These are the species that Dr. McMillan talked about during the Optional Week. I did not include the species he talked about again on Week 3 (There was a lot of overlap between Week 2 and 3).
Golden Rod
Solidago altissima
Asteraceace
Thistle
Cirsium sp.
Asteraceae
Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
Pinaceae
Indian Hemp / Dogbane
Apocynum cannabainum
Apocynaceae
Cherry Birch / Sweet Birch
Betula lenta
Betulaceae
Creeping Ground Cedar
Lycopodium digitatum
Lycopodiaceae – Lycopods or club mosses are an ancient group of vascular plants that once dominated the worlds land plants; there were even tree sized ones. Little fellows like ground cedar are the only members left.
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae
Teasel
Dipsacus sylvestrus
Dipsacaceae
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Anacardiaceae
Burdock
Arctium sp.
Asteraceae
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Dryopteridaceae
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelidaceae
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Fagaceae
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Juglandaceae
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Betulaceae
Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
Juglandaceae
I might have spelled something wrong in the list, just a warning. I will add the pictures later on (so if someone else wants a shot at contributing to this page, by all means).
---Brian.J
Comments (1)
Dr. McMillan said
at 3:25 pm on Mar 29, 2010
I proofed the spelling.
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