ICE MOUNTAIN PLANT LIST
EPNPS APRIL 2002 FIELD TRIP
Notes from Sally Anderson
Between Bailes house and trail to Ravens Rocks: Houstonia caerula, Bluets, Rubiaceae or Madder family, in bloom Lechea rasemulosa, Illinois pinweed, Cistaceae or Frostweed family, dry stalk Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Narrow leaved mountain mint, Lamiaceae or Mint family Botrychium dissectum, Grape fern, Linum sp., Flax, Linaceae or Flax family, dry stalk
Path to North River: Thalictrum thalictroides, Rue anemone, Ranunculaceae or Crowfoot family, in bloom Polystichum acrostichoides, Christmas fern Poa cuspidata, Short-leaved bluegrass, Poaceae or Grass family, in bloom Claytonia virginiana, Spring beauty, Portulacaceae or Purslane family, in bloom Carex spp., sedges, Cyperaceae or Sedge family Hepatica americana, Roundlobe hepatica, Ranunculaceae or Crowfoot family Dentaria lacinata, Cutleaf toothwort, Brassicaceae or Mustard Family, in bloom Caulophyllum thalictroides, Blue cohosh, Berberidaceae or Barberry family, emerging growth Betula lenta, Cherry birch, Corylaceae or Hazel family Liriodendron tulipifera, Tulip poplar, Magnoliaceae or Magnolia family Magnolia acuminata, Cucumber tree, Magnoliaceae or Magnolia family Lindera benzoin, Spicebush, Lauraceae or Laurel family, in bloom Chimaphila maculata, Spotted wintergreen, Pyrolaceae or Shinleaf family Mitchella repens, Partridgeberry, Rubiaceae or Madder family Rhododendron maximum, Great Laurel, Ericaceae or Heath family Hamamelis virginiana, Witch hazel, Hamamelidaceae or Witch-hazel family
Along river:
Mosses and lichens Dryopteris marginata, Marginal shield fern Polypodium virginianum, Common polypody Pinus strobus, White pine, Pinaceae or Pine family Tsuga canadensis, Eastern hemlock, Pinaceae or Pine family Rosa acicularis, Prickley rose, Rosaceae or Rose family Cornus candensis, Bunchberry, Cornaceae or Dogwood family, last year’s leaves Ribes cynosbati, Prickly gooseberry, Rosaceae or Rose family Deschampsia flexuosa, Hairgrass, (or else Danthonia sp.), Poaceae or Grass family Potentilla sp., Cinquefoil, Rosaceae or Rose family
Erythronium americanum, Trout lily, Liliaceae or Lily family
heart shaped Aster leaves Linnaea borealis, Twinflower, Caprifoliaceae or Honeysuckle family Mitchella repens, Partridgeberry, Rubiaceae or Madder family
Smilax rotundifolia, Common greenbrier, Liliaceae or Lily family Vaccinium sp., Low blueberry, Ericaceae or Heath family Fragraria sp., Strawberry, Rosaceae or Rose family, new leaves
Ranunculus sp., Buttercup, Ranunculaceae or Crowfoot family
Dichanthelium clandestinum, Deer tongue grass, Poaceae or Grass fam, blisters on sheath
Evergreen rosette of a smaller panic grass Allium vineale, Wild garlic, Liliaceae or Lily family Senecio (Packera) obovata, Golden ragwort, Asteraceae or Composite family Sedum ternatum, Wild stonecrop, Crassulaceae or Orpine family Viola sp., violets, Violaceae Prunella sp., Heal all, Lamiaceae or Mint family
Elymus sp., Wild rye, Poaceae or Grass family Gallium spp., Bedstraws, Rubiaceae or Madder family Carpinus americana, American hornbeam or Musclewood, Corylaceae or Hazel family Dryopteris spinulosa, Spinulose wood fern
Trail to Ravens Rocks: Ostrya virginica, Hop hornbeam, Corylaceae or Hazel family Quercus prinus, Chestnut oak, and other oaks, Fagaceae or Beech family Carya ovata, Shagbark hickory, Juglandaceae or Walnut family Pinus virginiana, Scrub pine, Pinaceae or Pine family Pinus rigida, Pitch pine, Pinaceae or Pine family Pinus strobus, White pine, Pinaceae or Pine family
and maybe Pinus echinata, Shortleaf pine, Pinaceae or Pine family Carex albicans, Whitetinge Sedge, Cyperaceae or Sedge family, in bloom Carex umbellata, Parasol Sedge, Cyperaceae or Sedge family, in bloom Carex nigromarginata, Black Edged Sedge, Cyperaceae or Sedge fam, bloom, poss watchlist Cunila origanoides, Dittany, Lamiaceae or Mint family, dry stalk, orange oil glands on calyx Cornus floridus, Dogwood, Cornaceae or Dogwood family Vaccinium sp., Blueberry, Ericaceae or Heath family, different species than one by river Smilax glauca, Saw brier, Liliaceae or Lily family Amelanchier sp., Serviceberry, Rosaceae or Rose family Juniperus virginiana, Eastern red cedar, Cupressaceae or Cypress family Silene sp., a pink with linear leaves, Caryophylaceae or Pink family