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Plants of the NFWU: Scientific Name, D-K
 
 
     
Appendix A
Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unita
Listed by scientific name: D-K
Scientific name Common name Family Relative
occurrenceb
Dactylis glomerata Orchard grass Gramineae Scarce
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed Solanaceae Scarce
Daucus pusillus Southwestern carrot Apiaceae Scattered
Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur Ranunculaceae Scarce
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf larkspur Ranunculaceae Scarce
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois bundleflower Fabaceae Scattered
Desmanthus leptolobus Bundleflower, prairie bundleflower Fabaceae Scattered
Desmodium canescens Hoary tick clover, beggar’s-lice Fabaceae Scattered
Desmodium ciliare Tick trefoil, littleleaf tick clover Fabaceae Common
Desmodium cuspidatum Longleaf tick clover Fabaceae Scarce
Desmodium paniculatum Panicled tick clover Fabaceae Common
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile tick clover Fabaceae Common
Diarrhena americana Beakgrain Gramineae Unknown
Dichanthelium clandestinum Deertongue dichanthelium Gramineae Scarce
Dichanthelium lanuginosum Woolly dichanthelium Gramineae Common
Dichanthelium laxiflorum Open flower dichanthelium Gramineae Scattered
Dichanthelium oligosanthes Scribner’s dichanthelium Gramineae Common
Dichanthelium ravenelii Bosc dichanthelium Gramineae Scattered
Dichanthelium scoparium Velvet dichanthelium Gramineae Scattered
Dicliptera brachiata Dicliptera Acanthaceae Scattered
Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy crabgrass Gramineae Common
Diodia teres Rough buttonweed, poor joe Rubiaceae Scattered
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon Ebenaceae Scarce
Dracopis amplexicaulis Coneflower, clasping coneflower Asteraceae Scattered
Echinacea pallida Pale coneflower Asteraceae Unknown
Echinochloa crusgalli Barnyard grass Gramineae Scattered
Eclipta prostrata Yerba de tajo Asteraceae Scattered
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Elaeagnaceae Scarce
Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive Elaeagnaceae Scarce
Eleocharis spp. Spikes edges Cyperaceae Scarce
Elephantopus carolinianus Elephant’s foot Asteraceae Scattered
Eleusine indica Goose grass Gramineae Scarce
Elymus canadensis Canada wild rye Gramineae Common
Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye Gramineae Scattered
Eragrostis curtipedicellata Gummy love grass Gramineae Unknown
Eragrostis curvula Weeping love grass Gramineae Abundant
Eragrostis secundiflora Red love grass Gramineae Scattered
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane Asteraceae Scattered
Erigeron pulchellus Robin’s plantain Asteraceae Scattered
Erigeron strigosus Daisy fleabane Asteraceae Common
Eriochloa contracta Prairie cup grass Gramineae Scarce
Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth eryngo Apiaceae Scattered
Eryngium yuccifolium Button snakeroot Apiaceae Scarce
Euonymus atropurpureus Wahoo, burning bush Celastraceae Scarce
Eupatorium coelestinum Mist flower Asteraceae Scattered
Eupatorium rugosum White snakeroot Asteraceae Common
Euphorbia dentata Toothed spurge Euphorbiaceae Unknown
Euphorbia heterophylla Painted euphorbia, catalina Euphorbiaceae Scarce
Euphorbia maculata Spotted euphorbia Euphorbiaceae Scarce
Euphorbia nutans Eyebane Euphorbiaceae Unknown
Festuca arundinacea Tall fescue Gramineae Abundant
Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry Rosaceae Scarce
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash Oleaceae Common
Gaillardia pulchella Indian blanket, fire wheels Asteraceae Scarce
Galactia regularis Downy milk pea Fabaceae Scarce
Galium aparine Catchweed bedstraw Rubiaceae Scattered
Galium circaezans Weed bedstraw, wild licorice Rubiaceae Scattered
Galium pilosum Hairy bedstraw Rubiaceae Scattered
Gaura parviflora Velvety gaura Onagraceae Scarce
Geranium carolinianum Carolina cranesbill Geraniaceae Common
Geum canadense White avens, redroot Rosaceae Scattered
Geum vernum Heartleaf avens, water avens Rosaceae Scarce
Gillenia stipulata Indian physic, American ipecac Rosaceae Scarce
Glecoma hederacea Ground ivy Lamiaceae Unknown
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey locust Fabaceae Common
Glinus lotoides Glinus Aizoaceae Scarce
Gnaphalium obtusifolium Sweet everlasting, fragrant cudweed Asteraceae Scattered
Gnaphalium purpureum Purple cudweed Asteraceae Scarce
Gutierrezia dracunculoides Common broomweed Asteraceae Scattered
Hedeoma hispidum Rough pennyroyal Lamiaceae Unknown
Hedyotis spp. Bluets Rubiaceae Common
Helenium amarum Sneezeweed, bitterweed Asteraceae Common
Helianthus annuus Common sunflower Asteraceae Scattered
Helianthus hirsutus Hairy sunflower, coarse sunflower Asteraceae Scattered
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower Asteraceae Scarce
Helianthus mollis Ashy sunflower Asteraceae Scattered
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Asteraceae Scarce
Heliotropium indicum India heliotrope, turnsole Boraginaceae Scarce
Heterotheca latifolia Golden aster, camphor weed Asteraceae Scattered
Hibiscus militaris Scarlet rose mallow Malvaceae Unknown
Hieracium longipilum Longbeard hawkweed Asteraceae Scarce
Hordeum pusillum Little barley Gramineae Scattered
Hypericum drummondii Nits-and-lice Hypericaceae Scarce
Hypericum hypericoides Saint-Andrew’s-cross Hypericaceae Scattered
Hypericum punctatum Spotted Saint-John’s-wort Hypericaceae Scattered
Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow star grass Amaryllidaceae Unknown
Ilex decidua Deciduous holly Aquifoliaceae Scattered
Impatiens capensis Spotted touch-me-not Balsaminaceae Scarce
Ipomoea nil Ivyleaf morning glory Convolvulaceae Scattered
Ipomoea pandurata Wild potato vine Convolvulaceae Scattered
Iresine rhizomatosa Bloodleaf, judas bush Amaranthaceae Scarce
Iris spp. (propagated) Iris, flag Iridaceae Scarce
Iva angustifolia Narrowleaf false ragweed Asteraceae Scarce
Iva annua Annual false ragweed, sumpweed Asteraceae Common
Juglans nigra Black walnut Juglandaceae Scarce
Juncus spp. Rushes Juncaceae Scattered
Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar Cupressaceae Scattered
Jussiaea decurrens Wingleaf water primrose Onagraceae Scattered
Jussiaea peploides Creeping water primrose Onagraceae Common
Krigia cespitosa Common dwarf dandelion Asteraceae Unknown
Krigia dandelion Potato dandelion Asteraceae Scattered
Krigia virginica Dwarf dandelion Asteraceae 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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