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Plants of the NFWU: Common Name, S-Y
 
 
     
Appendix A
Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unita
Listed by common name: S-Y
Common name Scientific name Family Relative
occurrenceb
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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