1999 PLANT LIST FOR WAUBONSIE STATE PARK
AND RIVERTON MANAGEMENT AREA,
FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA

Abstract: The following list of trees, bushes, forbs, and grasses were collected and identified during the 1999 growing season. This list was compiled by Chuck Walker (Student Conservation Association) and Kyle Ehlers (Trail Supervisor, Iowa D.N.R.)

WAUBONSIE STATE PARK

01 July 1993 Waubonsie State Park topographic map

01 July 1981 Riverton Management Area topographic map

Family

Scientific name, common name

Aceraceae

Acer negundo L. box elder

Anacardiaceae

Rhus glabra L. smooth sumac

Toxicodendron radicans(L.)Kuntze eastern poison ivy

Annonaceae

Asimina triloba(L.) Dunal. pawpaw

Apocynaceae

Apocynum cannabinum L. Indianhemp

Betulaceae

Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.)K.Koch hophornbeam

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera dioica L. limber honeysuckle

Sambucus nigrassp.canadensis (L.) R.Bolli common elderberry

Symphoricarpos occidentalis Hook. western snowberry

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench. coralberry

Viburnum dentatum L. southern arrowwood

Celastraceae

Celastrus scandens L. American bittersweet

Cornaceae

Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey. roughleaf dogwood

Cupressaceae

Juniperus virginiana L. eastern redcedar

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Russian olive

Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. autumn olive

Fabaceae

Amorpha canescensPursh leadplant

Cercis canadensis L. eastern redbud

Gleditsia triacanthos L. honeylocust

Robinia pseudoacacia L. black locust

Fagaceae

Quercus ellipsoidalis E. J. Hill northern pin oak

Quercus macrocarpa Michx. bur oak

Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. chinkapin oak

Quercus rubra L. northern red oak

Grossulariaceae

Ribes missouriense Nutt. Missouri gooseberry

Juglandaceae

Carya cordiformis Wangenh.) K.Koch bitternut hickory

Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch. shagbark hickory

Juglans cinerea L. butternut

Juglans nigra L. black walnut

Moraceae

Morus alba L. white mulberry

Morus rubra L. red mulberry

Oleaceae

Fraxinus americana L. white ash

Pinaceae

Pinus nigra Arnold Austrian pine

Pinus strobus L. eastern white pine

Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis L. sycamore

Rosaceae

Rosa arkansana T.C. Porter dwarf prairie rose

Rosa multiflora Thunb. multiflora rose

Rubiaceae

Cephalanthus occidentalis L. buttonbush

Salicaceae

Populus deltoides Marshall cottonwood

Salix humilis Marshall upland willow, prairie willow

Salix nigra Marshall black willow

Smilacaceae

Smilax hispida Muhl. bristly greenbriar

Tiliaceae

Tilia americana L.American basswood

Ulmaceae

Celtis occidentalis L. northern hackberry

Ulmus americana L. American elm

Ulmus rubra Muhl. slippery elm

Equisetaceae

Equisetum hyemale var. affine (Engelm.) A.A. Eat. scoringrush horsetail

Polypodiaceae

Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby)Blasdell. lowland bladder-fern

Pteridaceae

Adiantum pedatum L. northern maidenhair fern

Agavaceae

Yucca glaucavar. glauca Nutt. soapweed yucca

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus retroflexus L. redroot amaranth

Apiaceae

Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Canadian honewort

Sanicula canadensis L. Canadian blacksnakeroot

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias incarnatassp. incarnata L. swamp milkweed

Asclepias syriaca L.common milkweed

Asteraceae

Ageratina altissima var. altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins white snakeroot

Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. flatspine burr ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya DC Cuman ragweed

Ambrosia trifida L. great ragweed

Bidens bipinnata L. Spanish needles

Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides (L.)Shinners false boneset

Carduus nutans L. nodding plumeless thistle

Cichorium intybus L. chicory

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Canadian horseweed

Coreopsis palmata Nutt. stiff tickseed

Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. prairie fleabane

Eupatorium altissimum L. tall thoroughwort

Helianthus hirsutus Raf. hairy sunflower

Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. stiff sunflower

Lactuca canadensis L. Canada lettuce

Lactuca serriolaL. prickly lettuce

Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella (Pursh.) Breitung blue lettuce

Liatris punctataHook. dotted blazing star

Lygodesmia juncea (Pursh.) D. Don. ex Hook. rush skeletonplant

Matricaria discoidea DC. disc mayweed

Packera plattensis (Nutt.) W.A. Weber & Löve prairie groundsel

Ratibida pinnata (Vent.)Barnh. pinnate prairie coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta L. black-eyed Susan

Senecio vulgaris L. common groundsel

Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa (Piper) M.E. Jones salebrosa goldenrod

Solidago gigantea Ait. giant goldenrod

Solidago missouriensis Nutt. Missouri goldenrod

Solidago speciosa var. speciosa Nutt. showy goldenrod

Sonchus asper(L.) Hill spiny sowthistle

Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides (L.) Nesom. white heath aster

Symphyotrichum urophyllum (Lindl.) Nesom white arrowleaf aster

Tagetes minuta L. muster John Henry

Tanacetum parthenium(L.) Schultz-Bip feverfew

Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thellung common dandelion

Tragopogon dubiusScop. yellow salsify

Vernonia baldwinii Torr. Baldwin's ironweed

Balsaminaceae

Impatiens pallida Nutt. buzzy lizzy

Boraginaceae

Hackelia virginiana (L.) I.M. Johnston beggarslice

Lilthospermum canescens (Michx.) Lehm. hoary puccoon

Brassicaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris(L.) Medik. shepherd's purse

Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. ex Prantl herb sophia

Hesperis matronalis L. dame's rocket

Lepidium densiflorum Schrad. common pepperweed

Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana (Butters & Abbe.)Jonsell Fernald's yellowcress

Sisymbrium loeselii L. small tumbleweed mustard

Thlaspi arvense L. field pennycress

Campanulaceae

Campanula americana (L.) Small American bellflower

Cannabaceae

Cannabis sativa L. marijuana

Caryophyllaceae

Silene latifolia Poir. bladder campion

Chenopodiaceae

Chenopodium simplex (Torr.) Raf. mapleleaf goosefoot

Salsola tragus L. prickly Russian thistle

Clusiaceae

Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx. roundseed St. Johnswort

Commelinaceae

Commelina communis L. Asiatic dayflower

Convolvulaceae

Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br. hedge false bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis L. field bindweed

Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth. tall morning-glory

Cucurbitaceae

Sicyos angulatus L. oneseed burr cucumber

Cyperaceae

Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. rosy sedge

Cyperus odoratus L. fragrant flatsedge

Euphorbiaceae

Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small spotted sandmat

Chamaesyce nutans (Lag.) Small eyebane

Euphorbia corollata L. flowering spurge

Euphorbia cyathophora Murr. fire on the mountain

Euphorbia dentata Michx. toothed spurge

Euphorbia hexagona Nutt. ex Spreng. sixangle spurge

Euphorbia marginata Pursh snow on the mountain

Fabaceae

Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. American hogpeanut

Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene sleepingplant

Coronilla varia L. purple crownvetch

Dalea candida Michx. white prairie clover

Dalea enneandra Nutt. nineanther prairie clover

Dalea purpurea Vent. violet prairie clover

Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Wood pointedleaf ticktrefoil

Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.)Makino Korean clover

Lespedeza capitata Michx. roundhead lespedeza

Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don. Chinese lespedeza

Lotus corniculatus L. bird's-foot deervetch

Medicago lupulina L. black medick

Medicago sativa ssp.falcata (L.)Arcang. yellow alfalfa

Medicago sativa ssp. sativa L. blue alfalfa

Melilotus alba Medikus white sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. yellow sweetclover

Orbexilum pedunculatum (P.Mill.) Rydb.Sampson's snakeroot

Trifolium campestre Schreb. field clover

Trifolium pratense L. red clover

Trifolium repens L. white clover

Vicia villosa Roth. winter vetch

Lamiaceae

Hedeoma hispida Pursh. rough false pennyroyal

Leonurus cardiaca L. common motherwort

Monarda fistulosa L. wild bergamot

Nepeta cataria L. catnip

Scutellaria lateriflora L. blue skullcap

Stachys pilosa var. pilosa Nutt. hairy hedgenettle

Teucrium canadense L. Canada germander

Lemnaceae

Lemna minor L. common duckweed

Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden giant duckweed

Liliaceae

Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. orange daylily

Linaceae

Linum perenne L. blue flax

Linum rigidum Pursh stiffstem flax

Linum sulcatum Riddell grooved flax

Linum usitatissimum L. common flax

Lythraceae

Ammannia coccinea Rottb. valley redstem

Malvaceae

Abutilon theophrasti Medik. velvetleaf

Hibiscus laevis All. halberdleaf rosemallow

Malva neglecta Wallr. common mallow

Onagraceae

Calylophus serrulatus (Nutt.) Raven yellow sundrops

Circaea lutetiana L. broadleaf enchanter's nightshade

Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven floating primrose-willow

Oenothera biennis common evening-primrose

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis stricta L. common yellow oxalis

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca americana L. American pokeweed

Plantaginaceae

Plantago patagonica Jacq. wooly plantain

Plantago rugelii Decne. blackseed plantain

Plantago virginica L. Virginia plantain

Poaceae

Agrostis hyemalis Walt.) B.S.P. winter bentgrass

Andropogon gerardii Vitman big bluestem

Avena sativa L. common oat

Bouteloua curtipendula(Michx.)Torr. sideoats grama

Bromus carinatus Hook. & Arn. California brome

Bromus inermis Leyss. smooth brome

Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Japanese brome

Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.)Fern. mat sandbur

Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. hairy crabgrass

Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller coast cockspur grass

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Indian goosegrass

Elymus canadensis L. Canada wildrye

Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus(Link) Gould ex Shinners slender wheatgrass

Elymus virginicus L. Virginia wildrye

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen stinkgrass

Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees. ex Steud. tufted lovegrass

Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth hairy cupgrass

Festuca subverticillata (Pers.)Alexeev. nodding fescue

Hordeum brachyantherum Nevski meadow barley

Hordeum pusillum L. little barley

Hordeum vulgare L. common barley

Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum (Lam.) Husnot Italian ryegrass

Lolium pratense (Huds.) S. J. Darbyshire meadow ryegrass

Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. Amur silvergrass

Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fern. wirestem muhly

Panicum capillare L. witchgrass

Panicum milliaceum L. broomcorn millet

Panicum virgatum L. switchgrass

Phleum pratense L. timothy

Poa wolfii Scribn. Wolf's bluegrass

Setaria faberi Herrm. Japanese bristlegrass

Setaria viridis var.viridis (L.) Beauv. green bristlegrass

Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash Indiangrass

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench. sorghum

Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link prairie cordgrass

Sporobulus compositus var. compositus (Poir.) Merr. composite dropseed

Tridens flavus (L.) A. S. Hitchc. purpletop tridens

Polygonaceae

Polygonum amphibium L. water knotweed

Polygonum aviculare L. prostrate knotweed

Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. swamp smartweed

Polygonum lapathifolium L. curlytop knotweed

Polygonum ramosissimum Michx. bushy knotweed

Polygonum scandens var. cristatum (Engelm. & Gray) Gleason climbing false buckwheat

Polygonum virginianum L. jumpseed

Rumex altissimus Wood. pale dock

Ranunculaceae

Anemone canadensis L. Canadian anemone

Aquilegia canadensis L. red columbine

Clematis virginiana L. devil's darning needles

Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens (Nutt.) BrooksCarolina larkspur

Ranunculus sceleratus L. cursed buttercup

Rosaceae

Geum aleppicum Jacq. yellow avens

Geum canadense Jacq. white avens

Rubiaceae

Galium aparine L. stickywilly

Galium circaezans Michx. licorice bedstraw

Galium concinnum Torr. & Gray shining bedstraw

Hedyotis nigricans (Lam.) Fosberg diamondflowers

Scrophulariaceae

Agalinis aspera (Dougl. ex Benth.) Britt. tall false foxglove

Mimulus ringens L. Allegheny monkeyflower

Penstemon digitalis Nutt. ex Simms talus slope penstemon

Scrophularia marilandica L. carpenter's square

Verbascum thapsis L. common mullein

Solanaceae

Physalis virginiana P. Mill. Virginia groundcherry

Solanum americanum P. Mill. American black nightshade

Solanum carolinense L. Carolina horsenettle

Solanum rostratum Dunal buffalobur nightshade

Typhaceae

Typha angustifolia L. narrowleaf cattail

Typha latifolia L. broadleaf cattail

Urticaceae

Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. smallspike false nettle

Urtica dioica L. stinging nettle

Verbenaceae

Phryma leptostachya L. American lopseed

Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene lanceleaf fog fruit

Verbena bracteata Lag. & Rodr. bigbract verbena

Verbena hastata L. swamp verbena

Verbena urticifolia L. white vervain

Zygophyllaceae

Tribulus terrestris L. puncturevine

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