EcoFlora Checklist: Delaware State Species List

Delaware State Species List

Authors: W.A. McAvoy

Citation: Flora of Delaware database. Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Species Conservation and Research Program, Dover, Delaware (william.mcavoy@state.de.us).

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Families: 177

Genera: 821

Species: 2250

Total Taxa: 2318

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ACANTHACEAE

Justicia americana

A waif along the banks of the C & D Canal, last seen in 1897. The C & D Canal created an artificial pathway for this species to migrate from the Chesapeake Bay

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Home > Delaware Flora > Delaware State Species List Delaware State Species List Name Game Flash Card Quiz Authors: W.A. McAvoy Citation: Flora of Delaware database. Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife, Species Conservation and Research Program, Dover, Delaware (william.mcavoy@state.de.us). more detail Locality: Delaware Notes: For more detailed information on the flora of Delaware, visit: http://www.wrc.udel.edu/de-flora/ less detail Options Search: Taxon Filter Search common names Common Names Synonyms Search Synonyms Taxonomic Filter: Display Synonyms Common Names Display as images Notes & Vouchers Taxon Authors Show Taxa Alphabetically Families: 177 Genera: 821 Species: 2250 Total Taxa: 2318 Page 1 of 5: 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 ACANTHACEAE Justicia americana A waif along the banks of the C & D Canal, last seen in 1897. The C & D Canal created an artificial pathway for this species to migrate from the Chesapeake Bay Ruellia caroliniensis Grassy roadsides, edges, rich woods ACORACEAE Acorus americanus Fresh water tidal and non-tidal marshes and swamps Acorus calamus Fresh water tidal and non-tidal marshes, wet meadows AIZOACEAE Sesuvium maritimum Overwash flats in coastal dunes, draw-down impoundments ALISMATACEAE Alisma subcordatum Floodplain swales and ditches Echinodorus tenellus Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, draw-down depressions Sagittaria australis Seepage wetlands and marshes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Sagittaria calycina Brackish tidal marshes and muddy shores Sagittaria engelmanniana Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, sandy/peaty swales, acidic fen-like habitats Sagittaria graminea Freshwater tidal shores, draw-down depressions Sagittaria lancifolia Sagittaria lancifolia var. media Fresh water tidal marshes and shores Sagittaria latifolia Sagittaria latifolia var. latifolia Fresh water tidal and non-tidal marshes Sagittaria latifolia var. pubescens Swamps and stream banks Sagittaria rigida Tidal river shores and swamps Sagittaria spatulata Fresh to brackish tidal mud flats Sagittaria subulata Exposed tidal shores of fresh to brackish rivers ALTINGIACEAE Liquidambar styraciflua Moist woods, old fields, thickets AMARANTHACEAE Amaranthus albus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Amaranthus blitoides Rare introduction to disturbed areas Amaranthus blitum Rare on disturbed ground Amaranthus cannabinus Fresh to brackish tidal marshes Amaranthus caudatus Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Amaranthus hybridus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Amaranthus palmeri A weed of agricultural fields and edges Amaranthus pumilus Foredunes along Atlantic coast Amaranthus retroflexus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Amaranthus spinosus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Amaranthus tuberculatus Rare introduction on disturbed soils Atriplex mucronata Dunes and shores of the Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines Atriplex prostrata Brackish marshes, shores, mudflats, overwash flats, coastal dunes Bassia hirsuta Wet overwash flats along Atlantic coast Bassia scoparia Dunes of the Atlantic coast Chenopodium album Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Chenopodium berlandieri Disturbed soils Chenopodium glaucum Infrequent on poorly drained disturbed ground Chenopodium hybridum Rare on disturbed ground Chenopodium murale Infrequent in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Chenopodium opulifolium Rare in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Chenopodium urbicum Rare on disturbed ground Chenopodium vulvaria Rare introduction on waste ground Dysphania ambrosioides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Dysphania botrys Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Dysphania pumilio Uncommon in disturbed areas, edges, floodplains Froelichia floridana Dry sandy soils, roadsides, power-lines, fields, edges Froelichia gracilis Dry sandy soils, roadsides, power-lines, fields, edges Salicornia bigelovii Bare mud in slight depressions of salt marshes Salicornia virginica Bare mud in slight depressions of salt marshes Sarcocornia pacifica Salt marshes of the Inland Bays Suaeda linearis Salt marshes and saline soils Suaeda maritima Salt marshes, overwash flats, saline soils AMARYLLIDACEAE Allium canadense Allium canadense var. canadense Meadows and thin canopy woods Allium oleraceum Rare introduction on disturbed ground Allium tricoccum Rich wooded slopes Allium vineale Woodlands Galanthus nivalis Cultivated and escaping to moist woods and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Leucojum aestivum Cultivated and escaping to floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Narcissus pseudonarcissus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides, moist open woods, floodplains ANACARDIACEAE Rhus copallinum Thickets, old fields, edges Rhus glabra Thickets, old fields, edges; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rhus typhina Thickets, old fields, edges; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Toxicodendron pubescens Dry, open sandy soils and edges, ancient sand ridges Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans In a wide range of habitats Toxicodendron vernix Seepage swamp wetlands, fresh tidal shrub swamps ANNONACEAE Asimina triloba Moist upland woods APIACEAE Aegopodium podagraria Escape from cultivation to disturbed ground Aethusa cynapium Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Angelica atropurpurea Open floodplain woods and thickets, edges of marshes Angelica venenosa Moist woods; primarily of the Coastal Plain of New Castle County Anthriscus caucalis Uncommon in isturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Anthriscus sylvestris Floodplains, gravel bars Bupleurum rotundifolium Rare introduction on disturbed ground Centella erecta Fresh and brackish swales, open swamps, edges and ditches Chaerophyllum procumbens Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens Rich woods and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Chaerophyllum tainturieri Infrequent on disturbed soils, road banks Cicuta bulbifera Fresh water seepage marshes Cicuta maculata Swamps and marshes Conium maculatum Wet meadows, floodplains, edges; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Coriandrum sativum Cultivated and occassionally escapes to disturbed ground Cryptotaenia canadensis Rich woods and floodplain seeps; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Daucus carota Fields, meadows and roadsides Eryngium aquaticum Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum Fen-like habitats, moist sandy seeps, shorelines, marshes, interdunal swales Eryngium prostratum Moist swales, depressions, sandpits Foeniculum vulgare Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Heracleum maximum Wet meadows, floodplains Lilaeopsis chinensis Brackish tidal marshes and mudflats Osmorhiza claytonii Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Osmorhiza longistylis Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Oxypolis rigidior Swamps and marshes Pastinaca sativa Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Pimpinella saxifraga Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Ptilimnium capillaceum Fresh to brackish tidal marshes Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Sanicula marilandica Rich woods Sanicula odorata Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Sanicula trifoliata Rich woods Sium suave Marshes and swamps Taenidia integerrima Rich rocky woods and slopes Thaspium barbinode Rich woods Tiedemannia canbyi Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Torilis arvensis Disturbed areas, roadsides Zizia aptera Rich, rocky open woods and edges Zizia aurea Moist rich woods, floodplains APOCYNACEAE Amsonia tabernaemontana Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Apocynum androsaemifolium Dry open soils and edges Apocynum cannabinum Old fields, thickets, roadsides Apocynum sibiricum Tidal shores Asclepias amplexicaulis Open areas and edges on well-drained soils, ancient sand dune ridges Asclepias exaltata Rich woods and slopes Asclepias incarnata Asclepias incarnata subsp. incarnata Wet meadows and marshes Asclepias incarnata subsp. pulchra Wet meadows and marshes Asclepias lanceolata Fresh to brackish marshes and swales Asclepias longifolia Poorly drained, peaty/sandy swales, depressions and meadows Asclepias purpurascens Dry open woods, fields and roadsides; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Asclepias quadrifolia Clearings in rich woods and slopes Asclepias rubra Poorly drained edges, powerlines and roadsides Asclepias syriaca Old fields, thickets, roadsides Asclepias tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa var. tuberosa Fields, meadows and roadsides Asclepias variegata Rich open woods Asclepias verticillata Open areas and edges on sterile, well-drained soils Asclepias viridiflora Open areas, meadows and edges on well-drained soils Cynanchum laeve Fields, edges, early successional habitats Cynanchum louiseae Rare in open woods, edges and thickets Matelea carolinensis Rich open woods and edges Thyrsanthella difformis Low thin canopy woods, thickets, floodplains, swales and depressions Vinca minor Thin canopy woods, edges and thickets; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain AQUIFOLIACEAE Ilex crenata Cultivated and occasionally escaping to woodlands Ilex glabra Moist sandy woods Ilex laevigata Moist woods and swamps Ilex opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca Moist upland woods and swamps Ilex verticillata Moist woods and tidal and non-tidal fresh water swamps and thickets Ilex x attenuata Cultivated and a rare escape to woodland edges ARACEAE Arisaema dracontium Rich alluvial soils of floodplains Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum subsp. pusillum Swamps and moist woods Arisaema triphyllum subsp. triphyllum Swamps and moist woods Landoltia punctata Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Lemna minor Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Lemna obscura Ditches, ponds, slow moving creeks Lemna perpusilla Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Orontium aquaticum Shallow streams, fresh water marshes, Atlantic white cedar swamps Peltandra virginica Fresh water tidal marshes Pistia stratiotes Frequently discarded by home gardeners in ponds, impoundments and ditches; does not appear to overwinter Spirodela polyrrhiza Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Symplocarpus foetidus Seepage swamps and stream banks Wolffia brasiliensis Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Wolffia columbiana Slow moving streams and rivers, millponds and farm ponds, abandoned sandpits Wolffiella gladiata Fresh water impoundments, draw-down depressions ARALIACEAE Aralia elata Disturbed woodlands and edges Aralia nudicaulis Moist upland woods Aralia racemosa Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Aralia spinosa Young woods, edges and thickets Hedera helix Thin canopy woods, edges and thickets Hedera hibernica Thin canopy woods, edges and thickets Hydrocotyle americana Swampy floodplains, hillside seeps Hydrocotyle prolifera Seepage swamps on edges of salt marshes Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Slow streams, pools, ditches Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Disturbed areas, edges, roadsides Hydrocotyle umbellata Shallow water, marshes, edges of swamps Hydrocotyle verticillata Seepage swamps on edges of salt marshes Panax quinquefolius Rich woods and seeps; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Panax trifolius Moist woodlands and moist ground along streams; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain ARISTOLOCHIACEAE Asarum canadense Asarum canadense var. canadense Rich woods and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Endodeca serpentaria Rich woods with a thin canopy ASPARAGACEAE Asparagus officinalis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Chionodoxa luciliae Cultivated and a rare escape to woodland edges Convallaria majalis Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Hosta ventricosa Cultivated and escaping to moist woodlands Maianthemum canadense Moist woods and floodplain edges Maianthemum racemosum Moist woods Muscari botryoides Cultivated and escaping to disturbed areas Muscari neglectum Cultivated and escaping to disturbed areas Ornithogalum nutans Rare escape to roadsides and disturbed areas Ornithogalum umbellatum Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Polygonatum biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Dry to moist woodlands Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum Rich woods and slopes Polygonatum pubescens Rich woods Scilla siberica Cultivated and rarely escaping to disturbed areas Yucca filamentosa Dunes along the southern Delaware Bay and Atlantic coast-lines ASPHODELACEAE Hemerocallis fulva Floodplains, moist woods, roadsides, old home sites ASPLENIACEAE Asplenium platyneuron Moist woods, open thickets, rock walls Asplenium rhizophyllum Rocky wooded slopes Asplenium trichomanes Asplenium trichomanes subsp. trichomanes Rock faces and crevices ASTERACEAE Achillea filipendulina Cultivated and occasionally escaping to roadsides Achillea millefolium Common throughout in old fields, meadows and roadsides Ageratina altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima Open woods, moist edges Ageratina aromatica Thickets, edges, fields and meadows Ambrosia artemisiifolia Disturbed areas, edges, old fields, roadsides Ambrosia trifida Disturbed areas with poorly drained soils, agricultural fields, and occasionally in tidal marshes Anaphalis margaritacea Dry fields, edges, roadsides Antennaria howellii Antennaria howellii subsp. neodioica Dry woodlands Antennaria neglecta Meadows and dry pastures Antennaria parlinii Antennaria parlinii subsp. fallax Dry woods, roadside banks Antennaria parlinii subsp. parlinii Dry woods, roadside banks Antennaria plantaginifolia Moist banks and woods Anthemis arvensis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Anthemis cotula Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Arctium lappa Disturbed areas, edges Arctium minus Disturbed areas, edges Arnica acaulis Open sandy woodlands and edges Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Rich woods Artemisia abrotanum Cultivated and a rare escape to roadsides Artemisia annua Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Artemisia biennis Rare introduction to disturbed areas Artemisia ludoviciana Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Artemisia pontica Rare escape to disturbed ground Artemisia stelleriana Coastal sands Artemisia vulgaris Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Aster tataricus Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Baccharis halimifolia Edges of brackish marshes and salt marshes, adventive inland along heavily salted roadsides Bidens bidentoides Fresh water tidal shores of the Delaware River Bidens bipinnata Thin canopy woods, edges and thickets Bidens cernua Fresh water tidal and non-tidal marshes Bidens comosa Poorly drained disturbed areas, ditches, tidal marshes Bidens connata Wet meadows, open swamps, low ground Bidens discoidea Swamps and floodplains Bidens frondosa Swamps, swales, marshes, meadows, freshwater tidal shores Bidens laevis Marshes, wet meadows Bidens mitis Fresh to brackish tidal marshes and tidal freshwater seepage areas Bidens polylepis Marshes, wet meadows, depressions, ditches, fields Bidens trichosperma Fresh and brackish tidal marshes Bidens vulgata Wet meadows, open floodplains and marshes Boltonia asteroides Boltonia asteroides var. glastifolia Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Carduus nutans Roadsides and disturbed areas. Centaurea cyanus Roadsides and fields Centaurea jacea Roadsides and fields Centaurea nigra Roadsides and fields Centaurea nigrescens Roadsides and fields Centaurea stoebe Centaurea stoebe subsp. micranthos Roadsides, meadows and fields Chondrilla juncea Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Chrysopsis mariana Open areas and roadsides with well-drained soils Cichorium intybus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Cirsium altissimum Thin canopy woods and meadows Cirsium arvense Meadows and fields Cirsium discolor Pastures, meadows, thickets Cirsium horridulum Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum Open sandy soils along the coast, marsh edges and meadows; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont where it grows in grassy meadows Cirsium muticum Meadows, marshes and low thickets Cirsium pumilum Old fields and meadows Cirsium virginianum Poorly drained sandy/peaty swales and wet open pinelands Cirsium vulgare Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Conoclinium coelestinum Moist edges and meadows Conyza canadensis Old fields, abandoned crop land, roadsides, edges Coreopsis lanceolata Cultivated and occasionally escaping to roadsides and often seeded in meadows Coreopsis rosea Coastal Plain seasonal ponds Coreopsis tinctoria Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Cosmos bipinnatus Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas, not persisting Crepis capillaris Rare escape to roadsides Doellingeria infirma Dry open woods Doellingeria umbellata Edges of swamps and marshes, low ground Eclipta prostrata Disturbed areas, ditches Elephantopus carolinianus Rich woods, edges and thickets; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Elephantopus nudatus Sandy soils in open woods, edges, roadsides, power lines Erechtites hieraciifolius In nearly all habitats except the extremely xeric Erigeron annuus Fields and roadsides Erigeron philadelphicus Open woods, fields, edges, roadsides Erigeron pulchellus Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus Fields, meadows, edges of woods Erigeron strigosus Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Fields, roadsides, dry soils Eupatorium album Eupatorium album var. album Sandy woods, edges and roadsides Eupatorium album var. subvenosum Sandy woods and edges Eupatorium album var. vaseyi Dry to moist open woods Eupatorium altissimum Old fields and meadows, disturbed ground Eupatorium capillifolium Old fields, roadsides, power-lines, edges Eupatorium hyssopifolium Roadsides, old fields Eupatorium leucolepis Interdunal swales, power-line bogs Eupatorium perfoliatum Swales, wet meadows, marshes Eupatorium pilosum Dry to moist, open sandy soils Eupatorium resinosum Poorly drained peaty/sandy swales, depressions and meadows Eupatorium rotundifolium Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum Open woods and edges on dry to moist soils Eupatorium rotundifolium var. rotundifolium Open woods and edges on dry to moist soils Eupatorium serotinum Pine woods, salt marsh edges, swamps, roadsides, coastal sands Eupatorium sessilifolium Eupatorium sessilifolium var. sessilifolium Rich upland woods Eupatorium torreyanum Old fields, edges, sandy soils Eurybia compacta Sandy soils, open woods and roadsides, ditches, dune hollows Eurybia divaricata Woodland slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Eurybia radula Seepage swamps Eurybia schreberi Rich rocky woods Eurybia spectabilis Open, moist sandy soils and roadsides Euthamia caroliniana Moist swales, wet meadows, interdunal swales and acidic fens Euthamia graminifolia Euthamia graminifolia var. graminifolia Moist swales, wet meadows, moist uplands fields Euthamia graminifolia var. nuttallii Moist swales, wet meadows, moist uplands Euthamia gymnospermoides Dry sandy open woods, edges, thickets Euthamia hirtipes Edges of brackish marshes and salt marshes, over-wash flats, sand dunes Eutrochium dubium Swamps, stream banks, wet meadows and marshes Eutrochium fistulosum Swamps, stream banks, wet meadows and marshes Eutrochium purpureum Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Rich woods and slopes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Filago vulgaris Uncommon introduction to old fields on dry sandy soil Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella Cultivated and occasionally escaping to roadsides Galinsoga quadriradiata Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Gamochaeta argentina Rare on dry open ground, old fields Gamochaeta purpurea Old fields, thin canopy woods Gnaphalium uliginosum Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Grindelia squarrosa Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Helenium autumnale Fresh water tidal marshes and river shores Helenium flexuosum Moist roadsides, wet meadows Helianthus angustifolius Moist sandy/peaty swales and power-line bogs Helianthus annuus Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas Helianthus decapetalus Rich moist woods, floodplains and along streams Helianthus divaricatus Open woods and edges, usually rich woods Helianthus giganteus Roadside ditches, wet meadows, fresh water tidal marshes Helianthus grosseserratus Rare along roadsides and in fields Helianthus strumosus Dry to moist soils, woods, slopes and edges Helianthus tuberosus Roadsides, fields Heliopsis helianthoides Heliopsis helianthoides var. helianthoides Rich woods and thickets Heterotheca subaxillaris Dry sandy fields, roadsides and dunes along the coast Hieracium caespitosum Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hieracium flagellare Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hieracium gronovii Open areas on well-drained soils Hieracium lachenalii Rare in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hieracium paniculatum Dry open woods Hieracium pilosella Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hieracium piloselloides Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hieracium scabrum Open areas on well-drained soils Hieracium venosum Dry to moist woodlands and slopes Hypochaeris radicata Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Inula helenium Cultivated and occasionally escaping to disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Ionactis linariifolia Open woods and clearings on well-drained soils Iva frutescens Iva frutescens subsp. frutescens Edges of brackish marshes and salt marshes Iva frutescens subsp. oraria Edges of brackish marshes and salt marshes Krigia biflora Krigia biflora var. biflora Moist meadows and young thickets Krigia virginica Open places on well-drained soils Lactuca biennis Moist woods Lactuca canadensis Fields and open woods Lactuca floridana Rich woods Lactuca saligna Rare escape to roadsides Lactuca sativa Occasional on disturbed ground Lactuca serriola Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Leucanthemum vulgare Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Liatris cylindracea Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Liatris pilosa Open, dry sandy soils and edges Liatris scariosa Liatris scariosa var. scariosa Dry open woods on sterile ground Liatris spicata Liatris spicata var. resinosa Fields, roadsides and open woods Liatris spicata var. spicata Open woods and meadows Liatris squarrosa Liatris squarrosa var. squarrosa Dry open woods Matricaria discoidea Disturbed areas, roadsides Mikania scandens Moist woods, swamps, stream banks and marshes Nabalus albus Wooded slopes Nabalus altissimus Rich woods Nabalus autumnalis Sandy soils in open woods and clearings, edges and roadsides Nabalus serpentarius Sandy soils in open woods and clearings, edges and roadsides; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Oclemena nemoralis Atlantic white cedar swamps Onopordum acanthium Onopordum acanthium subsp. acanthium Rare introduction on disturbed ground Oporinia autumnalis Rare introduction on disturbed ground Packera anonyma On soils associated with serpentinite Packera aurea Rich woods and floodplains Packera paupercula Packera paupercula var. paupercula Early successional habitats Packera tomentosa Moist open woods and roadsides Parthenium hysterophorus Rare occurrence on waste ground Pityopsis graminifolia Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Sandy soils, open pine woods, edges and roadside banks Pluchea camphorata Fresh marshes and swales Pluchea foetida Pluchea foetida var. foetida Brackish seasonal wetlands and swales Pluchea odorata Pluchea odorata var. odorata Sunny edges and canopy gaps in brackish shrublands and forests adjacent to tidal marshes Pluchea odorata var. succulenta Brackish marshes and high salt marshes Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium Old fields, edges Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Dry sandy soils, old fields, edges and roadsides Ratibida columnifera Rare escape to roadsides Rudbeckia fulgida Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida Dry to moist open and shady areas Rudbeckia fulgida var. speciosa Open woodlands Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Fields, roadsides and edges Rudbeckia laciniata Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata Rich floodplains and stream banks, freshwater tidal marshes; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Rudbeckia triloba Cultivated and escaping to meadows and fields Sclerolepis uniflora Coastal Plain seasonal ponds, Atlantic white cedar swamps and bogs Senecio vulgaris Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Sericocarpus asteroides Dry woods and thickets Sericocarpus linifolius Dry open woods, thickets, edges Silphium perfoliatum Cultivated and escaping to disturbed areas Smallanthus uvedalius Rich woods with a thin canopy, edges, roadsides and thickets Solidago altissima Solidago altissima var. altissima Old fields, roadside edges Solidago arguta Solidago arguta var. arguta Woodlands, slopes and thickets Solidago bicolor Open woods and slopes with well-drained soils, roadside banks Solidago caesia Solidago caesia var. caesia Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Solidago canadensis Solidago canadensis var. canadensis Rich open soils, fields, roadsides, edges Solidago erecta Dry pine woods and sandy roadsides Solidago fistulosa Moist depressions and swales along the coast and near tidal marshes Solidago flexicaulis Rich woods, slopes and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Solidago gigantea Wet meadows, fresh tidal marshes Solidago hispida Dry soils, fields, open woods Solidago juncea Thin canopy woods and edges, old fields and meadows Solidago latissimifolia Open swamps Solidago mexicana Salt marshes Solidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis Open areas with well-drained soils, meadows Solidago odora Dry to moist open woods and edges Solidago patula Solidago patula var. patula Rich seepage swamps and wet meadows; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Solidago puberula Dry, open sandy soils and edges Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa var. aspera Old fields, roadsides, edges, dry soils Solidago rugosa var. rugosa Swamps, wet woods, edges Solidago sempervirens Salt marshes and coastal dunes, adventive inland along heavily salted roadsides Solidago squarrosa Rocky woods and slopes Solidago stricta Poorly drained, peaty/sandy swales and Atlantic white cedar swamps Solidago tarda Dry, open sandy soils and woodland clearings Solidago uliginosa Seepage swamps and bogs, Atlantic white cedar swamps Solidago ulmifolia Solidago ulmifolia var. ulmifolia Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Sonchus arvensis Sonchus arvensis var. arvensis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Sonchus asper Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Sonchus oleraceus Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Symphyotrichum concolor Symphyotrichum concolor var. concolor Open sandy soils and coastal dunes Symphyotrichum cordifolium Wooded slopes and rock outcrops, meadows, roadsides; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Symphyotrichum dumosum Old fields, roadsides, edges Symphyotrichum ericoides Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides Old fields, roadsides, edges Symphyotrichum laeve Dry to moist rich woods and open places; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum Tidal shores and marshes, swampy woods, wet meadows, ditches Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. latifolium Low woods and streambanks Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. horizontale Open woods, thickets, roadsides and meadows Symphyotrichum lateriflorum var. lateriflorum Open woods, thickets, roadsides and meadows Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Wet meadows and ditches Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Swamps, marshes and acidic peaty wetlands Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. elodes Swamps, marshes and acidic peaty wetlands Symphyotrichum patens Symphyotrichum patens var. patens Open woods on well-drained soils Symphyotrichum pilosum Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pilosum Fields, open woods, roadsides Symphyotrichum pilosum var. pringlei Fields, open woods, roadsides Symphyotrichum prenanthoides Moist wooded slopes and floodplains Symphyotrichum puniceum Symphyotrichum puniceum var. puniceum Marshes, wet meadows Symphyotrichum racemosum Wet meadows, floodplains and swamps Symphyotrichum subulatum Brackish marshes and meadows, often weedy Symphyotrichum tenuifolium High salt marsh meadows Symphyotrichum undulatum Open woods and edges with well-drained soils Tanacetum balsamita Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Tanacetum parthenium Uncommon in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Tanacetum vulgare Uncommon in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Taraxacum erythrospermum Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Taraxacum officinale Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Tragopogon dubius Disturbed areas, roadsides Tragopogon porrifolius Cultivated and infrequently escaping to disturbed ground Tragopogon pratensis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Tussilago farfara Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Verbesina alternifolia Rich woods, edges, floodplains Verbesina occidentalis Moist woodland edges Vernonia glauca Rich woods and edges; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Vernonia noveboracensis Wet meadows, marshes, swales Xanthium spinosum Occasional on disturbed ground Xanthium strumarium Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides, poorly drained swales and depressions Youngia thunbergiana Disturbed areas, roadsides and edges ATHYRIACEAE Athyrium angustum Moist woods and floodplains Athyrium asplenioides Moist woods and floodplains Deparia acrostichoides Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Homalosorus pycnocarpos Rich woods BALSAMINACEAE Impatiens capensis Open swamps, seeps, wet meadows, marshes Impatiens pallida Banks of steams, wet meadows, floodplains BERBERIDACEAE Berberis thunbergii Cultivated and escaping to woodlands and thickets; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Berberis vulgaris Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Caulophyllum thalictroides Rich woods and slopes Mahonia bealei Cultivated and occasionally escaping to woodlands Mahonia repens A rare escape from cultivation to natural areas Podophyllum peltatum Moist upland woods, usually rich woods BETULACEAE Alnus glutinosa Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed areas Alnus maritima Alnus maritima subsp. maritima Fresh water tidal and non-tidal marshes and swamps Alnus serrulata Sunny to partially sunny river and creek banks, open wet meadows, edges of tidal and non-tidal freshwater wetlands Betula lenta Moist woodlands of northern and central New Castle County Betula nigra Floodplains of rivers and creeks Betula populifolia Edges of moist to poorly drained woods and thickets of the Piedmont and just below the fall-line Carpinus caroliniana Woods, banks of creeks and streams Corylus americana Moist woods Corylus cornuta Rocky woods Ostrya virginiana Rich woods and slopes BIGNONIACEAE Campsis radicans Clearings, thin canopy woods, edges Catalpa bignonioides Cultivated and escaping to woodlands and edges BLECHNACEAE Woodwardia areolata Wet acid woods, swamps, floodplains and seeps; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont Woodwardia virginica Open swamps and swales, Coastal Plain seasonal ponds BORAGINACEAE Asperugo procumbens Rare introduction to disturbed areas Buglossoides arvensis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Cynoglossum officinale Occasional in meadows and on disturbed soils Cynoglossum virginianum Cynoglossum virginianum var. virginianum Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Echium vulgare Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Hackelia virginiana Moist woods, thickets and edges Heliotropium curassavicum Rare introduction to coastal sands Heliotropium europaeum Rare introduction on disturbed ground Hydrophyllum virginianum Rich floodplain woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Lithospermum virginianum Open places on well-drained soils Mertensia virginica Rich woods and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Myosotis arvensis Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Myosotis discolor Uncommon introduction to fields and edges Myosotis laxa Myosotis laxa subsp. laxa Wet soils, mud, shallow water Myosotis macrosperma Rich soils in open woods Myosotis scorpioides Poorly drained areas, ditches, along streams Myosotis stricta Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Myosotis verna Dry woods and fields Phacelia dubia Phacelia dubia var. dubia Moist open areas and grassy roadsides Symphytum officinale Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides BRASSICACEAE Alliaria petiolata Moist woods and floodplains; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Arabidopsis lyrata Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. lyrata Serpentine exposures of the Piedmont and dry sandy soils of the Coastal Plain Arabidopsis thaliana Dry sandy soils Armoracia rusticana Cultivated and occassionally escaping to disturbed areas, edges, fields and roadsides Barbarea verna Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Barbarea vulgaris Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Boechera canadensis Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Boechera stricta Fields Brassica juncea Usually on cultivated soils Brassica nigra Disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Brassica rapa Usually on cultivated soils Cakile edentula Foredunes of coastal beaches Camelina microcarpa Infrequent in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Camelina sativa Rare in disturbed areas, edges, fields, roadsides Capsella bursa-pastoris Cultivated ground, edges, roadsides Cardamine angustata Rich woods Cardamine bulbosa Rich floodplain seepage swamps; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Cardamine concatenata Rich woods; primarily of the Piedmont, uncommon on the Coastal Plain Cardamine diphylla Intentionally planted to natural areas and persisting Cardamine douglassii Rich floodplain seepage swamps Cardamine hirsuta Disturbed soils Cardamine impatiens Floodplain woods; primarily of the Piedmont, rare on the Coastal Plain Cardamine longii Fresh to brackish tidal shores and banks Cardamine parviflora Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola Thin canopy woods and open areas on dry to moist acid soils Cardamine pensylvanica Seepage wetlands Display next 500 taxa...
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