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Plants of the NFWU: Scientific Name, L-P
 
 
     
Appendix A
Plants of the Noble Foundation Wildlife Unita
Listed by scientific name: L-P
Scientific name Common name Family Relative
occurrenceb
Lactuca canadensis Wild lettuce Asteraceae Scattered
Lactuca sativa Prickly lettuce Asteraceae Common
Lamium amplexicaule Henbit Lamiaceae Common
Laportea canadensis Wood nettle Urticaceae Unknown
Lathyrus hirsutus Singletary peavine Fabaceae Scattered
Lechea villosa Pinweed Cistaceae Unknown
Leersia virginica White grass Gramineae Scarce
Lepidium densiflorum Peppergrass Brassicaceae Common
Lepidium virginicum Virginia peppergrass Brassicaceae Scarce
Leptoloma cognatum Fall witchgrass Gramineae Scattered
Lespedeza capitata Bush clover, roundhead lespedeza Fabaceae Scarce
Lespedeza cuneata Sericea lespedeza Fabaceae Common
Lespedeza procumbens Trailing lespedeza Fabaceae Common
Lespedeza repens Creeping lespedeza Fabaceae Scattered
Lespedeza stipulacea Korean clover, Korean lespedeza Fabaceae Scattered
Lespedeza striata Japanese clover, common lespedeza Fabaceae Common
Lespedeza stuevei Stuve’s lespedeza Fabaceae Scattered
Lespedeza virginica Slender lespedeza Fabaceae Scattered
Liatris aspera Tall gayfeather, blazing star Asteraceae Scattered
Liatris mucronata Narrowleaf gayfeather Asteraceae Scattered
Ligustrum sinense Privet hedge, Chinese privet Oleaceae Scarce
Limnosciadium pinnatum Arkansas dogshade Apiaceae Unknown
Linaria canadensis Old-field toadflax Scrophulariaceae Common
Linum medium Sucker flax Linaceae Unknown
Linum sulcatum Grooved flax Linaceae Scarce
Lithospermum incisum Narrowleaf puccoon, fringed puccoon Boraginaceae Scarce
Lobelia appendiculata Earflower lobelia Lobeliaceae Scarce
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Lobeliaceae Scarce
Lobelia spicata Palespike lobelia Lobeliaceae Scarce
Lolium perenne Ryegrass Gramineae Common
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Scarce
Ludwigia alternifolia Bushy seedbox Onagraceae Scarce
Ludwigia glandulosa Creeping seedbox Onagraceae Unknown
Lycopus americanus American bugleweed Lamiaceae Scarce
Lysimachia spp. Loosestrifes Primulaceae Unknown
Lythrum alatum Loosestrife Lythraceae Scattered
Maclura pomifera Osage orange, bois d’arc Moraceae Abundant
Marshallia caespitosa Barbara’s buttons Asteraceae Unknown
Medicago orbicularis Button clover, button medic Fabaceae Scarce
Melilotus albus White sweet clover Fabaceae Common
Melilotus officinalis Yellow sweet clover Fabaceae Common
Melothria pendula Drooping melonette Cucurbitaceae Scarce
Mimulus alatus Sharp-winged monkey flower Scrophulariaceae Scarce
Mollugo verticillata Carpetweed Aizoaceae Scarce
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot Lamiaceae Scattered
Monarda punctata Horsemint, spotted bee balm Lamiaceae Scattered
Monarda russeliana Red-spotted horsemint Lamiaceae Scattered
Morus rubra Red mulberry Moraceae Scattered
Muhlenbergia schreberi Nimble will Gramineae Unknown
Muhlenbergia sobolifera Rocky muhly Gramineae Unknown
Myosotis verna Early scorpion grass Boraginaceae Unknown
Nelumbo lutea Lotus lily, American lotus Nymphaeaceae Scarce
Nemastylis geminiflora Celestial lily, prairie iris Iridaceae Scarce
Neptunia lutea Yellow neptunia Mimosaceae Scattered
Nothoscordum bivalve Crow poison Liliaceae Scattered
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum, water tupelo Nyssaceae Scarce
Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose Onagraceae Scattered
Oenothera fruticosa Common sundrops Onagraceae Scattered
Oenothera laciniata Cut-leaf evening primrose Onagraceae Scattered
Oenothera linifolia Narrow-leaved evening primrose Onagraceae Scarce
Oenothera rhombipetala Fourpoint evening primrose Onagraceae Scarce
Oenothera serrulata Day primrose, half-shrub sundrops Onagraceae Unknown
Oenothera speciosa White evening primrose Onagraceae Unknown
Opuntia engelmannii Engelmann prickly pear Cactaceae Scattered
Opuntia leptocaulis Pencil cholla Cactaceae Scarce
Oxalis dillenii Yellow wood sorrel Oxalidaceae Common
Oxalis violacea Violet wood sorrel Oxalidaceae Scarce
Panicum anceps Beaked panicum Gramineae Common
Panicum capillare Common witchgrass Gramineae Scattered
Panicum obtusum Vine mesquite Gramineae Scattered
Panicum virgatum Switch grass, fall switch grass Gramineae Scattered
Parthenium hysterophorus Santa Maria, false ragweed Asteraceae Scarce
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Vitaceae Common
Paspalum dilatatum Dallis grass Gramineae Scattered
Paspalum floridanum Florida paspalum Gramineae Scattered
Paspalum laeve Field paspalum Gramineae Scattered
Paspalum setaceum Thin paspalum, fringeleaf paspalum Gramineae Common
Passiflora incarnata Maypop passionflower Passifloraceae Scattered
Passiflora lutea Yellow passionflower Passifloraceae Scarce
Penstemon spp. Penstemons, beardtongues Scrophulariaceae Unknown
Penthorum sedoides Ditch stonecrop Saxifragaceae Scarce
Perilla frutescens Common perilla Lamiaceae Scarce
Petalostemon candidum White prairie clover Fabaceae Scarce
Petalostemon purpureum Purple prairie clover Fabaceae Scattered
Phacelia hirsuta Hairy blue curls, phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Scarce
Phalaris canariensis Canary grass Gramineae Scarce
Phalaris caroliniana Carolina canary grass, maygrass Gramineae Scarce
Phoradendron serotinum Mistletoe Loranthaceae Scattered
Phyla incisa Sawtooth frogfruit, fogfruit Verbenaceae Scattered
Physalis angulata Cut-leaf ground-cherry Solanaceae Scattered
Physalis viscosa Field ground-cherry Solanaceae Unknown
Physostegia angustifolia Narrowleaf lion’s-heart Lamiaceae Unknown
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed, poke Phytolaccaceae Scattered
Plantago aristata Bottlebrush plantain, buckhorn Plantaginaceae Scattered
Plantago lanceolata Buckhorn plantain Plantaginaceae Scattered
Plantago rugelii Rugel’s plantain Plantaginaceae Scarce
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Platanaceae Scattered
Pluchea camphorata Camphor weed Asteraceae Scarce
Pluchea odorata Purple camphor weed, marsh fleabane Asteraceae Scarce
Poa chapmaniana Chapman bluegrass Gramineae Scarce
Poa compressa Canada bluegrass Gramineae Scarce
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Berberidaceae Scattered
Polygala incarnata Pink milkwort Polygalaceae Scarce
Polygala sanguinea Blood polygala Polygalaceae Unknown
Polygala verticillata Whorled milkwort Polygalaceae Unknown
Polygonum aviculare Prostrate knotweed Polygonaceae Scarce
Polygonum convolvulus Wild buckwheat, dullseed cornbind Polygonaceae Scarce
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild water pepper, swamp smartweed   Polygonaceae Scattered
Polygonum lapathifolium Curltop smartweed, pale smartweed Polygonaceae Scattered
Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonaceae Scattered
Polygonum persicaria Lady’s thumb, spotted smartweed Polygonaceae Scattered
Polygonum punctatum Water smartweed, dotted smartweed Polygonaceae Scattered
Polygonum virginianum Virginia knotweed, jumpseed Polygonaceae Scattered
Polypremum procumbens Juniperleaf Loganiaceae Scarce
Polytaenia nuttallii Prairie parsley, parsnip Apiaceae Scattered
Populus deltoides Cottonwood Salicaceae Scattered
Prionopsis ciliata Wax goldenweed Asteraceae Common
Prunella vulgaris Common self-heal, heal-all Lamiaceae Scattered
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum, sandhill plum Rosaceae Scarce
Prunus mexicana Big-tree plum, Mexican plum Rosaceae Common
Prunus persica Peach Rosaceae Scarce
Prunus rivularis Creek plum, hog plum Rosaceae Scarce
Prunus serotina Black cherry, wild cherry Rosaceae Scarce
Psoralea tenuiflora Wild alfalfa, scurfy pea Fabaceae Scarce
Ptilimnium nuttallii Nuttall’s mock bishop-weed Apiaceae Scattered
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountain mint Lamiaceae Scarce
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus False dandelion Asteraceae Unknown
Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus False dandelion Asteraceae Scattered
Pyrus communis Common pear Rosaceae Scarce

 
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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