamrock	Fabaceae	Scattered
Trifolium repens	White clover, ladino clover	Fabaceae	Common
Trifolium vesiculosum	Arrowleaf clover	Fabaceae	Scattered
Triodanis perfoliata	Clasping Venus’s looking-glass	Campanulaceae	Scattered
Tripsacum dactyloides	Eastern gama grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Triticum aestivum	Wheat	Gramineae	Scattered
Typha spp.	Cattails	Typhaceae	Scarce
Ulmus alata	Winged elm	Ulmaceae	Abundant
Ulmus americana	American elm	Ulmaceae	Scattered
Ulmus rubra	Slippery elm	Ulmaceae	Scarce
Vaccinium arboreum	Farkleberry	Ericaceae	Scarce
Valerianella radiata	Common beaked corn salad	Valerianaceae	Scattered
Verbascum thapsus	Common mullein	Scrophulariaceae	Scattered
Verbena bipinnatifida	Sweet William, fringe verbena	Verbenaceae	Common
Verbena bracteata	Bracted vervain	Verbenaceae	Scarce
Verbena brasiliensis	Brazilian verbena	Verbenaceae	Scarce
Verbena canadensis	Rose vervain	Verbenaceae	Common
Verbena stricta	Woolly vervain, mullenleaf vervain	Verbenaceae	Scarce
Verbena urticifolia	White vervain, white verbena	Verbenaceae	Scattered
Verbesina alternifolia	Yellow ironweed, wingstem	Asteraceae	Scattered
Verbesina helianthoides	Crownbeard	Asteraceae	Scarce
Verbesina virginica	White crownbeard, frostweed	Asteraceae	Scattered
Vernonia baldwinii	Western ironweed	Asteraceae	Common
Veronica arvensis	Common speedwell, corn speedwell	Scrophulariaceae	Scattered
Viburnum rufidulum	Rusty black haw	Caprifoliaceae	Common
Vicia minutiflora	Small-flowered vetch	Fabaceae	Scarce
Vicia sativa	Narrowleaf vetch, common vetch	Fabaceae	Scattered
Vicia villosa	Hairy vetch, woollypod vetch	Fabaceae	Scattered
Viola bicolor	Johnny-jump-up, field pansy	Violaceae	Scattered
Viola pubescens	Downy yellow violet	Violaceae	Scarce
Viola sororia	Blue violet	Violaceae	Unknown
Vitis spp.	Grapes	Vitaceae	Scattered
Vitis vulpina	Winter grape, fox grape	Vitaceae	Scarce
Vulpia octoflora	Common six-weeks grass	Gramineae	Unknown
Woodsia obtusa	Blunt-lobed cliff fern	Aspleniaceae	Unknown
Xanthium strumarium	Cocklebur	Asteraceae	Common
Zigadenus nuttallii	Death camas	Liliaceae	Scarce
Zizaniopsis miliacea	Southern wild rice, giant cut-grass	Gramineae	Scarce
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders	Apiaceae	Unknown
	Mushrooms		Unknown
^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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