The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.    
     
Plants of the NFWU: Family Name, O-Z
 
 
     
Appendix A
Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unita
Listed by family name: O-Z
Family Scientific name Common name Relative
occurrenceb
Oleaceae Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash Common
Oleaceae Ligustrum sinense Privet hedge, Chinese privet Scarce
Onagraceae Gaura parviflora Velvety gaura Scarce
Onagraceae Jussiaea decurrens Wingleaf water primrose Scattered
Onagraceae Jussiaea peploides Creeping water primrose Common
Onagraceae Ludwigia alternifolia Bushy seedbox Scarce
Onagraceae Ludwigia glandulosa Creeping seedbox Unknown
Onagraceae Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose Scattered
Onagraceae Oenothera fruticosa Common sundrops Scattered
Onagraceae Oenothera laciniata Cut-leaf evening primrose Scattered
Onagraceae Oenothera linifolia Narrow-leaved evening primrose Scarce
Onagraceae Oenothera rhombipetala Fourpoint evening primrose Scarce
Onagraceae Oenothera serrulata Day primrose, half-shrub sundrops Unknown
Onagraceae Oenothera speciosa White evening primrose Unknown
Ophioglossaceae Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake fern Scattered
Orchidaceae Spiranthes vernalis Twisted ladies’ tresses Scarce
Oxalidaceae Oxalis dillenii Yellow wood sorrel Common
Oxalidaceae Oxalis violacea Violet wood sorrel Scarce
Passifloraceae Passiflora incarnata Maypop passionflower Scattered
Passifloraceae Passiflora lutea Yellow passionflower Scarce
Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca americana Pokeweed, poke Scattered
Plantaginaceae Plantago aristata Bottlebrush plantain, buckhorn Scattered
Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata Buckhorn plantain Scattered
Plantaginaceae Plantago rugelii Rugel’s plantain Scarce
Platanaceae Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Scattered
Polygalaceae Polygala incarnata Pink milkwort Scarce
Polygalaceae Polygala sanguinea Blood polygala Unknown
Polygalaceae Polygala verticillata Whorled milkwort Unknown
Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare Prostrate knotweed Scarce
Polygonaceae Polygonum convolvulus Wild buckwheat, dullseed cornbind Scarce
Polygonaceae Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild water pepper, swamp smartweed Scattered
Polygonaceae Polygonum lapathifolium Curltop smartweed, pale smartweed Scattered
Polygonaceae Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Scattered
Polygonaceae Polygonum persicaria Lady’s thumb, spotted smartweed Scattered
Polygonaceae Polygonum punctatum Water smartweed, dotted smartweed Scattered
Polygonaceae Polygonum virginianum Virginia knotweed, jumpseed Scattered
Polygonaceae Rumex crispus Curly dock Common
Polygonaceae Rumex hastatulus Heartwing sorrel, heart sorrel Scattered
Portulacaceae Claytonia virginica Virginia spring beauty Scattered
Primulaceae Lysimachia spp. Loosestrifes Unknown
Ranunculaceae Anemone caroliniana Carolina anemone Scarce
Ranunculaceae Clematis pitcheri Pitcher’s clematis, leatherflower Scarce
Ranunculaceae Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur Scarce
Ranunculaceae Delphinium tricorne Dwarf larkspur Scarce
Ranunculaceae Ranunculus fascicularis Early buttercup, tufted buttercup Unknown
Ranunculaceae Thalictrum dasycarpum Purple meadow rue Unknown
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus caroliniana Buckthorn, indian cherry Scarce
Rosaceae Agrimonia pubescens Downy agrimony, groovebur Scarce
Rosaceae Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur hawthorn, red haw Unknown
Rosaceae Crataegus spp. Hawthorns Scattered
Rosaceae Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn Unknown
Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry Scarce
Rosaceae Geum canadense White avens, redroot Scattered
Rosaceae Geum vernum Heartleaf avens, water avens Scarce
Rosaceae Gillenia stipulata Indian physic, American ipecac Scarce
Rosaceae Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum, sandhill plum Scarce
Rosaceae Prunus mexicana Big-tree plum, Mexican plum Common
Rosaceae Prunus persica Peach Scarce
Rosaceae Prunus rivularis Creek plum, hog plum Scarce
Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black cherry, wild cherry Scarce
Rosaceae Pyrus communis Common pear Scarce
Rosaceae Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose, Japanese rose Scarce
Rosaceae Rosa setigera Climbing prairie rose Unknown
Rosaceae Rosa spp. Roses Scattered
Rosaceae Rubus spp. Dewberries, blackberries Abundant
Rubiaceae Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush, globeflower Scattered
Rubiaceae Diodia teres Rough buttonweed, poor joe Scattered
Rubiaceae Galium aparine Catchweed bedstraw Scattered
Rubiaceae Galium circaezans Weed bedstraw, wild licorice Scattered
Rubiaceae Galium pilosum Hairy bedstraw Scattered
Rubiaceae Hedyotis spp. Bluets Common
Salicaceae Populus deltoides Cottonwood Scattered
Salicaceae Salix nigra Black willow Scattered
Sapindaceae Sapindus drummondii Soapberry Scattered
Sapotaceae Bumelia lanuginosa Chittamwood, woolly buckthorn Scattered
Saxifragaceae Penthorum sedoides Ditch stonecrop Scarce
Scrophulariaceae  Agalinus fasciculata Beach agalinus Scarce
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja coccinea Indian paintbrush Common
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja indivisa Indian paintbrush Scattered
Scrophulariaceae Collinsia violacea Violet collinsia Scarce
Scrophulariaceae Linaria canadensis Old-field toadflax Common
Scrophulariaceae Mimulus alatus Sharp-winged monkey flower Scarce
Scrophulariaceae Penstemon spp. Penstemons, beardtongues Unknown
Scrophulariaceae Verbascum thapsus Common mullein Scattered
Scrophulariaceae Veronica arvensis Common speedwell, corn speedwell Scattered
Solanaceae Datura stramonium Jimsonweed Scarce
Solanaceae Physalis angulata Cut-leaf ground-cherry Scattered
Solanaceae Physalis viscosa Field ground-cherry Unknown
Solanaceae Solanum carolinense Carolina horse nettle Common
Solanaceae Solanum cornutum Buffalo bur Scattered
Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf nightshade Scattered
Solanaceae Solanum ptycanthum Black nightshade Scarce
Typhaceae Typha spp. Cattails Scarce
Ulmaceae Celtis spp. Hackberries Common
Ulmaceae Ulmus alata Winged elm Abundant
Ulmaceae Ulmus americana American elm Scattered
Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Slippery elm Scarce
Urticaceae Boehmeria cylindrica Bog hemp, false nettle Scarce
Urticaceae Laportea canadensis Wood nettle Unknown
Valerianaceae Valerianella radiata Common beaked corn salad Scattered
Verbenaceae Phyla incisa Sawtooth frogfruit, fogfruit Scattered
Verbenaceae Verbena bipinnatifida Sweet William, fringe verbena Common
Verbenaceae Verbena bracteata Bracted vervain Scarce
Verbenaceae Verbena brasiliensis Brazilian verbena Scarce
Verbenaceae Verbena canadensis Rose vervain Common
Verbenaceae Verbena stricta Woolly vervain, mullenleaf vervain Scarce
Verbenaceae Verbena urticifolia White vervain, white verbena Scattered
Violaceae Viola bicolor Johnny-jump-up, field pansy Scattered
Violaceae Viola pubescens Downy yellow violet Scarce
Violaceae Viola sororia Blue violet Unknown
Vitaceae Ampelopsis arborea Pepper vine Scarce
Vitaceae Ampelopsis cordata Raccoon grape Scarce
Vitaceae Cissus incisa Possum grape, ivy treebine Scarce
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Common
Vitaceae Vitis spp. Grapes Scattered
Vitaceae Vitis vulpina Winter grape, fox grape Scarce
Zygophyllaceae Tribulus terrestris Bullhead, goathead, puncture vine Scarce
    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.”
  Previous: Appendix A Index   Next: Appendix A - Family Names All (large file)  

 

 
         
       
© 1997-2008 by The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc.