Natural History Survey – Clifftop https://www.clifftopalliance.org Preserving and Protecting the Mississippi River Bluff Lands in Monroe, Randolph, & St. Clair Counties Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:03:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Consolidated Listing of Threatened & Endangered Species; Species in Greatest Need of Conservation; and Endemic / Globally Rare Species in the COA https://www.clifftopalliance.org/consolidated-listing-of-threatened-species-in-greatest-need-of-conservation-and-endemic-globally-rare-species-in-the-coa/ Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:30:20 +0000 http://guid

Threatened & Endangered Species

Flora

Bluehearts (Buchnera americana)

Wooly Buckthorn (Bumelia languginosa)

Whitlow Grass (Draba cuneifolia)

Spurge (Euphorbia spathulata)

Dwarf Bedstraw (Galium virgatum)

Slender Heliotrope (Heliotropium tenellum)

Crested Coralroot Orchid (Hexalectris spicata)

Climbing Milkweed (Matelea obliqua)

Missouri Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia missouriensis)

Fameflower (Talinum calycinum)

Black-edged Sedge (Carex nigromarginata)

Fauna

NB: For avian species, B=breeding; M=Migratory/Post-breeding dispersal

American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) M

Common Striped Scorpian (Centruroides vittatus)

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) M

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) M

Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caeulea) M

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) M

Great Plains Rat Snake (Elaphe emoryi)

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) B

Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) B

Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes)

Eastern Narrowmouth Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) B

Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) B

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) B

Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) B

Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) M

Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum)

Gray Bat (Myotis grisescens)

Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis)

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) B

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) B

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) M

Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) M

Illinois Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)

Madonna Cave Springtail (Pygmarrhopalites madonnensis)

Least Tern (Stema antillarum) M

Forster’s Tern (Stema forsteri) M

Common Tern (Stema hirundo) M

Flathead Snake (Tantilla gracilis)

Species in Greatest Need of Conservation

NB: For avian species, B=breeding; M=Migratory/Post-breeding dispersal

Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) B

LeConte’s Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii) M

Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) M

Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) B

Great Egret (Ardea alba) B

Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) M

Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) M

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) B

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) B

Chuck-will’s-Widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis) B

Whip-poor-Will (Caprimulgus vociferus) B

Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) M

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) B

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus) M

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) B

Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) B

Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) M

Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) B

Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus) B

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) B

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) B

Prairie Warbler (Dendroica siscolor) B

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) M

Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax trailli) B

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) B

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) M

Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicatata) M

Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermiforma) B

Wood Thrush (Hylocichia mustelina) B

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) B

Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodramus griseus) M

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) B

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) B

Muscrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) B

Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis)B

American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) M

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) B

Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) B

Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)

Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) B

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) B

Dickcissel (Spiza americana) B

Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) B

Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurios hudsonicus)

American Badger (Taxidea taxus)

Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)

Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) B

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) M

Buff-breasted Sandpiper(Tryngites subruficollis)M

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Blue-winged Warbler (Vermiforma pinus) B

Bell’s Vireo (Vireo belli) B

Endemic / Globally Rare Species

Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes)

Milliped (Chaetaspis sp. (undescribed))

Dipluran  (Eumesocampa sp. (undescribed))

Pseudoscorpion (Mundochthonius cavernicolus)

Springtail (Pygmarrhopalites sapo)

Springtail (Pygmarrhopalites sp.(undescribed))

Springtail (Pygmarrhopalites sp.(undescribed))

]]> Climatic Records https://www.clifftopalliance.org/climatic-records/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:55:17 +0000 http://guid UPLANDS

2003 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 34 21 71 -3 .13 3.25
FEB 37 25 65 5 1.83 15.0
MAR 58 38 82 14 1.74 0
APR 69 49 87 33 5.15 0
MAY 73 56 86 46 7.98 0
JUN 79 62 91 50 10.95 0
JUL 87 70 94 61 1.86 0
AUG 88 69 99 64 1.87 0
SEP 75 58 87 41 2.73 0
OCT 69 51 84 35 2.15 0
NOV 56 43 82 21 4.83 0
DEC 43 31 59 17 2.98 1.75
AVG/TOT 64 48 99 -3 44.2 20.0

 

2004 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 39 24 68 0 3.22 .50
FEB 46 27 67 7 .87 2.0
MAR 60 42 77 25 3.96 0
APR 70 49 88 34 1.52 0
MAY 80 63 89 41 8.21 0
JUN 82 65 91 56 3.92 0
JUL 85 68 96 57 5.05 0
AUG 81 64 93 51 4.97 0
SEP 79 60 86 50 .04 0
OCT 67 53 81 38 6.90 0
NOV 55 44 72 26 .72 0
DEC 45 29 71 5 1.01 .25
AVG/TOT 66 49 96 0 47.39 2.75

 

2005 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 41 31 67 5 5.35 3.25
FEB 49 35 75 19 2.15 2.25
MAR 55 35 80 20 1.99 0
APR 69 51 84 34 4.08 0
MAY 76 56 87 38 1.85 0
JUN 87 68 96 59 .53 0
JUL 87 70 97 62 5.74 0
AUG 87 71 95 65 3.80 0
SEP 82 65 92 44 5.41 0
OCT 67 51 85 36 4.25 0
NOV 57 43 80 16 4.90 0
DEC 39 28 59 4 .52 3.50
AVG/TOT 66 50 97 4 40.57 9.0

 

2006 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 50 37 65 23 2.37 0
FEB 47 27 72 6 .50 3.25
MAR 56 39 81 23 5.64 0
APR 71 52 93 36 2.79 0
MAY 74 57 90 46 5.89 0
JUN 85 66 94 59 2.95 0
JUL 86 69 98 62 .50 0
AUG 87 71 99 64 2.68 0
SEP 75 59 88 45 1.86 0
OCT 64 47 91 30 5.45 0
NOV 55 41 76 25 3.17 0
DEC 49 34 67 6 4.27 0
AVG/TOT 67 50 99 6 38.07 3.25

 

2007 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 42 29 58 4 2.97 0
FEB 41 23 62 3 2.25 4.0
MAR 66 46 87 15 2.47 0
APR 68 45 94 23 2.98 0
MAY 81 62 91 45 4.94 0
JUN 86 67 94 58 2.91 0
JUL 87 68 96 60 1.90 0
AUG 95 73 104 60 1.00 0
SEP 83 64 96 48 2.97 0
OCT 72 54 91 36 3.17 0
NOV 56 39 72 27 1.35 0
DEC 44 31 55 17 4.19 3.5
AVG/TOT 68 50 104 3 33.10 7.5

 

2008 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 42 25 70 1 1.55 6.25
FEB 40 27 72 9 3.16 2.87
MAR 55 37 75 17 10.31 2.0
APR 65 44 82 33 5.44 0
MAY 73 56 89 42 6.79 0
JUN 86 68 93 59 2.65 0
JUL 85 67 97 62 6.57 0
AUG 84 67 95 58 3.79 0
SEP 72 58 90 53 6.00 0
OCT 67 50 82 32 1.88 0
NOV 51 37 75 19 .95 0
DEC 40 26 66 1 3.08 .30
AVG/TOT 63 47 97 1 52.17 11.42

 

2009 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 37 21 60 -3 .36 6.2
FEB 48 30 69 7 1.81 0
MAR 61 40 86 14 2.19 .20
APR 65 48 89 31 5.16 0
MAY 74 58 86 44 7.52 0
JUN 86 68 97 54 3.96 0
JUL 83 67 91 58 6.14 0
AUG 85 66 92 55 3.11 0
SEP 76 60 81 46 4.05 0
OCT 60 47 72 34 13.08 0
NOV 60 44 77 28 3.59 0
DEC 38 27 57 8 4.28 1.0
AVG/TOT 64 48 97 -3 55.97 7.4
2010 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 35 21 53 -2 1.55 5.50
FEB 40 23 60 12 1.37 6.0
MAR 58 38 83 22 2.27 0
APR 75 54 87 39 2.92 0
MAY 76 59 90 42 3.79 0
JUN 91 73 95 63 4.49 0
JUL 90 72 97 60 3.29 0
AUG 90 71 100 60 4.77 0
SEP 78 62 89 48 5.61 0
OCT 71 50 83 34 .38 0
NOV 57 41 77 21 4.24 0
DEC 37 24 62 1 1.57 6.0
AVG/TOT 67 49 100 -2 36.25 17.50
2011 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 36 22 52 5 .08 4.75
FEB 47 30 72 2 3.41 4.0
MAR 55 39 84 24 5.16 4.0
APR 70 51 91 33 10.03 0
MAY 74 57 90 37 5.33 0
JUN 87 68 96 61 5.58 0
JUL 92 74 99 68 5.69 0
AUG 88 70 98 61 1.38 0
SEP 75 58 99 44 3.35 0
OCT 69 50 86 37 2.07 0
NOV 56 43 75 24 5.76 0
DEC 48 35 61 19 3.16 .50
AVG/TOT 66 50 99 2 51.0 13.25

 

2012 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 43 30 68 14 1.93 1.0
FEB 50 34 69 14 1.92 2.0
MAR 71 51 86 27 1.53 0
APR 69 49 89 37 3.96 0
MAY 85 62 94 51  .96 0
JUN 85 63 106 57 2.19 0
JUL 95 74 104 68 2.09 0
AUG 87 60 89 43 4.31 0
SEP 76 60 89 43 4.93 0
OCT 65 48 82 33 2.94 0
NOV 54 37 75 22 2.14 0
DEC 48 35 75 17  .94 5.0
AVG/TOT 69 51 106 14 29.84 8.0

 

2013 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 44 28 69 11 5.83 0
FEB 45 28 63  7 2.94 2.75
MAR 49 32 75 17 4.50 8.50
APR 66 46 86 30 6.98 0
MAY 75 58 92 39 7.79 0
JUN 83 66 93 57 6.65 0
JUL 84 67 97 54 2.49 0
AUG 84 67 97 56 1.51 0
SEP 82 62 95 51 1.52 0
OCT 66 51 84 30 3.56 0
NOV 49 35 68 14 1.73 0
DEC 41 27 69 6 2.68 10.0
AVG/TOT 64 47 97 6 48.18 21.25

 

 

2014 AVG HI AVG LO EXT HI EXT LO RAIN SNOW
JAN 37 19 60  -9 1.38 15.50
FEB 39 20 70  -3   .35   5.25
MAR 53 32 82  5   .77  3.50
APR 68 48 83 30 8.00 0
MAY 78 57 89 41 2.95 0
JUN 84 68 91 60 6.12 0
JUL 83 63 93 57 1.83 0
AUG 86 69 93 60 6.60 0
SEP 77 59 91 45 2.96 0
OCT 67 51 84 38 4.44 0
NOV 46 33 67 11 1.51 1.50
DEC 43 34 62 14 4.53 1.00
AVG/TOT 63 46 93 -9 41.44 26.75

 

 

]]> Butterflies of the COA https://www.clifftopalliance.org/butterflies/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:55:09 +0000 http://guid Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes asterius Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus Checkered White Pontia protodice Cabbage White Pieris rapae Falcate Orangetip Anthocharis midea Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice Clouded/Orange Sulphur Colias philodice/eurytheme Dog Face Sulphur Colias cesonia Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae eubule Little Yellow Eurema lisa Henry’s Elfin Callophrys henrici Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops Olive Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus American Copper Lycaena phlaeas americana Eastern Tailed-blue Everes comyntas Spring Azure Celastrina ladon Summer Azure Celastrina neglecta Harvester Feniseca tarquinius Snout Butterfly Libytheana carinenta bachmanii Goatweed Butterfly Anaea andria Hackberry Butterfly Asterocampa celtis Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax Viceroy Limenitis archippus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Buckeye Junonia coenia Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis Comma Polygonia comma Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis Gorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone carlota Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Monarch Danaus plexippus Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus Hoary Edge Achalarus lyciades Scalloped Sooty Wing Staphylus hayhurstii Juvenal’s Dusky Wing Erynnis juvenalis Horace’s Dusky Wing Erynnis horatius Common Checkered Skipper Pyrgus communis Common Sooty Wing Pholisora catullus Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus Peck’s Skipper Polites coras Tawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles Cross Line Skipper Polites origenes Northern Broken Dash Wallengrenia egeremet Little Glassy Wing Pompeius verna Sachem Atalopedes campestris Delaware Skipper Atrytone delaware Byssus Skipper Problema byssus Common Roadside Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis Dusted Skipper Atryonopsis hianna ]]> Amphibians and Reptiles of the COA https://www.clifftopalliance.org/herpetofauna/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:54:59 +0000 http://guid  

SALAMANDERS
Spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum
Marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum
Smallmouth salamander Ambystoma texanum
Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum
Longtail salamander Eurycea longicauda
Cave salamander Eurycea lucifuga
Newt Notophthalmus viridescens
Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus
Lesser siren Siren intermedia
FROGS & TOADS
Cricket frog Acris crepitans
American toad Bufo americanus
Fowler’s toad Bufo fowleri
Narrowmouth toad Gastrophryne carolinensis
Cope’s gray treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis
Eastern gray treefrog Hyla versicolor
Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer
Western chorus frog Pseudacris triseriata
Plains leopard frog Rana blairi
Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
Green frog Rana clamitans
Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens
Pickerel frog Rana palustris
Southern leopard frog Rana sphenocephala
Wood frog Rana sylvatica
Spadefoot toad Scaphiopus holbrookii
Strecker’s chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri
TURTLES
Spiny softshell Apalone spinifera
Common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina
Painted turtle Chrysemys picta
False map turtle Graptemys pseudogeographica
Common musk turtle Sternotherus odoratus
Eastern box turtle Terrapene Carolina
Ornate box turtle Terrapene ornate
Red-eared slider Trachemys scripta
LIZARDS
Six-lined racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Five-lined skink Eumeces fasciatus
Broadhead skink Eumeces laticeps
Northern fence lizard Sceloporus undulates
Ground skink Scincella lateralis
SNAKES
Worm snake Carphophis amoenus
Racer Coluber constrictor
Ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus
Great Plains ratsnake Elaphe emoryi
Black ratsnake Elaphe obsoleta
Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos
Prairie kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster
Speckled kingsnake Lampropeltis getula
Red milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum
Eastern coachwhip Masticophis flagellum
Yellowbelly water snake Nerodia erythrogaster
Diamondback water snake Nerodia rhombifer
Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon
Rough green snake Opheodrys aestivus
Graham’s crayfish snake Regina grahamii
Brown snake Storeria dekayi
Redbelly snake Storeria occipitomaculata
Flathead snake Tantilla gracilis
Western ribbon snake Thamnophis proximus
Eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Smooth earth snake Virginia valeriae
Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix
Western Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus
]]> Mammals of the COA https://www.clifftopalliance.org/mammals/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:54:50 +0000 http://guid  

Virginia opossum Didelphis  virginiana
Southeastern shrew Sorex longirostris
Northern short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda
Southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis
Least shrew Cryptotis parva
Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus
Little brown bat Myotis lucifugus
Indiana bat Myotis sodalis
Gray bat Myotis grisescens
Northern long-eared bat Myotis septentrionalis
Silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans
Tri-color bat Perimyotis subflavus
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus
Red bat Lasiurus borealis
Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus
Evening bat Nycticeius humeralis
Eastern cottontail rabbit Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus
Woodchuck Marmota monax
Gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Fox squirrel Sciurus niger
Southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans
Plains pocket gopher Geomys bursarius
Beaver Castor Canadensis
Deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus
White-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus
Prairie vole Microtus ochrogaster
Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
Southern bog lemming Synaptomys cooperi
Norway rat Rattus norvegicus
House mouse Mus musculus
Meadow jumping mouse Zapus hudsonius
Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
Coyote Canis latrans
Red fox Vulpes vulpes
Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Raccoon Procyon lotor
Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata
Mink Mustela vison
American Badger Taxidea taxus
Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
River otter Lontra canadensis
Bobcat Lynx rufus
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
]]> Birds of the COA https://www.clifftopalliance.org/birds/ Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:54:43 +0000 http://guid The known dates of rare bird visitors are annotated in italic script.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck (8 Jul 08)

Greater White-fronted Goose

Snow Goose

Ross’s Goose

Brant (3-6 May 68)

Cackling Goose

Canada Goose

Mute Swan

Trumpeter Swan

Wood Duck

Gadwall

American Wigeon

American Black Duck

Mallard

Mottled Duck (15 Jul 09)

Blue-winged Teal

Northern Shoveler

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

Canvasback

Redhead

Ring-necked Duck

Lesser Scaup

White-winged Scoter

Bufflehead

Common Goldeneye

Hooded Merganser

Common Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Northern Bobwhite

Ring-necked Pheasant

Wild Turkey

Common Loon

Pied-billed Grebe

Horned Grebe

Eared Grebe

Wood Stork (8 Aug 63 & 23-25  Aug 11)

Double-crested Cormorant

American White Pelican

Brown Pelican (1-19 Jul 09)

Anhinga (21-23 Jul 93)

American Bittern

Least Bittern

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron

Tricolored Heron (2 Jul 68 & 16 Aug 08)

Reddish Egret (25 Jun 72)

Cattle Egret

Green Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

White Ibis

Glossy Ibis

White-faced Ibis

Roseate Spoonbill (1859)

Black Vulture

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Swallow-tailed Kite (22 Aug 10)

Mississippi Kite

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper’s Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Broad-winged Hawk

Swainson’s Hawk (26 Apr 78 & 29 Aug 10)

Red-tailed Hawk

Rough-legged Hawk

Golden Eagle

American Kestrel

Merlin

Peregrine Falcon

Prairie Falcon (9 Apr 86)

Yellow Rail (10 May 99)

Black Rail (29 Aug 07, 5 Oct 08, 10 May 11)

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Sora

Purple Gallinule (8 Jun 63, 28 May 68, 28 Jun 11)

Common Gallinule

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Whooping Crane (7-11 Dec 07)

Black-bellied Plover

American Golden-Plover

Piping Plover (29 Jul 2010)

Snowy Plover (29 Jun 07)

Semipalmated Plover

Kildeer

Black-necked Stilt

American Avocet

Spotted Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Greater Yellowlegs

Willet

Lesser Yellowlegs

Upland Sandpiper

Whimbrel (24 May 64, 24 May 69, 26 May 83)

Hudsonian Godwit

Marbled Godwit

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

White-rumped Sandpiper

Baird’s Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper

Dunlin

Stilt Sandpiper

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Ruff (4-6 April 00)

Short-billed Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Wilson’s Snipe

American Woodcock

Wilson’s Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Bonaparte’s Gull

Laughing Gull

Franklin’s Gull

Ring-billed Gull

Black-tailed Gull (22 Mar 08?)

Herring Gull

Least Tern

Caspian Tern

Black Tern

Common Tern

Forster’s Tern

Rock Pigeon

Eurasian Collared-Dove

African Collared Dove (29 Jun 10)

White-winged Dove (26 Jun 02)

Mourning Dove

Common Ground-Dove (23 May 70)

Barn Owl

Eastern Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Burrowing Owl (22 May 10)

Barred Owl

Short-eared Owl

Common Nighthawk

Chuck-will’s-widow

Eastern Whip-poor-will

Chimney Swift

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird (30 Oct-5 Nov 2006)

Belted Kingfisher

Red-headed Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

Acadian Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Least Flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe

Tropical Kingbird (3 Jun 99)

Western Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Loggerhead Shrike

White-eyed Vireo

Bell’s Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo

Warbling Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Blue Jay

American Crow

Fish Crow

Horned Lark

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Purple Martin

Tree Swallow

Bank Swallow

Barn Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Carolina Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse

Red-breasted Nuthatch

White-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Carolina Wren

Bewick’s Wren (6 May 89, 24 Sept 11)

House Wren

Winter Wren

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Eastern Bluebird

Veery

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Wood Thrush

American Robin

Gray Catbird

Northern Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher

European Starling

American Pipit

Sprague’s Pipit (8 Apr 66)

Cedar Waxwing

Lapland Longspur

Smith’s Longspur

Snow Bunting

Ovenbird

Worm-eating Warbler

Louisiana Waterthrush

Northern Waterthrush

Blue-winged Warbler

Golden-winged Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

Prothonotary Warbler

Tennessee Warbler

Swainson’s Warbler (4 May 74)

Orange-crowned Warbler

Nashville Warbler

Mourning Warbler

Kentucky Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Hooded Warbler

American Redstart

Cape May Warbler

Cerulean Warbler

Northern Parula

Magnolia Warbler

Bay-breasted Warbler

Blackburnian Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Blackpoll Warbler

Black-throated Blue Warbler

Palm Warbler

Pine Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler

Canada Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Yellow-breasted Chat

Eastern Towhee

American Tree Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Lark Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow

Henslow’s Sparrow

Le Conte’s Sparrow

Nelson’s Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Lincoln’s Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

Harris’s Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Summer Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Northern Cardinal

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Blue Grosbeak

Indigo Bunting

Dickcissel

Bobolink

Red-winged Blackbird

Eastern Meadowlark

Rusty Blackbird

Brewer’s Blackbird

Common Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle (22 May 07)

Brown-headed Cowbird

Orchard Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Purple Finch

House Finch

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

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Abutilon theophrasti Buttonweed, Velvet Leaf
Acalypha gracilens Slender Three-seeded Mercury
Acalypha ostryaefolia Three-seeded Mercury
Acalypha rhomboidea Three-Seeded Mercury
Acer negundo Box Elder
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Acer saccharinum Silver Maple
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple
Achillea millifolium Yarrow, Common Milfoil
Actaea pachypoda Doll’s-eyes
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern
Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye
Agalinus aspera Rough False Foxglove
Agalinus purpurea False foxglove
Agalinus tenuifolia Slender False Foxglove
Agastache nepetoides Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agrimonia parviflora Swamp Agrimony
Agrimonia pubescens Soft Agrimony
Woodland Agrimony Agrimonia rostellata
Agrostis alba Red Top
Agrostis hyemalis Tickle Grass
Agrostis perennans Autumn Bent Grass
Ailanthus altissima Tree-of-Heaven
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa
Alisma plantago-aquatica v parviflorum Common Water Plantain
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
Allium canadense Wild Garlic
Allium sativum Garlic
Allium stellatum Cliff Onion
Allium vineale Field Garlic
Alopecurus carolinianus Annual Foxtail
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed
Ambrosia bidenta Lanceleaf Ragweed
Ambrosia trifida Giant Ragweed
Amelanchier arborea Shadbush, Juneberry
Amorpha canescens Leadplant
Amorpha fructicosa False Indigo Bush
Ampelopsis cordata Raccoon Grape
Amphicarpa bracteata Hog Peanut
Amsonia tabernaemontana Willow Amsonia
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Andropogon virginicus Broom Sedge
Anemone canadensis Meadow Anemone
Anemone virginiana Tall Thimbleweed
Antennaria plantaginifolia Pussytoes, Ladies’-tobacco
Anthemis cotula Dog Fennel
Apios americana Ground Nut
Aplectrum hyemale Putty-root Orchid
Apocynum cannabinum Indian Hemp
Aquilegia canadensis Columbine
Arabis canadensis Sicklepod
Arabis hirsuta Hairy Rock Cress
Arabis laevigata Smooth Rock Cress
Aralia racemosa American Spikenard
Arenaria serpyllifolia Thyme-leaved sandwort
Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Aristida purpurascens Arrowfeather
Aristolochia serpentaria Birthwort
Aristolochia tomentosa Dutchman’s Pipevine
Arnoglossum plantaginue Groovestem Indian Plantain
Artemisia campestris ssp caudata Beach Wormwood
Aruncus dioicus Goat’s-beard
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger
Asclepias amplexicaulis Sand Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias purpurascens Purple Milkweed
Asclepias quadrifolia Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca Common Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Asclepias verticillata Horsetail Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora Green Milkweed
Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Asparagus officinalis Garden Asparagus
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort
Aster anomalus Blue Aster
Aster azureus Sky-blue Aster
Aster cordifolius Blue Wood Aster
Aster drummondii Drummond’s Aster
Aster ericoides Heath Aster
Aster laevis Smooth Aster
Aster novae-angliae New England Aster
Aster oblongifolius Aromatic aster
Aster patens Late Purple Aster
Aster pilosus Hairy Aster
Aster sagittifolius Arrow-leaved Aster
Aster sericeus Silky Aster
Aster shortii Short’s Aster
Aster simplex Panicled Aster
Aster turbinellus Prairie Aster
Aster vimineus Small White Aster
Astragalus canadensis Canada Milk Vetch
Athyrium angustum Lady Fern
Aureolaria flava Smooth False Foxglove
Aureolaria grandiflora Yellow False Foxglove
Baptisia australis Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia lactea White False Indigo
Baptisia leucophaea Cream Wild Indigo
Bidens bipinnata Spanish Needles
Bidens cernua Nodding Bur Marigold
Blephilia ciliata Ohio Horse Mint
Blephilia hirsuta Wood Mint, Pagoda Plant
Boehmeria cylindrica False Nettle
Boltonia asteroides False Aster
Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern
Bouteloua curtipendula Side-oats Grama
Brachyelytrum erectum Long-awned Wood Grass
Brassica rapa Bird’s Rape
Brickellia eupatorioides False Boneset
Bromus ciliatus Fringed Brome
Bromus inermis Hungarian Brome
Bromus japonicus Japanese Chess
Bromus pubescens Woodland Brome
Bromus purgans Ear-leaved Brome
Bromus secalinus Cheat Grass
Bromus tectorum Cheat Grass
Buchnera americana Blue Hearts
Bumelia lanuginosa Chittam Wooly Buckthorn
Cacalia atriplicifolia Pale Indian Plantain
Cacalia plantaginea Prairie Indian Plantain (tuberosa)
Callirhoe digitata Poppy Mallow
Callitriche terrestris Terrestrial Starwort
Calycanthus floridus Strawberry Shrub
Calystegia sepium Hedge or American Bindweed
Camassia scilloides Wild Hyacinth
Campanula americana American Bellflower
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s Purse
Cardamine pensylvanica Bitter Cress
Carduus nutans Musk Bristle Thistle
Carex aggregata Smooth Clustered Sedge
Carex albursina Blunt-scaled Wood Sedge
Carex amphibola Gray Sedge
Carex annectens Large Yellow Fox Sedge
Carex artitecta (albicans) Blunt-scaled Oak Sedge
Carex bicknellii Bicknell’s Sedge
Carex blanda Common Wood Sedge
Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge
Carex cephalophora Short-headed Bracted Sedge
Carex cristatella Crested Oval Sedge
Carex davisii Davis’s Sedge
Carex digitalis Narrow-leaved Wood Sedge
Carex eburnea Ivory Sedge
Carex emmonsii Sharp-scaled Oak Sedge
Carex glaucodea Blue Sedge
Carex granularis Pale Sedge
Carex grayi Common Bur Sedge
Carex grisea Wood Gray Sedge
Carex hirsutella Hairy-leaved Sedge
Carex jamesii Grass Sedge
Carex muhlenbergii Sedge
Carex muskingumensis Swamp Oval Sedge
Carex nigromarginata Dark Bracted Oak Sedge
Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Oak Sedge
Carex rosea Curly-styled Wood Sedge
Carex shortiana Short’s Sedge
Carex sparganioides Loose-headed Bracted Sedge
Carex tribuloides Awl-fruited Oval Sedge
Carex umbellata Early Oak Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea Brown Fox Sedge
Carpinus caroliniana Blue Beech, Musclewood
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory
Carya illinoensis Pecan
Carya ovalis False Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory
Carya texana Black Hickory, Texas Hickory
Carya tomentosa Mockernut Hickory
Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea
Cassia marilandica Maryland Senna
Cassia nictitans Wild Sensitive Plant
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea
Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens American Bittersweet
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia Dwarf Hackberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Cerastium glomeratium Clammy Chickweed
Cerastium vulgatum Common Mouse-eared Chickweed
Ceratophyllum demersum Coontail
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud
Chaerophyllum procumbens Wild Chervil
Chaerophyllum tainturieri Wild Chervil
Chamaesyce maculata Nodding Spurge
Chamaesyce supina Spotted Creeping Spurge
Chasmanthium latifolium Sea Oats
Chenopodium album Lamb’s Quarters
Chenopodium standleyanum Woodland Goosefoot
Chrysopsis camporum Golden Aster
Cichorium intybus Chickory
Cicuta maculata Water Hemlock
Cinna arundinacea Common Wood Reed
Circaea lutetiana canadensis Enchanter’s Nightshade
Cirsium altissimum Tall Thistle
Cirsium arvense Canada Thistle
Cirsium discolor Field Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle
Cladrastis lutea Yellowwood
Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty
Clematis terniflora Virgin’s Bower
Clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower
Cocculus carolinus Snailseed
Comandra umbellata False Toadflax
Commelina erecta Day Flower
Commelina virginica Narrow-leaved Day Flower
Conium maculatum Poison Hemlock
Conyza canadensis Horseweed
Corallorhiza wisteriana Wister’s Coral Root
Coreopsis lanceolata Sand Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris Tall Coreopsis
Cornus amomum Dogwood
Cornus drummondii Rough-leaved Dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood
Cornus racemosa Gray Dogwood
Coronilla varia Crown Vetch
Corydalis curvisiliqua Bracted Corydalis
Corydalis flavula Yellow Corydalis
Corylus americana Hazelnut
Crotalaria sagittalis Rattlebox
Croton glandulosus septentrionalis Sand Croton
Croton monanthogynus Prairie Tea
Crotonopsis elliptica Rushfoil
Cryptotaenia canadensis Honewort
Cunila origanoides Dittany
Cuscuta gronovii Common Dodder
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass
Cyperus esculentus Field Nut Sedge
Cyperus strigosus Long-Scaled Nut Sedge
Cystopteris protrusa Fragile Fern
Cystopteris X tennuis Hybrid Fragile Fern
Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass
Dalea candida White Prairie Clover
Dalea purpureum Purple Prairie Clover
Danthonia spicata Curly Oat Grass
Dasistoma macrophylla Mullein Foxglove
Datura stramonium var. tatula Purple Jimsonweed
Daucus carota Queen Anne’s Lace
Delphinium tricorne Dwarf Larkspur
Dentaria laciniata Toothwort
Descurainia pinnata Tansy Mustard
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Mimosa
Desmodium canadense Showy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium canescens Hoary Tick Trefoil
Desmodium ciliare Hairy Tick Trefoil
Desmodium glabellum Smooth Tick Trefoil
Desmodium glutinosum Pointed Tick Trefoil
Desmodium nudiflorum Bare-stemmed Tick Trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum Panicled Tick Trefoil
Desmodium sessilifolium Sessile-leaved Tick Trefoil
Dianthus armeria Deptford Pink
Diarrhena americana Beak Grass
Dicentra cucullaria Dutchman’s Breeches
Dichanthelium acuminatum Panic Grass
Dichanthelium boscii Bosc’s Large-fruited Panic Grass
Dichanthelium linearifolium Slender-leaved Panic Grass
Dichanthelium scribnerianum Scribner’s Panic Grass
Digitaria ischaemum Smooth Crab Grass
Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Crab Grass
Diodia teres Buttonweed
Dioscorea quaternata Wild yam
Dioscorea villosa Wild yam
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
Dodecatheon meadia Shooting Star
Draba brachycarpa Short-fruited Whitlow Grass
Draba cuneifolia Wedge-leaved Whitlow Grass
Draba reptans Common Whitlow Grass
Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Shield Fern Woodfern
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower
Echinochloa muricata Spiny Barnyard Grass
Eclipta prostrata Yerba de Tajo
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn Olive
Elephantopus carolinianus Elephant’s Foot
Ellisia nyctela Aunt Lucy
Elymus canadensis Nodding Wild Rye
Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass
Elymus villosus Silky Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye
Equisetum arvense Common Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale affine Tall Scouring Rush
Eragrostis cilianensis Stink Grass
Eragrostis minor Lesser Love Grass
Eragrostis pectinacea Small Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis Tumble Grass
Eragrostis trichodes Ice Cream Grass
Erechtites hieracifolia Fireweed
Erigeron annuus Annual Fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus Marsh Fleabane
Erigeron pulchellus Robin’s Plantain
Erigeron strigosus Daisy Fleabane
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master
Erythronium albidum White Adder’s Tongue
Erythronium americanum Yellow Adder’s Tongue
Euonymus atropurpurea Wahoo, Burning Bush
Euonymus fortunei Wintercreeper
Eupatorium altissimum Tall Boneset
Eupatorium coelestinum Mist Flower, Wild Ageratum
Eupatorium maculatum Spotted Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum Purple Joe-Pye-weed
Eupatorium rugosum White Snakeroot
Eupatorium serotinum Late Boneset
Euphorbia corollata Flowering Spurge
Fagus grandifolia American Beech
Festuca obtusa Nodding Fescue
Festuca paradoxa Greater Nodding Fescue
Festuca pratensis Meadow Fescue
Fragaria virginiana Wild Strarwberry
Fraxinus americana White Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata Blue Ash
Galium aparine Cleavers, Goosegrass
Galium circaezans Wild Licorice
Galium concinnum Shining Bedstraw
Galium pilosum Hairy Bedstraw
Galium tinctorum Stiff Bedstraw
Galium triflorum Sweet-scented Bedstraw
Galium virgatum Dwarf Bedstraw
Gaultheria procumbens Checkerberry
Gaura biennis Biennial Gaura
Gentiana andrewsii Closed Gentian
Gentiana puberulenta Downy Gentian
Geranium carolinianum Carolina Cranesbill
Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium
Geum aleppicum Yellow Avens
Geum canadense White Avens
Geum vernum Spring Avens
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust
Glyceria striata Fowl Manna Grass
Gnaphalium obtusifolium Sweet Everlasting, Catsfoot
Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky Coffee Tree
Hackelia virginiana Stickseed
Hamamelis virginiana Witch Hazel
Hedeoma hispida Rough Pennyroyal
Hedyotis caerulea Bluets
Hedyotis longifolia Long-Leaved Bluets
Hedyotis nigricans Narrow-leaved Bluets
Hedyotis nuttaliana Slender-leaved Bluets
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus hirsutus Bristly Sunflower
Helianthus occidentalis Western Sunflower
Helianthus rigidus Prairie Sunflower
Helianthus strumosus Rough-leaved Sunflower
Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke
Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower
Heliotropium tenellum Slender Heliotrope
Hemerocallis fulva Orange Day Lily
Hesperis matronalis Dame’s Rocket
Heuchera americana Tall Alumroot
Heuchera richardsonii Prairie Alumroot
Hexalectris spicata Crested Coral Root
Hibiscus laevis Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow
Hibiscus trionum Flower-of-an-Hour
Hieracium gronovii Rough Hawkweed
Hieracium longipilum Long-bearded Hawkweed
Hieracium scabrum Rough Hawkweed
Hordeum pusillum Little Barley
Humulus japonicus Japanese Hops
Hybanthus concolor Green Violet
Hydrangea arborescens Wild Hydrangea
Hydrastis canadensis Goldenseal
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Buttercup Pennywort
Hydrophyllum canadense Broad-leaved Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Large-leaf Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum Virginia Waterleaf
Hypericum prolificum Shrubby St. John’s Wort
Hypericum punctatum Spotted St. John’s Wort
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Round-fruited St. John’s Wort
Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Star Grass
Ilex decidua Swamp Holly
Ilex opaca American Holly
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Impatiens capensis Spotted Touch-me-not
Impatiens pallida Pale Touch-me-not
Ipomoea hederacea Ivy-leaved Monring Glory
Ipomoea lacunosa Small White Morning Glory
Ipomoea pandurata Wild Sweet Potato Vine
Ipomoea purpurea Common Morning Glory
Iris shrevei Blue Flag
Isopyrum biternatum False Rue Anemone
Itea virginica Virginia Willow
Juglans cinerea Butternut
Juglans nigra Black Walnut
Juncus tenuis Path Rush
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Koeleria cristata June Grass
Koeleria macrantha June Grass
Krigia biflora False Dandelion
Krigia dandelion Potato Dandelion
Lactuca canadensis Wild Lettuce
Lactuca floridana Blue Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce
Lamium amplexicaule Henbit
Lamium purpureum Purple Dead Nette
Laportea canadensis Wood Nettle
Lathtryus palustris Marsh Vetchling
Lechea villosa Hairy Pinweed
Leersia virginica White Grass
Lepidium campestre Field Cress
Lepidium densiflorum Small Peppergrass
Lepidium virginicum Common Peppergrass
Lespedeza capitata Round-headed Bush Clover
Lespedeza procumbens Trailing Bush Clover
Lespedeza stuevei Stueve’s Bush Clover
Lespedeza violacea Violet Bush Clover
Lespedeza virginica Slender Bush Clover
Leucanthemum vulgare Ox-eye Daisy
Liatris aspera Rough Blazing-star
Liatris cylindracea Cylindric Blazing-star
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing-star
Liatris spicata Marsh Blazing Star
Liatris squarrosa Scaly Blazing-star
Lilium michiganense Michigan Lily
Lilium philadelphicum var andinum Prairie Lily
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Lindernia dubia False Pimpernel
Linum sulcatum Grooved Yellow Flax
Liparis liliifolia Purple Twayblade
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
Lithospermum canescens Hoary Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum Fringed Puccoon
Lithospermum latifolium American Gromwell
Lithospermum officinale Common Gromwell
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower
Lobelia inflata Indian Tobacco
Lobelia siphilitica Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia spicata Spiked Lobelia
Lolium perenne Perennial Rye Grass
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera mackii Amur Honeysuckle
Ludwigia alternifolia Seedbox
Ludwigia peploides Creeping Primrose Willow
Lycopus americanus Common Water Horehound
Lysimachia ciliata Fringed Loosetrife
Lythrum alatum Winged Loosestrife
Malus ioensis Iowa Crab Apple
Manfreda virginica American Agave
Matelea decipiens Anglepod
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern
Medicago lupulina Black Medic
Medicago sativa Alfalfa
Melica nitens Tall Melic Grass
Melilotus alba White Sweet Clover
Melilotus officinalus Yellow Sweet Clover
Menispermum  canadense Canada Moonseed
Mentzelia oligosperma Stickleaf
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells
Mimulus alatus Winged Monkey Flower
Mirabilis nyctaginea Wild Four O’Clock
Mollugo verticillata Carpet Weed
Monarda bradburiana Monarda
Monarda citriodora Lemon Mint
Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamot
Monarda punctata Horsemint
Monotropa uniflora Indian Pipe
Morus alba White Mulberry
Morus rubra Red Mulberry
Muhlenbergia capillaris Hair Grass
Muhlenbergia cuspidata Prairie Satin Grass
Muhlenbergia racemosa Upland Wild Timothy
Muhlenbergia sobolifera Rock Satin Grass
Muscari botryoides Common Grape Hyacinth
Myosotis macrosperma Scorpion Grass
Myosotis verna White-forget-me-not
Narcissus pseudo-narcissus Daffodil
Nelumbo lutea American Lotus
Nothoscordum bivalve Crow Poison
Nyssa sylvatica Sour Gum
Oenothera biennis Common Evening Primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Primrose
Oenothera pilosella Prairie Sundrops
Oenothera speciosa Showy Evening Primrose
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern
Ophioglossum vulgatum Northern Adder’s Tongue Fern
Opuntia fragilis Fragile Prickley Pear
Opuntia humifusa Eastern Prickly Pear
Opuntia macrorhiza Plains Prickly Pear
Ornithogalum umbellatum Common Star-of-Bethlehem
Orobanche uniflora Cancer Root
Osmorhiza claytonia Hairy Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza claytonii Hairy Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza longistylis Anise root
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern
Ostrya virginiana Hop Hornbeam
Oxalis dillenii Common Wood Sorrel
Oxalis stricta Tall Wood Sorrel
Oxalis violacea Violet Wood Sorrel
Panax quinquefolia Ginseng
Panicum philadelphicum Philadelphia Witchgrass
Panicum virgatum Switch Grass
Parietaria pensylvanica Pellitory
Parthenium integrifolium Wild Quinine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
Paspalum laeve Smooth Lens Grass
Passiflora incarnata Large Passion Flower, Maypops
Passiflora lutea Yellow Passion Flower
Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip
Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony
Pellaea atropurpurea Purple Cliff Brake
Penstemon cobaea Showy Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Beard-tongue
Penstemon hirsutus Hairy Beard-tongue
Penstemon pallidus Pale Beard Tongue
Penstemon tubaeflorus Western  Beard Tongue
Penthorum sedoides Ditch Stonecrop
Perilla frutescens Beefsteak Plant
Phacelia bipinnatifida Leafy Phacelia
Phacelia purshii Miami Mist
Phaseolis polystachyus Trailing Wild Bean
Phleum pratense Timothy
Phlox bifida Cleft Phlox
Phlox divaricata Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox
Phlox glaberrima Smooth Phlox
Phlox maculata Wild Sweet William
Phlox paniculata Garden Phlox
Phlox pilosa Prairie Phlox
Phragmites australis Common Reed
Phryma leptostachya Lopseed
Phyla lanceolata Fog Fruit
Physalis heterophylla Clammy Ground Cherry
Physalis pruinosa Strawberry Tomato
Physalis pubescens Hairy Ground Cherry
Physalis subglabrata Smooth Ground Cherry
Physalis virginiana Lance-Leaved Ground Cherry
Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana v arenaria Prairie Obedient Plant
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed
Pilea pumila Canada Clearweed
Pinus echinata Short-Leaf Pine
Pinus strobus White Pine
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine
Plantago aristata Poor Joe
Plantago lanceolata English Plantain
Plantago pusilla Small Plantain
Plantago rugelii Red-stalked Plantain
Plantago virginica Dwarf Plantain
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore, Buttonwood
Poa annua Annual Blue Grass
Poa compressa Canadian Bluegrass
Poa pratensis Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa sylvestris Woodland Bluegrass
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Pointsettia dentata Toothed Spurge
Polemonium reptans Jacob’s Ladder
Polygala verticillata v.ambigua Whorled Milkwort
Polyagonatum biflorum Small Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatum commutatum Solomon’s Seal
Polygonum aviculare Common Knotweed
Polygonum cespitosum Creeping Smartweed
Polygonum convolvulus Black Bindweed
Polygonum cristatum Copse Bindweed
Polygonum hydropiperoides Mild Water Pepper
Polygonum lapathifolium Curttop Lady’s Thumb
Polygonum pensylvanicum Pinkweed
Polygonum persicaria Lady’s Thumb
Polygonum punctatum Smartweed
Polygonum scandens Climbing False Buckwheat
Polygonum virginianum Virginia Knotweed
Polymnia canadensis Leafcup
Polymnia uvedalia Bear’s Foot
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern
Polytaenia nuttallii Prairie Parsley
Pontederia cordata Pickerel Weed
Populus deltoides Cottonwood
Porteranthus stipulatus Indian Physic, Am. Ipecac
Portulaca oleracea Purslane
Potentilla paradoxa Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta Sulfur Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex Common Cinquefoil
Preanthes crepidinea Great White Lettuce
Prunella vulgaris  elongata Self-heal
Prunus americana American Plum
Prunus hortulana Wild Goose Plum
Prunus serotina Wild Black Cherry
Psoralea onobrychis Sainfoin, French Grass
Psoralea tenuiflora Scurfy Pea
Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash
Pycnanthemum incanum Gray Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum pilosum Hairy Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum Common Mountain Mint
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus False Dandelion
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak
Quercus imbricaria Jack Oak
Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak
Quercus palustris Pin Oak
Quercus prinoides Chinquapin (Yellow Chestnut) Oak
Quercus rubra Red Oak
Quercus stellata Post Oak
Quercus velutina Black Oak
Ranunculus abortivus Small-flowered Buttercup
Ranunculus fascicularis Early Buttercup
Ranunculus flabellaris Yellow Water Buttercup
Ranunculus hispidis Bristly Buttercup
Ranunculus septentrionalis Swamp Buttercup
Ratibida pinnata Yellow Coneflower
Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac
Rhus copallina Dwarf Sumac
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac
Ribes missouriense Missouri Gooseberry
Robinia pseudo-acacia Black Locust
Rosa carolina Carolina Rose, Pasture Rose
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose
Rosa setigera Prairie Rose
Rubus allegheniensis Common Blackberry
Rubus argustus Highbush Blackberry
Rubus flagellaris Common Dewberry
Rubus occidentalis Black Raspberry
Rubus pensylvanicus Yankee Blackberry
Rudbeckia fulgida Orange Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata Goldenglow
Rudbeckia missouriensis Missouri coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa Fragrant Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba Brown-eyed Susan
Ruellia humilis Hairy Ruellia, Wild Petunia
Ruellia pedunculata Stalked Wild Petunia
Ruellia strepens Smooth Ruellia
Rumex acetosella Field Sorrel
Rumex altissimus Pale Dock
Rumex crispus Curly Dock
Rumex obtusifolius Bitter Dock
Sabatia angularis Rose Gentian
Sagittaria latifolia Common Arrowhead
Salix exigua Sandbar Willow
Salix humilis Prairie Willow
Salix nigra Black Willow
Salvia azurea Blue Sage
Sambucus canadensis Elderberry
Samolus valerandii Brookweed
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Sanicula canadensis Canadian Black Snakeroot
Sanicula gregaria Clustered Black Snakeroot
Saponaria officinalis Bouncing Bet, Soapwort
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Saururus cernuus Lizard’s Tail
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem
Scirpus fluviatilis River Bulrush
Scirpus pendulus Red Bulrush
Scrophularia marilandica Figwort
Scutellaria australis Small Skullcap
Scutellaria incana Downy Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata Heart-leaved Skullcap
Scutellaria parvula parvula Small Skullcap
Senecio glabellus Butterweed
Senecio obovatus Round-Leaved Ragwort
Senecio pauperculus Balsam Ragwort
Senecio plattensis Prairie Ragwort
Setaria faberi Giant Foxtail
Setaria glauca Yellow Foxtail / Pigeon Grass
Setaria viridis Green Foxtail
Sicyos angulatus Bur Cucumber
Sida spinosa Prickly sida
Silene antirrhina Sleepy Catchfly
Silene regia Royal Catchfly
Silene stellata Starry Campion
Silene virginica Fire Pink
Silphium integrifolium Rosinweed
Silphium laciniatum Compass-plant
Silphium perfoliatum Cup-plant
Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie-dock
Sisyrinchium albidum White Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Stout Blue-eyed Grass
Sium suave Water Parsnip
Smilacina racemosa False Solomon’s Seal
Smilax ecirrhata Upright Carrion Flower
Smilax hispida Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax lasioneuron Common Carrion Flower
Smilax rotundifolia Cat Brier
Solanum carolinense Horse Nettle
Solanum ptycanthum Black Nightshade
Solidago altissima Tall Goldenrod
Solidago buckleyi Buckley’s Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis Canada Goldenrod
Solidago drummondii Drummond’s Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea Late Goldenrod
Solidago juncea Early Goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis Missouri Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis Gray Goldenrod
Solidago petiolaris Downy Goldenrod
Solidago radula Rough Goldenrod
Solidago rigida Rigid Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa Rough Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod
Solidago ulmifolia Elm-leaved Goldenrod
Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle
Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass
Sorghum halepense Johnson Grass
Sphenopholis obtusata Prairie Wedge Grass
Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink
Spiranthes cernua Nodding Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes gracilis Slender Ladies’ Tresses
Spirodela polyrhiza Great Duckweed
Sporobolus asper Tall Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis Northern Dropseed
Staphylea trifolia Bladdernut
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
Strophostyles helvola Trailing Wild Bean
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy
Stylosanthes biflora Pencil Flower
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry
Syringa vulgaris Lilac
Taenidia integerrima Yellow Pimpernel
Talinum calycinum Fame Flower
Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress
Taxus canadensis Canada Yew
Tephrosia virginiana Goat’s Rue, Hoary Pea
Teucrium canadense virginicum American Germander
Thalictrum dioicum Early Meadow Rue
Thalictrum thalictroides Rue Anemone
Thaspium barbinode Hairy Meadow Parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum Purple Meadow Parsnip
Thiaspi arvense Field Penny Cress
Thiaspi perfoliatum Perfoliate Penny Cress
Thuja occidentalis Arbor vitae
Tilia americana American Linden, Basswood
Torilis arvensis Field Hedge Parsley
Toxicodendron radicans Poison Ivy
Tradescantia ohioensis Ohio Spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana Virginia Spiderwort
Tragopogon dubius Sand Goat’s Beard
Trichostema brachiatum False Pennyroyal
Tridens flavus Common Purple Top
Trifolium campestre Low Hop Clover
Trifolium hybridum Alsike Clover
Trifolium pratense Red Clover
Trifolium reflexum Buffalo Clover
Trifolium repens White Clover
Trillium flexipes Declined Trillium
Trillium grandiflorum Large White Trillium
Trillium recurvatum Red Trillium, Wake Robin
Trillium sessile Sessile Trillium
Triodanis perfoliata Venus’s Looking Glass
Triosteum aurantiacum Early Horse Gentian
Triosteum perfoliatum Late Horse Gentian
Typha latifolia Broad-leaved Cattail
Ulmus alata Winged Elm
Ulmus americana American Elm
Ulmus pumila Siberian Elm
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm, Red Elm
Urtica dioica Tall Nettle, Stinging Nettle
Uvularia grandiflora Yellow Bellwort
Uvularia sessilifolia Merrybells
Vaccinium pallidum Low-bush Blueberry
Valerianella radiata Corn Salad
Verbascum thapsus Woolly Mullein
Verbena canadensis Rose Verbena
Verbena hastata Blue Vervain
Verbena simplex Narrow-leaved Vervain
Verbena stricta Hoary Vervain
Verbena urticifolia White Vervain
Verbesina alternifolia Yellow Ironweed, Wingstem
Verbesina helianthoides Yellow Crownbeard
Vernonia baldwinii Baldwin’s Ironweed
Vernonia missurica Missouri Ironweed
Veronica arvensis Corn Speedwell
Veronica peregrina Purslane Speedwell
Veronicastrum virginicum Culver’s Root
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Nannyberry
Viola odorata English Violet
Viola pedata Bird’s Foot Violet
Viola pratincola Common Blue Violet
Viola pubescens Smooth Yellow Violet
Viola rafinesquii Johnny-jump-up
Viola sagittata Arrow-leaved Violet
Viola sororia Woolly Blue Violet
Viola striata Cream Violet
Viola triloba Cleft Violet
Vitis aestivalis Summer Grape
Vitis cinerea Winter Grape
Vitis riparia Riverside Grape
Vitis vulpina Frost Grape
Vulpia octoflora Six Weeks Fescue
Wisteria frutescens Wisteria
Woodsia obtusa Common Woodsia
Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur
Zizia aurea Golden Alexanders
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