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The Plants of Anna Maria College
Index by Vernacular Name
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  Vernacular Name Scientific Name Months
  ash, green Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Sep
  aster, calico Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) A. & D. Löve Oct
  aster, common blue wood Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) Nesom Oct
  aster, crooked stem Symphyotrichum prenanthoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nesom Oct
Φ aster, New England Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) Nesom Sep
  aster, New York Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom Jun–Jul
  aster, purplestem Symphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A. & D. Löve Oct
  aster, smooth blue Symphyotrichum laeve (L.) A. & D. Löve Oct
  aster, white wood Eurybia divaricata (L.) Nesom Sep–Oct
Φ aster, whorled wood Oclemena acuminata (Michx.) Greene Sep
  aster, white heath Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) Nesom Sep
Φ baneberry, white Actaea pachypoda Ell. Aug
  basswood, American Tilia americana L. Oct
  beech, American Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Jun–Jul
  beech, European Fagus sylvatica L. Jun–Jul
Φ beggartick, devil’s Bidens frondosa L. Sep
  birch, paper Betula papyrifera Marsh. Sep–Oct
  birch, sweet Betula lenta L. Oct
  bittersweet, Asiatic Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Oct
Φ blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta L. Oct
  blueberry, lowbush Vaccinium angustifolium Ait Jun–Jul
  bluet, azure Houstonia caerulea L. Oct
  bramble Rubus sp. May
  broomrape, one-flowered Orobanche uniflora L. Jun
  buttercup, tall Ranunculus acris L. May
  cat’s ear, hairy Hypochoeris radicata L. Oct
  catalpa, northern Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Oct
  cattail, common Typha latifolia L. Jun–Jul
  cherry, black Prunus serotina Ehrh. Oct
Φ chestnut, American Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Sep
  chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. May
  cinquefoil, common Potentilla simplex Michx. Jun
  cinquefoil, dwarf Potentilla canadensis L. May
  clover, golden Trifolium aureum Pollich Jul
Φ clover, rabbitfoot Trifolium arvense L. Oct
Φ clover, red Trifolium pratense L. May
  clover, suckling Trifolium dubium Sibthorp Jun–Jul
  clover, white Trifolium repens L. Jun
Φ clubmoss, rare Lycopodium obscurum L. Jun–Sep
Φ clubmoss, stiff Lycopodium annotinum L. Sep
Φ cucumber, Indian Medeola virginiana L. Sep
  daisy, oxeye Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. Jun
  dandelion, common Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex Wiggers Jun–Jul
  dandelion, fall Leontodon autumnalis L. Oct
  dock, curly Rumex crispus L. Jun–Jul
  dogwood, bunchberry Cornus canadensis L. Jun
  evening-primrose, common Oenothera biennis L. Sep–Oct
  fern, Christmas Polystichum acrostichoides (Michx.) Schott Oct
  fern, sensitive Onoclea sensibilis L. Jun–Jul
  goldenrod, showy Solidago speciosa Nutt. Jun–Jul
  grape, fox Vitis labrusca L. Sep
  ground ivy Glechoma hederacea L. Jun–Jul
  hawkweed, meadow Hieracium caespitosum Dumort. Jun–Jul
  hawkweed, orange Hieracium aurantiacum L. Jun–Jul, Oct
  hazelnut, beaked Corylus cornuta Marsh. Jun–Jul
  honeysuckle, northern bush Diervilla lonicera P. Mill. Jun–Jul
  horsenettle, Carolina Solanum carolinense L. Jun–Sep
Φ horsetail, woodland Equisetum sylvaticum L. Jun–Jul
  honeysuckle, Amur Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder May
  honeysuckle, Japanese Lonicera japonica Thunb. May
Φ Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora L. Jun–Jul, Sep–Oct
  Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott. May–Jul
Φ jewelweed Impatiens capensis Meerb. Jun–Sep
Φ joe-pye-weed, sweetscented Eupatorium purpureum L. Sep
Φ knapweed, spotted Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek Oct
  ladyfern, common Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth Oct
  laurel, mountain Kalmia latifolia L. May
  lettuce, Canada Lactuca canadensis L. Jun–Sep
Φ lily of the valley, feathery false Maianthemum racemosum (L.) Link May–Oct
  lobelia Lobelia sp. Oct
Φ locust, black Robinia pseudoacacia L. Oct
  locust, honey Gleditsia triacanthos L. Oct
  loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria L. Jun
  loosestrife, whorled yellow Lysimachia quadrifolia L. Jun–Jul
  maidens tears Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Jun
  maple, Norway Acer platanoides L. May, Oct
  maple, red Acer rubrum L. May, Oct
  maple, silver Acer saccharinum L. Jun–Oct
  maple, striped Acer pensylvanicum L. May
  maple, sugar Acer saccharum Marsh. Jun–Oct
  mayflower, Canada Maianthemum canadense Desf. May
  mayweed, disc Matricaria discoidea DC. Oct
  milkweed, common Asclepias syriaca L. Jun–Jul
  mullein, common Verbascum thapsus L. Oct
  nightshade, climbing Solanum dulcamara L. Jun
  oak, northern red Quercus rubra L. May, Oct
  oak, white Quercus alba L. Sep–Oct
  partridgeberry Mitchella repens L. Oct
  peppervine, Amur Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. Sep–Oct
  pepperweed, Virginia Lepidium virginicum L. Sep
  pine, eastern white Pinus strobus L. Jun–Jul
  plantain, common Plantago major L. Sep
Φ plantain, narrowleaf Plantago lanceolata L. Jun–Sep
  plantain, robin’s Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Oct
  poison ivy, eastern Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Jun–Jul
Φ pokeweed, American Phytolacca americana (L.) Kuntze Sep
  privet, California Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk. Jun–Jul
  pussytoes, field Antennaria neglecta Greene May
Φ Queen Anne’s lace Daucus carota L. Jun–Sep
Φ rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & Burtt Oct
  radish, wild Raphanus raphanistrum L. Jun, Oct
  ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi L. Jun
  ragweed, annual Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Sep
Φ rattlesnakeroot, white Prenanthes alba L. Sep
  rocket, dames Hesperis matronalis L. May
  rose, multiflora Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. May
  sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Oct
  selfheal, common Prunella vulgaris L. Jun
  shepherd’s purse Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. Jun
  soldier, shaggy Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav. Oct
  sorrel, common sheep Rumex acetosella L. May
  spiraea, false Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun Oct
  spruce, black Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Jun–Jul
  starflower Trientalis borealis Raf. Jun–Jul
  starwort, grasslike Stellaria graminea L. Sep
  stonecrop, goldmoss Sedum acre L. Jun–Jul
  strawberry, Virginia Fragaria virginiana Duchesne May
Φ sumac, staghorn Rhus typhina L. May, Sep
  sumac, winged Rhus copallinum L. Sep
  sweet fern Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult. Jun
  tearthumb, arrowleaf Polygonum sagittatum L. Oct
  toadflax, Canada Nuttallanthus canadensis (L.) D.A. Sutton Oct
  trefoil, bird’s-foot Lotus corniculatus L. Jun–Jul
Φ trillium Trillium sp. Jun–Jul
  velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti Medik. Oct
  vetch, bird Vicia cracca L. Jun
  viburnum, mapleleaf Viburnum acerifolium L. Sep
  willow, weeping Salix babylonica auct. non L. Oct
  winterberry, common Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Oct
Φ yarrow, common Achillea millefolium L. Jun–Oct
  yellowrocket, garden Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f. May
  yew, Canada Taxus canadensis L. Oct
 

The Months column indicates those months during which specimens were collected,
not necessarily, in the case of angiosperms, the time of flowering.



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