Plants:
1) White Pines
Pinus strobus
Pinaceae
The ancient Greek word strobilos referred to the cone of a fir tree but was itself a reference to some ancient tree used for incense named strobus. The cones of white pine evidently were also burned in ceremony (my reference didn't say by whom). So the sci name refers to the long cones of white pine. White refers to the color of the wood and the bluish-white sheen to the needles.
Branches grow in tiers and needles grow in bunches, 5/bunch.
Cones Needles
2) Spatterdock
Nuphar lutea
Nymphaeaceae
Belongs to water lily family; epithet means "yellow," which refers to the flower.
Hollow Stem
3) Wild Blackberry
Rubus pensilvanicus
Rosaceae
4) Wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
Rosaceae
Has distinguishable red hair-like spines.
5) Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
Rosaceae
Has compound leaves, with feathery appendages at bases of leaves. Note the green stem.
* American Chestnut
Castanea dentata
Fagaceae
Some remnants of populations survive, due to their high susceptibility to a Chinese fungal disease.
Toothed Leaf
6) Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
Caprifoliaceae
An invasive, aggressive shrub with opposite branching, simple leaves, small, tubular white flowers and red berries.
7) Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Caprifoliaceae
An invasive vine with white flowers that turn yellow after pollination.
8) Canadian Onion
Allium canadense
Alliaceae
Forms allicin, which is the primary compound in garlic flavor.
9) Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Brassicaceae
A leafy dicot with thick stems and flowers with 4 petals and 6 stamens. Has fungicidal properties.
When just coming up in spring, looks very vaguely like violets because of the heart-shaped flowers.
10) American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Fagaceae
Terminal Bud Fruit
11) Black Rasberry
Rubus occidentalis
Rosaceae
12) Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Araceae
This family also contains the philodendron houseplants. S. foetidus flowers contain a "spathe," which is a modified leaf surrounding a "spadix," which is a fleshy cluster of flowers. This plant is often one of the first to bloom, due to the fact the heat it produces with its fast metabolism can melt snow from around the plant.
Fruit
13) Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Papaveraceae
The plants in the poppy family produce a colorful sap. The sap of S. canadensis happens to be orange.
14) American Wild Strawberry (two of these- see 25, can we erase?)
Fragaria virginica (virginiana?)
Rosaceae
This plant has compound leaves composed of three hairy, toothed leaflets. It bears small, tasty berries.
15) Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Berberidaceae
16) Trout Lily
Erythronium americana
Liliaceae
17) Musclewood/Ironwood
Carpinus caroliniana
Betulaceae
18) Silky Dogwood
NOTE Change: I got the common name of this plant wrong, the Latin name is right, but the common name is 'silky dogwood' not 'red osier dogwood'.
Cornus amomum
Cornaceae
Terminal bud
19) Jewelweed/Touch-me-not
Impatiens capensis
Balsaminaceae
20) Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
21) Black Willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Twig
22) Hairy Bittercress
Cardamine hirsuta
Brassicaceae
Of the mustard family; has compound leaves, and flowers with four petals. Long spikes are the fruits.
Flower Leaves Fruits
23) Horsenettle
Solanum carolinaci
Solanaceae
Of the nightshade family.
24) Wild Black Cherry
Prunus sertotina
Rosaceae
25) American Wild Strawberry
Fragaria virginica
Rosaceae
Note the fuzzy stems and jagged-edged leaves.
26) Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Sapindaceae
Note the small red flowers.
27) Queen Anne's Lace/Wild Carrot
Daucus carota
Apiaceae
Of the same family as celery; has a distinguishable compound umbel.
Comments (5)
Wendy Fout said
at 2:54 pm on Mar 27, 2010
There are more pictures of some of these plants on the picasa album to which I've linked. Just click on the link that says "view all" to see the rest.
rlp005@mcdaniel.edu said
at 2:56 pm on Mar 27, 2010
Wendy and I created the log for this week, but we didn't want to put everything up at once. We've listed the specimens for which we had the best pictures, so hopefully other people got good shots of the other things too. If I've made any mistakes here please let me know!
adv001@mcdaniel.edu said
at 4:25 pm on Apr 2, 2010
I finished part of my album for this, so I linked the plants to the respective images in my album. More to come.
Emily Fair said
at 8:26 am on Apr 3, 2010
Regarding Silky Dogwood, I too had it in my notes as Red Osier Dogwood.....I am going to ask Dr. McMillan about this one.
Dr. McMillan said
at 9:48 am on Apr 4, 2010
That was my mistake, I had the common names mixed up, but I told you the correct sci name.
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