VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES FOUND ON OXBOW INCORPORATED PROTECTED PROPERTY BASED ON OBSERVATIONS MADE FROM 1997 THROUGH 2000, AND DURING 2010 By Denis G. Conover, Ph.D. Scientific names with authorities are those accepted by The Integrated Taxonomic Information System: (www. Itis.gov) OL = plant is listed as rare in Ohio; # = not native to the area; * = woody plant Family Scientific name Common Name Acanthaceae Justicia Americana (L.) Vahl Ruellia strepens L. Water-willow Smooth ruellia Aceraceae *Acer *Acer negundo L. saccharinum L. Box elder Silver maple Alismataceae Alisma subcordatum Raf. Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Mud plantain Common arrow-head Amaranthaceae #Amaranthus hybridus L. #Amaranthus spinosus L. Amaranthus sp. #Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.)Sauer Smooth pigweed Spiny amaranth Unidentified amaranth Amaranth Anacardiaceae *Rhus hirta (L.) Sudworth *Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Staghorn sumac Poison ivy Annonaceae *Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal. Pawpaw Apiaceae Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz #Conium maculatum L. Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. #Daucus carota L. Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. #Pastinaca sativa L. Sanicula canadensis L. Spreading chervil Poison hemlock Honewort Wild carrot Sweet cicely Wild parsnip Black snakeroot Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum L. Indian hemp Araceae #Acorus calamus L. Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Sweet flag Green dragon Aristolochiaceae Oxbow Plant List Page 1 Asarum canadense L. Wild ginger Asclepiadaceae Ampelamus Asclepias Asclepias albidus (Nutt.)Britt. incarnate L. syriaca L. Sand vine Swamp milkweed Common milkweed Asteraceae #Achillia millefolium L. Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M. King & H. Robbins Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Ambrosia bidentata Michx. Ambrosia trifida L. #Arctium minus Schk. #Arctium lappa L. #Artemisia annua L. #Artemisia vulgaris L. Bidens aristosa (Michx.)Britt. Bidens bipinnata L. Bidens cernua L. Bidens connata Muhl. Ex Willd. Bidens frondosa L. Bidens vulgata Greene #Carduus nutans L. #Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. #Cichorium intybus L. #Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Cirsium discolor (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Spreng. #Cirsium vulgare (Savi)Ten. Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Erigeron annuus L. (Pers.) Erigeron philadelphicus L. Erigeron pulchellus Michx. Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. Eupatorium coelestinum L. Eupatorium maculatum L. Eupatorium perfoliatum L. Eupatorium serotinum Michx. Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. #Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pavon Helenium autumnale L. #Helianthus annuus L. Helianthus tuberosus L. Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet Iva annua L. Lactuca canadensis L. Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. #Lactuca saligna L. #Lactuca serriola L. #Matricaria matricariodes auct. Non (Less.) Porter Polymnia canadensis L. #Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl. Rudbeckia hirta L. Rudbeckia laciniata L. #Senecio glabellus Poir. Silphium perfoliatum L. Solidago canadensis L. Solidago gigantea Aiton Solidago nemoralis Aiton #Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) Nesom Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.)Nesom Symphyotrichum novae-angliae L. Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.)Nesom Oxbow Plant List Page 2 Yarrow White snakeroot Common ragweed Lanceleaf ragweed Giant ragweed Common burdock Great burdock Wormwood Mugwort Tickseed sunflower Beggar ticks Nodding bur-marigold Beggar ticks Beggar ticks Beggar ticks Nodding thistle Ox-eye daisy Chicory Canada thistle Field thistle Bull thistle Horseweed Yerba-de-tajo Pilewort Daisy fleabane Philadelphia fleabane Robin's plantain White top Mist flower Spotted Joe-pye-weed Boneset Late-flowering thoroughwort Bushy goldenrod Quickweed Sneezeweed Common sunflower Jerusalem artichoke Ox-eye sunflower Rough marsh-elder Wild lettuce Tall blue lettuce Willow lettuce Prickly lettuce Pine-apple weed Small-flowered leaf-cup Columnar coneflower Black-eyed Susan Green-headed coneflower Butterweed Cup-plant Canada goldenrod Smooth goldenrod Gray goldenrod Spiny-leaved sow thistle White heath aster White Panicled aster New England aster Heath aster Symphyotrichum racemosum (Ell.) Nesom Symphyotrichum cordifolium (L.) Nesom #Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H. Wigg Verbesina alternifolia L. Britt. Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. Xanthium strumarium L. Small white aster Arrow-leaved aster Dandelion Wingstem Tall ironweed Common cocklebur Balsiminaceae Impatiens Impatiens capensis Meerb. pallida Nutt. Spotted jewelweed Pale jewelweed Bignoniaceae *Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. Ex Bureau #*Catalpa speciosa (Warder)Warder ex Engelm. Trumpet-creeper Northern catalpa Boraginaceae #Lithospermum arvense L. Corn-gromwell Brassicaceae #Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.)Cavara & Grande #Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. #Barbaria verna (Mill.) Asch. #Barbaria vulgaris R. Br. #Brassica oleraceae L. #Brassica nigra L. #Brassica rapa L. #Cardamine hirsuta L. Cardamine pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. Cardamine rhomboidea (Pers.) DC. #Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus Descurainia pinnata(Walt.) Britt. #Draba verna L. #Erysimum repandum L. Iodanthus pinnatifidus (Michx.) Steud. #Lepidium campestre (L.) Ait. f. Lepidium virginicum L. #Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Hayek Rorippa palustris (L.) Bess. Rorippa sessiliflora (Nutt.)A.S. Hitchc. #Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. Sibara virginica (L.) Rollins #Thlaspi arvense L. Garlic mustard Mouse-ear cress Early winter-cress Yellow rocket Wild broccoli Black mustard Rape Hairy bittercress Pennsylvania bittercress Spring cress Shepherd's purse Tansy mustard Whitlow grass Treacle mustard Purple rocket Cow cress Peppergrass Water cress Yellow cress Sessile-fld. yellow cress Creeping yellow cress Sibara Field pennycress Caesalpiniaceae Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene *Gleditsia triacanthos L. *Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch Senna marilandica L. Partridge-pea Honey locust Kentucky coffee Southern wild senna Campanulaceae Campanulastrum americanum (L.) Small Lobelia inflata L. Lobelia siphilitica L. Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. Tall bellflower Indian tobacco Great blue lobelia Venus’ looking-glass Cannabaceae Humulus lupulus L. Wild hops Capparaceae Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. Clammy-weed Oxbow Plant List Page 3 Caprifoliaceae #*Lonicera japonica Thunb. #*Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder *Sambucus canadensis L. Japanese honeysuckle Amur honeysuckle Common elderberry Caryophyllaceae #Arenaria serpyllifolia L. #Cerastium viscosum auct. non L. # Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet Thyme-leaved sandwort Clammy chickweed Mouse-eared chickweed #Dianthus armeria L. #Saponaria officinalis L. Silene antirrhina L. #Silene latifolia Poir. #Stellaria aquatic (L.) Scop. #Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Deptford pink Bouncing Bet Sleepy catchfly White campion Water chickweed Common chickweed Celastraceae *Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Wahoo Chenopodiaceae #Atriplex patula L. #Chenopodium album L. #Chenopodium ambrosioides L. Chenopodium pratericola Rydb. Chenopodium sp. Spearscale Lamb's quarters Mexican tea Goosefoot Unidentified goosefoot Commelinaceae #Commelina communis L. Commelina virginica L. Asiatic dayflower Virginia dayflower Convolvulaceae Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. #Convolvulus arvensis L. #Ipomoea coccinea L. #Ipomoea hederacea Jacq. Ipomoea lacunosa L. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey. #Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth Hedge bindweed Field bindweed Red morning glory Ivy-leaved morning glory Small white morning glory Man-of-the-earth Common morning glory Cornaceae *Cornus *Cornus racemosa spp. Lam. Gray dogwood Shrubby dogwoods L. One-seeded Cucurbitaceae Sicyos angulatus bur cucumber Cupressaceae *Juniperus virginiana L. Red cedar Cuscutaceae Cuscuta Cuscuta Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult pentagona Engelm. polygonurum Engelm. Common dodder Five-angled dodder Smartweed dodder Cyperaceae Carex Carex annectens (Bickn.) Bickn. brevior (Dewey) Mackenzie Sedge Sedge Oxbow Plant List Page 4 Carex conjuncta Boott Carex granularis Muhl. Ex Willd. Carex normalis Mack. Carex sp. Carex vulpinoidea Michx. Cyperus bipartitus Torr. Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperus odoratus L. Cyperus sp. Cyperus squarrosus L. Cyperus strigosus L. Eleocharis ovate (Roth) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis sp. Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla Sedge Sedge Sedge Unidentified sedge Sedge Umbrella sedge Umbrella sedge Yellow nut grass Umbrella sedge Unidentified umbrella sedge Umbrella sedge Umbrella sedge Blunt spike-rush Unidentified spike rush Threesquare Great bulrush Dipsacaceae #Dipsacus laciniatus L. Cut-leaf teasel #Dipsacus sylvestris Common teasel Huds. Equisetaceae Equisetum Equisetum arvense hyemale L. L. Field horsetail Scouring rush Euphorbiaceae Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell Acalypha virginica L. Euphorbia dentata Michx. Euphorbia maculata L. Euphorbia nutans Lag. Rough-pod copperleaf Virginia copperleaf Wild poinsettia Milk-purslane Eyebane Fabaceae *Amorpha fruticosa L. Amphicarpaea bracteata L. Apios Americana Medik. #Coronilla varia L. Desmodium canescens (L.) DC. #Glycine max (L.) Merr. #Lespedeza cuneata (Dumont) G. Don #Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim. #Lotus corniculatus L. #Medicago lupulina L. #Melilotus albus Medik. #Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall. *Robinia pseudoacacia L. Strophostyles helvula (L.) Elliot Strophostyles umbellate (Muhl. ex Willd.)Britton #Trifolium aureum Pollich #Trifolium campestre Schreb. #Trifolium hybridum L. #Trifolium pretense L. #Trifolium repens L. Indigo bush Hog-peanut Groundnut Crown-vetch Hoary tick-trefoil Soybean Chinese bush-clover Korean bush-clover Birdsfoot trefoil Black medick White sweet clover Yellow sweet clover Black locust Annual wild bean Perennial wild bean Hop clover Smaller hop clover Alsation clover Red clover White clover Fagaceae *Quercus *Quercus bicolor Willd. macrocarpa Michx. Swamp white Bur oak oak Fumariaceae Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC. Yellow Geraniaceae Oxbow Plant List Page 5 corydalis Geranium carolinianum L. Carolina crane's-bill Hippocastanaceae *Aesculus glabra Willd. Ohio buckeye Miami mist Dwarf St. Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia purshii Buckl. Hypericaceae Hypericum mutilum L. Johnswort Iridaceae Iris sp. Unidentified iris Juglandaceae *Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch *Juglans nigra L. Bitternut hickory Black walnut Juncaceae Juncus dudleyi Wiegand Juncus tenuis Willd. var. tenuis Dudley’s rush Path rush Lamiaceae Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze #Glechoma hederacea L. #Lamium amplexicaule L. #Lamium purpureum L. Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton Catnip giant hyssop Ground ivy Henbit Purple dead nettle Water horehound Lycopus sp. Lycopus virginicus L. Mentha arvensis L. Physotegia virginiana (L.) Benth. Prunella vulgaris L. Scutellaria lateriflora L. Stachys tenuifolia Willd. Teucrium canadense L. Unidentified water horehound Virginia bugleweed Field mint Obedient plant Self-heal Mad-dog skullcap Hedge nettle American germander Lemnaceae Lemna minor L. Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden Lesser duckweed Greater duckweed Liliaceae Allium canadense L. #Allium vineale L. #Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. #Ornithogalum umbellatum L. Wild garlic Field garlic Day-lily Star-of-Bethelhem Linaceae Linum virginianum L. Slender yellow flax Lythraceae Ammannia #Lythrum coccinea Rottb. salicaria L. Tooth-cup Purple loosestrife Malvaceae Oxbow Plant List Page 6 #Abutilon theophrasti Medik. Hibiscus laevis All. Hibiscus moscheutos L. #Hibiscus trionum L. Sida spinosa L. Velvet-leaf Smooth rose mallow Swamp rose mallow Flower of an hour Prickly mallow Menispermaceae *Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed Mimosaceae Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.)MacM. Ex B.L. Robbins. & Fern. Bundleflower Molluginaceae #Mollugo verticillata L. Carpetweed Moraceae #*Maclura pomifera (Raf.)Schneid. *Morus rubra L. Osage-orange Red mulberry Nyctaginaceae #Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.)MacM. Heart-leaved umbrella-wort Oleaceae *Fraxinus Americana L. *Fraxinus pennsylvanica (var. pennsylvanica) White Green Marshall ash ash Onagraceae Epilobium coloratum Biehler Gaura biennis L. IL Ludwigia decurrens Walt. #Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) Hara Ludwigia palustrus (L.) Elliot. Oenothera biennis L. Purple-leaved willow herb Biennial gaura Erect primrose-willow Wingstem primrose-willow Water purslane Common evening primrose Oxalidaceae Oxalis stricta L. Common yellow wood-sorrel May Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca Americana L. Pokeweed Plantaginaceae #Plantago #Plantago lanceolata L. major L. English plantain Common plantain Platanaceae *Platanus occidentalis L. Sycamore Poaceae #Agrostis gigantea Roth Alopecurus carolinianus Walt. Andropogon gerardii Vitman Andropogon virginicus L. #Avena sativa L. #Bromus inermis Leyss. #Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Redtop Tufted foxtail Big bluestem Broom-sedge Oats Smooth brome Japanese brome Oxbow Plant List Page 7 #Bromus tectorum L. #Dactylus glomerata L. #Digitaria ischaemum (Schreb.) Schreb. ex Muhl. #Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. #Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. #Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus villosus Muhl. ex Willd. Elymus virginicus L. Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. #Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. #Eragrostis minor Host Eragrostis sp. #Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Festuca subverticillata (Pers.) Alexeev #Hordeum vulgare L. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Leersia virginica Willd. #Lolium multiflorum Lam. #Lolium perenne L. Muhlenbergia frondosa (Poir.) Fernald Muhlenbergia schreberi J.F. Gmel. Panicum capillare L. Panicum dichotomiflorum Michx. Panicum dichotomum L. Panicum sp. Panicum virgatum L. Paspalum pubiflorum Rupr. ex Fourn. Paspalum setaceum Michx. Phalaris arundinacea L. #Phleum pratense L. #Poa annua L. #Poa nemoralis L. Poa palustris L. #Poa pratensis L. Poa sylvestris A. Gray #Secale cereal L. #Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm. #Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. #Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash #Sorghum halapense (L.) Persh #Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Spartina pectinata Link. Tridens flavus (L.) Hitch. #Triticum aestivum L. #Zea mays L. Downy chess Orchard grass Smooth crabgrass Crabgrass Barnyard grass Barnyard grass Goose grass Canada wild rye Downy wild rye Virginia wild rye Love grass Love grass Love grass Purple love grass Love grass Unidentified love grass Meadow fescue Nodding fescue Barley Rice cutgrass White grass Rye grass Rye grass Muhlenbergia Nimblewill Witch grass Fall panicum Panicum Unidentified panicum Switchgrass Bead-grass Bead-grass Reed canary grass Timothy Annual bluegrass Wood bluegrass Fowl meadow grass Kentucky bluegrass Woodland bluegrass Rye Giant foxtail Yellow foxtail Green foxtail Indian grass Johnson grass Sorghum Prairie cord grass Purpletop Common wheat Corn Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium L. #Polygonum aviculare L. #Polygonum cespitosum Blume #Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum erectum L. #Polygonum hydropiper L. Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum lapathifolium L. Polygonum pensylvanicum L. #Polygonum persicaria L. Polygonum punctatum Elliot Polygonum scandens L. Polygonum virginiana L. #Rumex crispus L. #Rumex obtusifolius L. Rumex verticillatus L. Swamp smartweed Doorweed Long-bristled smartweed Japanese knotweed Erect knotweed Water pepper Mild water pepper Nodding smartweed Pinkweed Lady's thumb Water smartweed Climbing false buckwheat Jumpseed Curled dock Bitter dock Swamp dock Oxbow Plant List Page 8 Portulacaceae #Portulaca oleracea L. Common purslane Primulaceae Lysimachia ciliata L. #Lysimachia nummularia L. #Lysimachia vulgaris L. Samolus parviflorus Raf. Fringed loosestrife Moneywort Garden loosestrife Water-pimpernel Ranunculaceae Ranunculus Ranunculus Thalictrum abortivus L. sceleratus pubescens Kidney-leaved buttercup Cursed crowfoot Tall meadow rue L. Pursh Rosaceae *Crataegus mollis Scheele Geum canadense Jacq. Geum laciniatum Murray Geum vernum (Raf.) Torr & Gray Potentilla norvegica L. #Potentilla recta L. *Prunus serotina Ehrh. #*Pyrus communis L. #*Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr. *Rosa setigera Michx. *Rubus allegheniensis Porter *Rubus occidentalis L. Hawthorn White avens Rough avens Spring avens Rough cinquefoil Rough-fruited cinquefoil Wild black cherry Ornamental pear Multiflora rose Prairie rose Blackberry Black raspberry Rubiaceae *Cephalanthus occidentalis L. IL Diodia virginiana L. Galium aparine L. Galium concinnum Torr. & A. Gray #Galium mollugo L. OL Spermacoce glabra Michx. Buttonbush Virginia buttonweed Cleavers Shining bedstraw Wild madder Smooth buttonweed Salicaceae *Populus deltoides *Salix eriocephala *Salix interior *Salix nigra *Salix sp. Cottonwood Diamond willow Sandbar willow Black willow Unidentified willow Bartr. ex Marsh. Michx. Rowlee Marshall Saxifragaceae Penthorum sedoides L. Ditch stonecrop Scrophulariaceae #Chaenorrhinum minus (L.) Lange Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. #Linaria vulgaris Mill. Lindernia dubia (Michx.) Cooperrider (var. anagallidea) Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell (var. dubia) #Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis Mimulus alatus Aiton Mimulus ringens L. Scrophularia marilandica L. #Verbascum blattaria L. #Verbascum thapsus L. Oxbow Plant List Page 9 Lesser toadflax Narrowleaf paleseed Butter-and-eggs False pimpernel False pimpernel Mazus Winged monkeyflower Square-stemmed monkeyflower Figwort Moth mullein Common mullein #Veronica anagallis-aquatica #Veronica hederaefolia L. Veronica peregrina L. #Veronica persica Poir. #Veronica serpyllifolia L. L. Water speedwell Ivy-leaved speedwell Purslane speedwell Birdseye-speedwell Thyme-leaved speedwell Smilacaceae Smilax herbacea *Smilax hispida L. Muhl. ex Torr. Carrion vine Bristly greenbriar Solanaceae #Datura stramonium L. Physalis heterophylla Nees Physalis longifolia Nutt. Solanum carolinense L. Solanum nigrum L. Jimson weed Clammy ground cherry Smooth ground cherry Horse nettle Black nightshade Taxodiaceae #*Taxodium distichum (L.) L.C. Rich. Bald cypress Typhaceae Typha latifolia L. Broad-leaved cat-tail Ulmaceae *Celtis occidentalis L. *Ulmus americana L. #*Ulmus pumila L. *Ulmus rubra Muhl. Northern hackberry American elm Chinese elm Slippery elm Urticaceae Boehmeria cylindrical (L.) Sw. Laportea canadensis (L.) Wedd. Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Urtica dioica (Muhl. Ex Willd.) Wedd. var. procera False nettle Wood nettle Clearweed Stinging nettle Valerianaceae Valerianella chenopodifolia (Pursh) DC. #Valerianella locusta (L.) Latour. Valerianella umbellicata (Sull.) A.W. Wood Great Lakes corn salad European corn salad Corn salad Verbenaceae Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene Verbena hastata L. Verbena hastata L. Verbena stricta Vent. Verbena urticifolia L. Frog-fruit Blue vervain Blue vervain Hoary vervain White vervain Violaceae Viola Viola rafinesquii Greene sororia Willd. Wild pansy Dooryard violet Vitaceae *Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. *Vitis aestivalis Michx. *Vitis riparia Michx. *Vitis vulpina L. Zosteraceae Oxbow Plant List Page 10 Virginia creeper Summer grape Riverbank grape Frost grape Potamogeton sp. Unidentified pondweed Oxbow Plant List Page 11