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