What I've seen & identified (I think!) on our 10 acres in the Endless Mountains

Taxonomy still confused....

KINGDOM METAPHYTA (was PLANTAE)

Division Bryophyta (nonvascular plants)

Mosses

Haircap moss Polytrichum commune

some kind of cushion moss

Tree moss Climacium dendroides

Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)

Club mosses

Wolf's claw club moss Lycopodium clavatum

Tree club moss Lycopodium obscurum

Running ground pine Lycopodium complanatum

Ferns

Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides

Common wood fern Aspidium spinulosum

Crested fern Dryopteris cristata

Netvein chainfern Lorinseria areolata

Gymnosperms (non-flowering plants)

Pinaceae (pines)
Soft pines

Eastern white pine Pinus strobus

Hard pines

Red pine Pinus resinosa Introduced

Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris Introduced

Picea (spruces)

Blue spruce Picea pungens Introduced

Norway spruce Picea abies Introduced

White spruce Picea glauca Introduced

Tsuga (hemlocks)

Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis

Angiosperms (flowering plants)

Salicaceae (willow family)

Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides

Juglandaceae (walnut family)

Shagbark hickory Carya ovata

Betulaceae (birch family)

American hornbeam Carpinus caroliana

Eastern hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana

Paper birch Betula papyrifera Introduced

Fagacea (beech family)

American beech Fagus grandifolia

Aceraceae (maple family)

Red maple Acer rubrum

Sugar maple Acer saccharum

Oleacea (olive family)

Lilac

White ash Fraxinus americana

Elaeagnus

Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia

Tiliaceae (linden family)

American basswood Tilia americana

Anacardiaceae (cashew or sumac family)

Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina

Apiaceae (carrot or parsley family)

Black snakeroot Sanicula canadensis

Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota

Apocynaceae (dogbane family)

Dogbane Apocynum sp. (either Indian Hemp or Clasping-leaved Dogbane)

Asclepiadacea (milkweed family)

Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca

Balsaminaceae (touch-me-not family)

Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens capensis

Campanulaceae(bluebell or lobelia family)

Indian tobacco Lobelia inflata

Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family)

Arrowwood Viburnum recognitum

Sweet viburnum Viburnum lentago

Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowi

Common elder Sambucus canadensis

Snowberry Symphoricarpos albos

Caryophyllaceae (pink family)

Deptford pink Dianthus armeria

Lesser stitchwort Stellaria graminea

Mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium vulgatum

Compositae (sunflower or daisy family)

Many asters Aster sp.

Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta

Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum

Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare

Canada thistle Cirsium arvense

Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara

Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta

Many goldenrods Solidago sp.

Joe-Pye weed Eupatorium sp.

Mouse ear Hieracium pilosella

Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum

Oxeye daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea

Pineapple weed Matricaria matricarioides

White snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum

Yellow goatsbeard Tragopogon pratensis

Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Convolvulaceae (morning glory family)

Hedge bindweed Convolvulus sepium

Crassulaceae (sedum family)

Live-forever Sedum purpureum

Cruciferae (mustard family)

Common winter cress Barbarea vulgaris

Cyperaceae (sedges)

Carex crinita

Carex lanuginosa

Carex scoparia

Carex stipata

Carex vulpinoidea

Spike rush Eleocharis sp.

Geraniacea (geranium family)

Herb Robert Geranium robertianum

Hypericaceae (St. Johnswort family)

Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum

Iridaceae (iris family)

Common blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum

Lamiaceae (mint family)

Heal-all Prunella vulgaris

Purple dead nettle Lamium purpureum

Wild basil Satureja vulgaris

Leguminosae (legume family)

Aslike clover Trifolium hybridum

Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus

Crown vetch Coronilla varia Introduced

Honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos Introduced

Hop clover Trifolium agrarium

Red clover Trifolium pratense

Spring vetch Vicia sativa

White clover Trifolium repens

Liliaceae (lily family)

Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense

Day lily Hemerocallis fulva

Trout lily Erythronium americanum

Lonicerae (honeysuckle family)

European fly honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum

Malvaceae (mallow family)

Musk mallow Malva moschata

Onagraceae (evening primrose family)

Narrow-leaved willow herb Epilobium leptophyllum

Orchidaceae (orchid family)

Ragged fringed orchid Habenaria lacera

Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)

Ghost pipe Orobanche uniflora

Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family)

Yellow wood sorrel Oxalis europaea

Plantaginacea (plantain family)

Common plantain Plantago major

English plantain Plantago lanceolata

Poaceae (grass family)

Kentucky bluegrass Poa prantensis

Redtop Agrostis alba

Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea

Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

Timothy Phleum pratense

Polygalaceae (milkwort family)

Curtiss' milkwort Polygala curtissi

Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)

Arrow-leaved tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum

Curly dock Rumex crispus

Field sorrel Rumex acetosella

Lady's thumb Polygonum persicaria

Primulaceae (primrose family)

Starflower Trientalis borealis

Whorled loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia

Ranunculaceae (buttercup family)

Tall buttercup Ranunculus acris

White baneberry Actaea pachypoda

Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)

Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica

Rosaceae (rose family)

Barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides

Cockspur hawthorn Crategus crus-galli

Common blackberry Rubus allegheniensis

Common chokecherry Prunus virginiana

Common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex

Multiflora rose Rosa multiflora

Steeplebush Spirea tomentosa

Virginia rose Rosa virginiana

Wild red raspberry Rubus idaeus

Wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana

Rubiaceae (bedstraw or madder family)

Bluet Houstonia sp.

Marsh bedstraw Galium palustre

Partridgeberry Mitchella repens

Wild madder Galium mollugo

Scrophulariaceae (snapdragon or figwort family)

Bird's eye speedwell Veronica chamaedrys

Butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris

Clammy hedge hyssop Gratiola neglecta

Common mullein Verbascum thapsus

Common speedwell Veronica officinalis

Solanaceae (nightshade family)

Bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara

Typhacea (cattail family)

Common cattail Typha latifolia

Verbenaceae (vervain family)

Blue vervain Verbena hastata

Violae (violet family)

Common blue violet Viola papilonacea

A white violet Viola sp.

A yellow violet Viola sp.

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Mushrooms

Scaber stalk Leccinium sp, probably insigne

Multi-zoned polystictus Polystictus versicolor

Horse mushroom Argaricus arvensis

Coral fungus

White-egg bird's nest Crucibulum laeve or vulgare

Lichens

Whitewash lichen Lecidea speirea

Boulder lichen Parmelia conspersa

Green algae

Lots of molds

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