Triassic Park Plant List

August 26, 2002

Scientific Name	Status	Common Name	Comment
Ferns
Asplenium platyneuron		Ebony spleenwort	Quarry faces and young open woods
Botrychium dissectum		Cut-leaved grapefern	Young rich woods near quarry,few
Botrychium virginianum		Rattlesnake fern	Rich woods just south and east of quarry
Dennstaedtia punctilobula		Hay-scented fern	Woods, wooded banks, frequent
Deparia acrostichoides		Silvery spleenwort	Seep above road
Dryopteris intermedia		Intermediate woodfern	Crevice at bottom of quarry, few
Dryopteris marginalis		Marginal woodfern	Rich rocky woods, quarry faces, frequent
Equisetum arvense		Horsetail	Seep above road
Huperzia lucidula		Shining clubmoss	Rich woods on ridgetop, few
Onoclea sensibilis		Sensitive fern	Bottom of quarry, wet bank along road
Polypodium virginianum		Polypody	On stacked rocks west side quarry, few
Polystichum acrostichoides		Christmas fern	Rich to rich rocky woods, frequent
Thelypteris noveboracensis		New York fern	Rich woods, local
Graminoids - Grasses, sedges, and rushes
Agrostis gigantea		Redtop	Quarry tops, disturbed ground
Agrostis perennans		Upland bent-grass	Rich wooded banks, frequent
Andropogon virginicus		Broomsedge	Lookout point, rare
Bromus pubescens		Canada brome	Rich woods, frequent to common
Carex crinita		A sedge	Seep above road
Carex digitalis		A sedge	Rich dry woods, frequent
Carex hirsutella		A sedge	Rich dry woods south end, rare
Carex radiata		A sedge	Young woods, along trails, occasional
Carex swanii		A sedge	Rich dry woods, frequent
Carex virescens		A sedge	Rich dry woods, frequent
Cyperus strigosus		Galingale	Roadsides
Dactylis glomerata	A	Orchard grass	Roadsides, edges of top of quarry
Danthonia spicata		Wild oat-grass	Dry open wooded banks, lookout point, frequent
Digitaria ischaemum	A	Crabgrass	Roadsides, parking area
Elymus riparius		Riverbank wild-rye	Rich woods south of seep
Eragrostis spectabilis		Tumble grass	Parking area, roadsides, edges
Festuca elatior	A	Meadow fescue	Roadsides, uncommon
Festuca trachyphylla	A	Hard fescue	Dry banks and quarry faces, local
Glyceria striata		Fowl manna-grass	Seep above road
Leersia virginica		White grass	Young woods, low shaded ground, freq.
Luzula multiflora		Wood rush	Rich wooded banks, rare
Microstegium vimineum	A	Japanese stilt-grass	Quarry bottom, woodland trails, local
Muhlenbergia frondosa		Wirestem muhley	Edge of parking area by fence
Muhlenbergia schreberi		Nimblewill	Roadsides
Muhlenbergia sobolifera		Creeping muhly	Rich woods just s of and e of quarry
Panicum acuminatum		A panic grass	Young woods, lookout point, local
Panicum boscii		A panic grass	Rich dry woods and wooded banks, freq.
Panicum clandestinum		Deer-tongue grass	Quarry tops, faces, roadsides
Panicum depauperatum		Poverty panic-grass	Lookout points, dry sunny soil, local
Panicum dichotomum		A panic grass	Rich dry woods and wooded banks, occ.
Panicum philadelphicum		A panic-grass	Quarry tops in disturbed ground
Phragmites australis	A	Giant reed	Bottom of quarry
Poa compressa	A	Canada bluegrass	Dry banks and quarry faces, local
Scirpus georgianus		Bulrush	Seep above road
Tridens flavus		Purpletop	Parking area, edges , roadsides
Herbs
Acalypha rhomboidea		Three-seeded mercury	Roadsides
Acalypha virginica		Three-seeded mercury	Trail opening in woods se of quarry, local
Achillea millefolium	A	Yarrow	Parking area, roadsides, dry quarry banks
Agrimonia pubescens	D	Agrimony	Rich woods and woods trails, local
Alliaria petiolata	A	Garlic mustard	Quarry bottom, disturbed soil, locala
Ambrosia artemisiifolia		Common ragweed	Roadsides, parking area
Amphicarpa bracteata		Hog peanut	Rich woods, young woods, freq.
Anemone virginiana		Thimbleweed	Young dry woods around quarry
Antennaria neodioica ssp.		Small pussytoes	Dry wooded roadbank,colonial
Antennaria plantaginifolia		Plantain-leaved pussytoes	Dry rich woods and banks, colonial
Apocynum cannabinum		Indian hemp, dogbane	Young woods, few small
Arabis canadensis		Sicklepod	Rich dry wooded bank w of quarry, few
Aralia nudicaulis		Wild sarsasparilla	Dry upland woods, south end, local
Aralia racemosa		Spikenard	Crevices in boulders end of quarry
Arctium minus	A	Common burdock	Roadsides
Aristolochia serpentaria		Virginia snakeroot	Rich woods, central part, wooded roadbank, rare
Asclepias syriaca		Common milkweed	Roadside banks
Aster cordifolius		Heart-leaved aster	Rich woods around quarry, frequent
Aster divaricatus		White wood aster	Rich woods, common
Aster lanceolatus		Panicled aster	Seep above road
Aster lateriflorus		Calico aster	Roadsides, edges, parking area
Aster pilosus		Heath aster	Roadsides, parking area
Aureolaria virginica		Downy yellow	Rich dry wooded bank, few
Baptisia tinctoria		Wild indigo	Roadside bank south end, few
Barbarea vulgaris	A	Wintercress	Parking area, quarry tops and faces, occ.
Bidens bipinnata		Spanish needles	Roadsides
Bidens frondosa		Beggar's-ticks	Seep above road, quarry bottom
Boehmeria cylindrica		False nettle	Seep above road, quarry bottom
Centaurea maculosa	A	Spotted knapweed	Roadsides, parking area
Chamaecrista nictitans		Wild sensitive plant	Quarry tops and lookout point, local
Chamaesyce maculata		Milk purslane	Quarry tops, roadsides
Chelone glabra		Turtlehead	Seep above road
Chenopodium album	A	Lamb's-quarters	Quarry tops, roadsides
Chimaphila maculata		Spotted wintergreen	Woods and young woods, occasional
Cichorium intybus	A	Chicory	Roadsides, parking area
Cimicifuga racemosa		Black cohosh	Rich woods s and e ofquarry, frequent
Circaea lutetiana		Enchanter's-nightshade	Rich woods just south and east of quarry
Collinsonia canadensis		Horse-balm	Rich woods s and e of quarry, frequent
Commelina communis	A	Asiatic dayflower	Roadsides, disturbed ground, quarry tops
Conopholis americana		Squaw-root	Rich woods, se, under oaks
Conyza canadensis		Horseweed	Roadsides
Coronilla varia	A	Crown vetch	Roadside, extreme south end
Cryptotaenia canadensis		Honewort	Seep above road
Cunila origanoides		Dittany	Rich dry wooded banks, frequent
Cypripedium acaule		Pink lady's-slipper	Dry upland woods, few
Daucus carota	A	Wild carrot	Parking area, roadside
Desmodium laevigatum	P	Smooth tick-trefoil	Lookout point, trail to, very local
Desmodium marilandicum		Smooth small-leaved	Lookout point, dry open woods
Desmodium nudiflorum		Naked-flowered tick-trefoil	Rich woods, frequent to common
Desmodium paniculatum		Panicled tick-trefoil	Quarry faces, , lookout point, local
Desmodium perplexum		Tick-trefoil	Quarry faces, , lookout point, local
Desmodium rotundifolium		Round-leaved tick-trefoil	Lookout point, dry open woods, local
Dianthus armeria	A	Deptford pink	Roadsides, quarry tops and faces
Epifagus virginiana		Beechdrops	Rich woods south end with beech
Epilobium coloratum		Willow herb	Seep above road
Erechtites hieracifolia		Pilewort	Roadsides, top of quarry
Erigeron annuus		Daisy fleabane	Roadsides, parking area, quarry top
Erigeron philadelphicus		Common fleabane	Rich wooded banks, uncommon
Eupatorium perfoliatum		Boneset	Seep above road
Eupatorium purpureum		Woodland joe-pye weed	Rich woods and wooded slopes, frequent
Eupatorium rugosum		White snakeroot	Woods, edges, occasional
Euthamia graminifolia		Grass-leaved goldenrod	Lookout point
Fragaria virginiana		Wild strawberry	Young woods, edges
Galinsoga quadriradiata	A	Galinsoga	Roadsides
Galium circaezans		Wild white licorice	Rich woods, central and northern, frequent
Galium lanceolatum		Yellow wild licorice	Rich woods, central and northern, occ.
Galium pilosum		Hairy bedstraw	Dry wooded roadside bank, few
Galium triflorum		Sweet bedstraw	Rich woods, occasional
Geum canadense		White avens	Young woods, occasional
Hedeoma pulegioides		American pennyroyal	Edge of path east of quarry, local
Helianthus decapetalus		Thin-leaved sunflower	Rich woods around quarry, frequent
Hieracium caespitosum	A	King devil	Open quarry banks, roadsides
Hieracium paniculatum		Panicled hawkweed	Rich dry woods and banks, local
Hieracium piloselloides	A	Small-headed hawkweed	Open quarry banks, local
Hieracium scabrum		Rough hawkweed	Dry roadbank, few
Hieracium venosum		Rattlesnake-weed	Rich dry wooded banks, rare
Impatiens capensis		Orange jewelweed	Seep above road, quarry bottom
Kummerowia stipulacea	A	Korean clover	Parking area
Kummerowia striata	A	Japanese clover	Parking area, quarry tops
Lactuca canadensis		Yellow smooth wild lettuce	Dry roadbank,few
Lespedeza hirta		Bush-clover	Wooded roadside banks south end, local
Lespedeza intermedia		Wand-like bush-clover	Quarry faces and lookout point, local
Lespedeza procumbens		Trailing hairy bush-clover	Young woods s of quarry, local
Lespedeza repens		Trailing bush-clover	Lookout point, dry open woods, local
Linaria vulgaris	A	Butter-and-eggs	Quarry tops, roadside banks, parking area
Liparis lilifolia		Large twayblade orchid	West edge quarry, young woods s of quarry
Lobelia siphilitica		Great lobelia	Seep above road
Lycopus virginicus		Bugleweed	Quarry bottom, very local
Lysimachia quadrifolia		Whorled loosestrife	Young woods, lookout point, local
Medicago lupulina	A	Black medick	Roadsides
Melilotus alba	A	White sweet clover	Roadsides, parking area
Mitchella repens		Partridgeberry	Rich wooded slopes, locally frequent
Monotropa uniflora		Indian pipe	Dry upland woods, central part, frequent
Oenothera biennis		Evening primrose	Quarry tops, banks, roadsides
Oxalis dillenii		Yellow wood-sorrel	Quarry tops, parking area, roadsides
Phytolacca americana		Pokeweed	Young woods, woodland trails
Pilea pumila		Clearweed	Seep above road
Plantago lanceolata	A	English plantain	Roadsides and quarry tops
Plantago rugelii		Pale plantain	Roadsides and quarry tops
Podophyllum peltatum		Mayapple	Rich woods near seep
Polygonatum biflorum		Solomon's-seal	Rich dry woods, occasional
Polygonatum pubescens		Hairy solomon's-seal	Rich woods, occasional
Polygonum aviculare	A	Knotweed	Roadsides, parking area
Polygonum caespitosum	A	Long-bristled smartweed	Roadsides, woodland trails, occasional
Polygonum virginianum		Virginia knotweed	Rich woods, young woods
Potentilla canadensis		Dwarf cinquefoil	Young woods, dry banks,
Potentilla recta	A	Rough-fruited cinquefoil	Parking area, lookout point, local in dry soil
Potentilla simplex		Common cinquefoil	Rich open woods, central portion, local
Prenanthes altissima		Tall white wild lettuce	Rich woods, occasional
Prunella vulgaris	A	Heal-all	Quarry tops, lookout point, local
Ranunculus recurvatus		Hooked buttercup	Seep above road, quarry bottom
Rumex obtusifolius	A	Broad dock	Seep above road, roadsides
Sanicula canadensis		Black snakeroot	Rich woods, occasional
Scutellaria elliptica		Hairy skullcap	Rich woods east of quarry, occasional
Silene alba	A	White campion	Roadsides
Smilacina racemosa		False solomon's-seal	Rich woodss and e of quarry
Solidago bicolor		Silverrod	Rich dry woods and banks, frequent
Solidago caesia		Blue-stemmed goldenrod	Rich woods, common
Solidago canadensis		Canada goldenrod	Roadsides, parking area
Solidago juncea		Early goldenrod	Quarry faces and tops, dry roadside banks
Solidago nemoralis		Gray goldenrod	Lookout point, dry banks
Symplocarpus foetidus		Skunk cabbage	Seep above road
Taraxacum officinale	A	Dandelion	Roadsides, parking area
Uvularia perfoliata		Perfoliate bellwort	Rich woods just s and e of quarry
Uvularia sessilifolia		Sessile bellwort	Rich woods, central part, local
Verbascum thapsus	A	Common mullein	Quarry tops, roadside banks
Verbena urticifolia		White vervain	Roadsides, quarry tops, parking area, occ.
Veronica officinalis		Common speedwell	Quarry tops, roadside banks
Viola hirsutula		Southern wood violet	Rich woods, central part, local
Viola palmata v. triloba		Three-lobed violet	Rich young woods just s of quarry,few
Viola sororia		Common blue violet	Rich woods, edges, frequent
Shrubs
Asimina triloba		Pawpaw	Rich young woods s and e of quarry, local
Berberis thunbergii	A	Japanese barberry	Rich young woods, occasional
Euonymus alatus	A	Winged burning-bush	Rich woods extreme south end
Gaylussacia baccata		Black huckleberry	Dry upland woods, central part, local
Hamamelis virginiana		Witch-hazel	Rich woods and wooded slopes
Kalmia latifolia		Mountain laurel	Dry woods and steep banks, common s
Lindera benzoin		Spicebush	Rich woods, central and northern
Rhododendron		Pinxter flower	Rich to dry woods, frequent
Rhus copallina		Shining sumac	Young woods near lookout point, few
Rhus glabra		Smooth sumac	Lookout point, roadside banks
Rosa carolina		Pasture rose	Young open woods, lookout point, roadbanks
Rosa multiflora	A	Multiflora rose	Young woods, disturbed ground, occ.
Rubus allegheniensis		Blackberry	Lookout point, roadbanks, uncommon
Rubus flagellaris		Dewberry	Quarry tops, young woods, lookout point
Rubus occidentalis		Thimbleberry	Young rich woods along woods trails
Rubus phoenicolasius	A	Wineberry	Young woods, trailsides, occasional
Sambucus canadensis		Elderberry	Seep above road
Taxus cuspidata	A	Japanese yew	Young rich woods near quarry, seedling
Vaccinium pallidum		Lowbush blueberry	Dry woods , south and middle
Vaccinium stamineum		Deerberry	Rich dry woods south and middle
Viburnum acerifolium		Maple-leaved viburnum	Rich to dry woods, common
Viburnum prunifolium		Black-haw	Rich woods near quarry and near road
Trees
Acer rubrum		Red maple	Woods, frequent
Acer saccharum		Sugar maple	Rich woods, common
Ailanthus altissima	A	Tree-of-heaven	Young woods, quarry tops, local
Amelanchier arborea		Shadbush	Rich woods east and south of quarry, few
Betula lenta		Cherry birch	Woods, abundant
Carpinus caroliniana v.		Ironwood	Young woods, occasional
Carya cordiformis		Bitternut hickory	Woods, frequent
Carya glabra		Pignut hickory	Woods, frequent
Carya ovata		Shagbark hickory	Rich woods east of quarry
Castanea dentata		American chestnut	Wooded banks, occasional stump sprouts
Celtis occidentalis		Hackberry	Rich woods south and east of quarry, occ.
Cercis canadensis		Redbud	Rich woods s and e of quarry, most small
Cornus alternifolia	D	Pagoda dogwood	Rich woods, frequent, mostly small
Cornus florida		Flowering dogwood	Rich to dry woods, frequent
Fagus grandifolia		American beech	Woods, occ., mostly south
Fraxinus americana	W	hite ash	Woods, common
Juglans nigra		Black walnut	Rich wooded slopes above road, few
Juniperus virginiana		Red cedar	Rich dry woods, quarry faces, uncommon
Liriodendron tulipifera		Tulip-tree	Woods, occasional
Malus coronaria		Crabapple	Lookout point, few
Morus rubra		Red mulberry	Rich woods south and east of quarry, occ.
Nyssa sylvatica		Black gum	Upland woods, occasional
Paulownia tomentosa	A	Princess-tree	Parking area edge
Pinus strobus	A	White pine	Rich woods, occasional seedlings
Pinus virginiana	A	Scrub pine	Lookout point, dry wooded edge
Platanus occidentalis		Sycamore	Disturbed woods around quarry, occ.
Populus grandidentata		Bigtooth aspen	Rich young woods around quarry, local
Prunus serotina		Black cherry	Rich woods, young woods, occasional
Pyrus communis	A	Pear	Trail along west quarry face, one sapling
Quercus alba		White oak	Woods, common
Quercus coccinea		Scarlet oak	Lookout point, dry woods, uncommon
Quercus montana		Chesnut oak	Dry upland woods and slopes, local
Quercus rubra		Red oak	Woods, common
Quercus velutina		Black oak	Woods, frequent
Rhus hirta (typhina)		Staghorn sumac	Parking areat edge
Sassafras albidum		Sassafras	Dry open woods and slopes, lookout point
Tilia americana		Basswood	Rich wooded banks, quarry faces, occ.
Tsuga canadensis		Eastern hemlock	Rich woods, mostly lower slope
Ulmus americana		American elm	Rich wooded slopes, quarry faces, local
Ulmus rubra		Slippery elm	Rich wooded slopes, quarry faces, common
Vines, herbaceous
Dioscorea villosa		Wild yam	Woodland trail east of quarry, local
Smilax herbacea		Carrion-flower	Rich woods, central part, local
Vines, woody
Celastrus orbiculatus	A	Oriental bittersweet	Young woods, edges, roadsides, local
Lonicera japonica	A	Japanese honeysuckle	Edges, young woods, roadsides
Parthenocissus quinquefolia		Virginia creeper	Woods, thickets, roadsides, common
Smilax glauca		Glaucous greenbrier	Dry woods, southern end, occasional
Smilax rotundifolia		Round-leaved greenbrier	Rich to dry woods, occasional
Toxicodendron radicans		Poison ivy	Woods, edges, fencerows, common
Vitis aestivalis		Summer grape	Woods, young woods, frequent
Vitis vulpina		Frost grape	Woods around quarry, occasional
SPECIES IN 75 FAMILIES ALIEN 19% 47 ALIEN SPECIES
P=PA RARE, D=DE RARE, M=MD RARE, R=RARE IN SEVERAL STATES