NYC EcoFlora Vascular Plant Checklist - Herbarium Specimen and Observation Data

Authors: Brian Boom, Daniel Atha and collaborators

Citation: : Atha, D. and B. Boom. 2018. State of New York City's Plants 2018. Center for Conservation Strategy. The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. 131 pp. https://www.nybg.org/content/uploads/2018/08/SCI_State-of-the-Citys-Plants-2018_Final-8.2_Low.pdf

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Families: 160

Genera: 726

Species: 1987

Total Taxa: 2015

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POACEAE

Festuca glauca

introduced

Festuca myuros

introduced

Festuca octoflora

Festuca octoflora var. tenella

native

Festuca perennis

introduced

Festuca rubra

native/introduced

Festuca subverticillata

native

introduced

native

native

introduced

Glyceria grandis var. grandis

native

Glyceria melicaria

native

Glyceria obtusa

native

Glyceria septentrionalis

Glyceria septentrionalis var. septentrionalis

native

Glyceria striata

native

Holcus lanatus

introduced

Holcus mollis

Holcus mollis subsp. mollis

introduced

Hordeum jubatum

Hordeum jubatum subsp. jubatum

introduced

introduced

introduced

native

introduced

native

native

Leptochloa panicea subsp. brachiata

Lolium perenne

Lolium temulentum

Lolium temulentum subsp. temulentum

introduced

Microstegium vimineum

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Milium effusum

Milium effusum var. cisatlanticum

native

Miscanthus sacchariflorus

introduced

Miscanthus sinensis

introduced; state status: Regulated

Molinia caerulea

introduced

Muhlenbergia frondosa

native

Muhlenbergia mexicana

native

Muhlenbergia schreberi

native

Muhlenbergia sobolifera

native

Muhlenbergia sylvatica

native

Muhlenbergia tenuiflora

native

Panicum amarum

Panicum amarum subsp. amarulum

introduced

Panicum amarum subsp. amarum

native; state status: Rare

Panicum capillare

Panicum capillare subsp. capillare

native

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Panicum dichotomiflorum subsp. dichotomiflorum

native

Panicum miliaceum

Panicum miliaceum subsp. miliaceum

introduced

Panicum philadelphicum

Panicum philadelphicum subsp. gattingeri

native

Panicum philadelphicum subsp. philadelphicum

native

Panicum tuckermanii

native

Panicum virgatum

native

Paspalum laeve

native; state status: Endangered

Paspalum setaceum

Paspalum setaceum var. muhlenbergii

native

Paspalum setaceum var. psammophilum

native

Paspalum setaceum var. setaceum

native

native

introduced

introduced

Phragmites australis subsp. australis

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Piptochaetium avenaceum

native

Poa alsodes

native

Poa annua

introduced

Poa bulbosa

Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara

introduced

Poa compressa

introduced

Poa cuspidata

native; state status: Endangered

Poa interior

native; state status: Endangered

Poa nemoralis

introduced

Poa paludigena

native; state status: Endangered

Poa palustris

native

Poa pratensis

introduced

Poa sylvestris

native; state status: Endangered

Poa trivialis

introduced

Puccinellia distans

introduced

Puccinellia fasciculata

introduced

Schedonorus arundinaceus

introduced

Schedonorus giganteus

introduced

Schedonorus pratensis

introduced

Schizachne purpurascens

native

Schizachyrium littorale

native

Schizachyrium scoparium

native

introduced

introduced

native

Setaria pumila subsp. pumila

introduced

Setaria verticillata

introduced

Setaria verticilliformis

introduced

Setaria viridis

Setaria viridis var. viridis

introduced

Sorghastrum nutans

native

Sorghum halepense

introduced

Spartina alterniflora

native

Spartina cynosuroides

native

Spartina patens

native

Spartina pectinata

native

Sphenopholis intermedia

native

Sphenopholis nitida

native

Sphenopholis obtusata

native; state status: Endangered

Sphenopholis pensylvanica

native; state status: Endangered

Sporobolus clandestinus

native; state status: Endangered

Sporobolus compositus

Sporobolus compositus var. compositus

native

Sporobolus cryptandrus

native

Sporobolus neglectus

native

Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus

native

Torreyochloa pallida

Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii

native

Torreyochloa pallida var. pallida

native

Tridens flavus

Tridens flavus var. flavus

native

Triplasis purpurea

Triplasis purpurea var. purpurea

native

Tripsacum dactyloides

Tripsacum dactyloides var. dactyloides

native; state status: Threatened

Triticum aestivum

introduced

Zizania aquatica

Zizania aquatica var. aquatica

native

Zizania palustris

Zizania palustris var. palustris

native

POLEMONIACEAE

Phlox paniculata

introduced

Phlox subulata

POLYGALACEAE

Polygala cruciata

native; state status: Rare

Polygala nuttallii

native; state status: Threatened

Polygala sanguinea

native

Polygala senega

native

Polygala verticillata

native

POLYGONACEAE

native

introduced

native

introduced

native

Persicaria amphibia subsp. laevimarginata

native

Persicaria arifolia

native

Persicaria careyi

native; state status: Endangered

Persicaria coccinea

native

Persicaria extremiorientalis

introduced

Persicaria hydropiper

introduced

Persicaria hydropiperoides

native

Persicaria lapathifolia

native

Persicaria longiseta

introduced

Persicaria maculosa

introduced

Persicaria minor

native

Persicaria orientalis

introduced

Persicaria pensylvanica

native

Persicaria perfoliata

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Persicaria punctata

native

Persicaria sagittata

native

Persicaria setacea

native; state status: Endangered

Persicaria virginiana

native

Polygonum articulatum

native

Polygonum aviculare

introduced

Polygonum aviculare subsp. aviculare

introduced

Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum

introduced

Polygonum aviculare subsp. neglectum

introduced

Polygonum buxiforme

native; state status: Endangered

Polygonum glaucum

native; state status: Rare

Polygonum ramosissimum

Polygonum ramosissimum subsp. prolificum

native

Polygonum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum

native

Polygonum tenue

native; state status: Rare

Reynoutria japonica

introduced

Reynoutria sachalinensis

introduced; state status: Prohibited

introduced

introduced

native

native

introduced

introduced

native; state status: Endangered

Rumex longifolius

introduced

Rumex obtusifolius

introduced

Rumex patientia

introduced

Rumex triangulivalvis

native

POLYPODIACEAE

Polypodium appalachianum

native

Polypodium virginianum

native

PONTEDERIACEAE

Heteranthera dubia

native

Pontederia cordata

native

PORTULACACEAE

Portulaca oleracea

introduced

POTAMOGETONACEAE

Potamogeton berchtoldii

native

Potamogeton bicupulatus

native

Potamogeton crispus

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Potamogeton diversifolius

native; state status: Endangered

Potamogeton epihydrus

native

Potamogeton foliosus

Potamogeton foliosus subsp. foliosus

native

Potamogeton gramineus

native

Potamogeton oakesianus

native

Potamogeton perfoliatus

native

Potamogeton pulcher

native; state status: Threatened

Potamogeton pusillus

native

Potamogeton spirillus

native

Potamogeton zosteriformis

native

Stuckenia pectinata

native

Zannichellia palustris

native

PRIMULACEAE

Anagallis arvensis

introduced

Hottonia inflata

native; state status: Threatened

Lysimachia arvensis

introduced

Lysimachia borealis

native

Lysimachia ciliata

native

Lysimachia clethroides

introduced

Lysimachia hybrida

native; state status: Endangered

Lysimachia nummularia

introduced

Lysimachia punctata

introduced

Lysimachia quadrifolia

native

Lysimachia terrestris

native

Lysimachia thyrsiflora

native

Samolus valerandi

native

PTERIDACEAE

Adiantum pedatum

native

Myriopteris lanosa

native; state status: Endangered

Pellaea atropurpurea

native

RANUNCULACEAE

native

native

native

native

native

native

native

Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia

native

native

native

introduced

native

native

introduced; state status: Regulated

native

native

introduced

introduced; state status: Prohibited

native

introduced

native

Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus

native

Ranunculus bulbosus

introduced

Ranunculus caricetorum

native

Ranunculus cymbalaria

native; state status: Endangered

Ranunculus fascicularis

native

Ranunculus flabellaris

native

Ranunculus hispidus

native

Ranunculus micranthus

native; state status: Rare

Ranunculus pensylvanicus

native

Ranunculus pusillus

native

Ranunculus recurvatus

Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus

native

Ranunculus repens

introduced

Ranunculus sceleratus

Ranunculus sceleratus var. sceleratus

native

Ranunculus septentrionalis

native; state status: Endangered

Thalictrum dioicum

native

Thalictrum pubescens

native

Thalictrum revolutum

native

Thalictrum thalictroides

native

Trollius laxus

native; state status: Rare

RESEDACEAE

Reseda lutea

introduced

RHAMNACEAE

Ceanothus americanus

native

Frangula alnus

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Rhamnus cathartica

introduced; state status: Prohibited

ROSACEAE

Agrimonia gryposepala

native

Agrimonia parviflora

native; state status: Rare

Agrimonia pubescens

native

Agrimonia rostellata

native; state status: Threatened

Amelanchier arborea

native

Amelanchier canadensis

native

Amelanchier laevis

native

Amelanchier nantucketensis

native; state status: Endangered

Amelanchier sanguinea

native

native

native

native

native

native

Crataegus coccinioides

native

Crataegus crus-galli

native

Crataegus intricata

native

Crataegus macrosperma

native

Crataegus monogyna

introduced

Crataegus phaenopyrum

introduced

Crataegus pruinosa

native

Crataegus uniflora

native; state status: Endangered

native

native

native

native

native

native

native

native; state status: Threatened

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

Physocarpus opulifolius

native

Potentilla argentea

introduced

Potentilla canadensis

native

Potentilla inclinata

introduced

Potentilla indica

introduced

Potentilla intermedia

introduced

native

introduced

introduced

native

native

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

native

introduced

native

Prunus pumila var. depressa

native; state status: Threatened

introduced

native

introduced

native

native

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

Rosa carolina subsp. carolina

native

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced; state status: Prohibited

native

native

introduced

introduced

native

native

native

introduced

native

native; state status: Endangered

Rubus flagellaris

native

Rubus hispidus

native

Rubus idaeus

Rubus idaeus subsp. idaeus

introduced

Rubus idaeus subsp. strigosus

native

introduced

native

native

native

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Rubus setosus

native

Sanguisorba canadensis

native

Sorbaria sorbifolia

introduced

Sorbus aucuparia

introduced

Spiraea alba

Spiraea alba var. latifolia

native

Spiraea tomentosa

native

RUBIACEAE

Cephalanthus occidentalis

native

native

native

native

native; state status: Endangered

Galium lanceolatum

native

Galium mollugo

introduced

Galium obtusum

Galium obtusum subsp. obtusum

native

Galium pilosum

Galium pilosum var. pilosum

Galium sherardia

introduced

Galium tinctorium

native

Galium trifidum

Galium trifidum subsp. trifidum

native

Galium triflorum

native

Galium verum

Galium verum subsp. verum

introduced

native

native

native

native; state status: Endangered

RUPPIACEAE

Ruppia maritima

native

RUTACEAE

Phellodendron amurense

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Ptelea trifoliata

native; state status: Endangered

Tetradium daniellii

introduced

SALICACEAE

Populus alba

introduced

Populus balsamifera

native

Populus deltoides

native

Populus grandidentata

native

Populus heterophylla

native; state status: Threatened

introduced

native

introduced

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Salix bebbiana

native

Salix candida

native

Salix cinerea

Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea

introduced

Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia

introduced

Salix discolor

native

Salix eriocephala

native

Salix humilis

Salix humilis var. humilis

native

Salix humilis var. tristis

native

native

native

native

introduced

native

SALVINIACEAE

Azolla cristata

native

SANTALACEAE

Comandra umbellata

Comandra umbellata subsp. umbellata

native

SAPINDACEAE

Acer campestre

introduced

Acer ginnala

introduced

Acer negundo

Acer negundo var. negundo

native

Acer nigrum

native

Acer palmatum

introduced

Acer platanoides

introduced; state status: Regulated

Acer pseudoplatanus

introduced; state status: Prohibited

Acer rubrum

Acer rubrum var. rubrum

native

native

native

native

Aesculus hippocastanum

introduced

Koelreuteria paniculata

introduced

SARRACENIACEAE

Sarracenia purpurea

native

SAURURACEAE

Saururus cernuus

native

SAXIFRAGACEAE

Chrysosplenium americanum

native

Heuchera americana

Heuchera americana var. americana

native; state status: Rare

Micranthes pensylvanica

native

Micranthes virginiensis

native

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Buddleja davidii

introduced

Scrophularia lanceolata

native

Scrophularia marilandica

native

Verbascum blattaria

introduced

Verbascum lychnitis

introduced

Verbascum thapsus

introduced

SELAGINELLACEAE

Selaginella apoda

native

Selaginella rupestris

native

SIMAROUBACEAE

Ailanthus altissima

introduced

SMILACACEAE

Smilax glauca

native

Smilax herbacea

native

Smilax pseudochina

native; state status: Endangered

Smilax pulverulenta

native; state status: Endangered

Smilax rotundifolia

native

SOLANACEAE

introduced

introduced

introduced

introduced

Physalis heterophylla

native

Physalis longifolia

Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata

native

Physalis virginiana

Physalis virginiana var. virginiana

native; state status: Endangered

Solanum carolinense

Solanum carolinense var. carolinense

native

introduced

native

introduced

introduced

introduced

STAPHYLEACEAE

Staphylea trifolia

native

STYRACACEAE

Halesia carolina

introduced

TAXACEAE

Taxus baccata

introduced

Taxus canadensis

native

Taxus cuspidata

introduced

THELYPTERIDACEAE

Phegopteris connectilis

native

Phegopteris hexagonoptera

native

Thelypteris noveboracensis

native

Thelypteris palustris

Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens

native

Thelypteris simulata

native

THYMELAEACEAE

Dirca palustris

native

TYPHACEAE

Sparganium americanum

native

Sparganium androcladum

native

Sparganium eurycarpum

native

Sparganium natans

native; state status: Threatened

Typha angustifolia

native

Typha glauca

native

Typha latifolia

native

ULMACEAE

native

introduced

introduced

native

URTICACEAE

Boehmeria cylindrica

native

Laportea canadensis

native

Parietaria judaica

introduced

Parietaria pensylvanica

native

Pilea fontana

native

Pilea pumila

native

Urtica dioica

Urtica dioica subsp. dioica

introduced

Urtica gracilis

Urtica gracilis subsp. gracilis

native

Urtica urens

introduced

VERBENACEAE

introduced

introduced

native

native

introduced

native

VIBURNACEAE

native

native

native

Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum

native

Viburnum dentatum var. venosum

native; state status: Threatened

introduced

native

native

introduced

native

Viburnum rafinesqueanum

native

Viburnum recognitum

native

Viburnum setigerum

introduced

Viburnum sieboldii

introduced

VIOLACEAE

native

introduced

native

native; state status: Endangered

native

native

native

native

introduced

native

native

native

Viola pedata var. pedata

native; state status: Rare

Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia var. primulifolia

native; state status: Threatened

Viola pubescens

Viola pubescens var. pubescens

native

Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula

native

Viola rotundifolia

native

Viola sagittata

Viola sagittata var. ovata

native

Viola sagittata var. sagittata

native

Viola septentrionalis

native

Viola sororia

native

Viola sororia f. priceana

native

Viola striata

native

Viola subsinuata

native

Viola tricolor

Viola tricolor var. tricolor

introduced

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