Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias tuberosa Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Weed, Canada Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Fluxroot, Indian Paintbrush, Indian Posy, Orange Milkweed, Orange Swallow-wort, Pleurisy Root, Silky Swallow-wort, Tuber Root, Yellow Milkweed, White-root, Windroot. Description Asclepias tuberosa grows to a height of 1 m, yielding narrow, lance-shaped, glabrous leaves, purplish, pubescent stems and […]
Tilia cordata
Tilia cordata Synonyms Tilia americana Vernacular Name Linden, American Linden, American Basswood, Bee Tree. Description The wide-spread crowns of the Tilia cordata reach an average height of between 18-40m, with the trunks reaching a width of a little more than a metre. The trunks are covered in light-grey or brown bark with deeply pronounced […]
Impatiens capensis
Impatiens capensis Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-Me-Not, Slipperweed, Silverweed, Wild Lady’s Slipper, Speckeled Jewels, Wild Celandine, Quick-in-the-hand, Orange Jewelweed. Description Impatiens capensis can grow to a height of 2m, though mostly only grows to an average of 1.5m. The plant itself is glabrous and fleshy and the swollen nodes of the stem […]
Lobelia inflate
Lobelia inflate Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Indian tobacco, Asthma weed, Bladderpod, Emetic root, Gagroot, Lobelia, Pukeweed, Vomitroot Description The purplish, pubescent stem yields dark green, toothed, ovate leaves which grow to a length of 8cm; the largest of the leaves growing nearer to the base of the plant. Beginning in midsummer and continuing […]
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Eupatorium perfoliatum Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Boneset, agueweed, feverwort. Description The slender, lance-shaped perfoliate leaves of Eupatorium perfoliatum make this 1m tall herb easily identifiable, as the densely pubescent stem is surrounded by the elliptical leaves. Between the months of July to October, the stem branches and yields floral clusters of small white […]
Viburnum prunifolium
Viburnum prunifolium Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name American Sloe, Black Haw, Blackhaw Viburnum, Stagbush, Sweet Viburnum. Description As a tree, Viburnum prunifolium is crooked and stout with branches that spread wide. The irregular bark is reddish-brown when new, turning grayish-brown with age. The thin green twigs bear finely serrated, elliptical leaves. The rich green […]
Verbascum Thapsus
Verbascum Thapsus Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Aaron’s-rod, Adam’s flannel, blanket leaf, Bullock’s lungwort, candlewick, clown’s lungwort, common mullein, cow’s lungwort, feltwort, flannel-leaf, Great mullein, hare’s beard, mullein dock, velvet dock, velvet plant.(1) Description Verbascum Thapsus is most easily identified by its large, felt-like leaves that lead to a flower spike, yielding small, yellow, […]
Hamamelis virginiana
Hamamelis virginiana Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Witch hazel, Snapping Hazel, Spotted Alder, Striped Alder, Tobacco Wood, Winterbloom, Wych-hazel, Hamamelis. (1) Description Occasionally reaching a height of 10m, Hamamelis virginiana averages a height of 6m, with a trunk diameter of 40cm. The thin bark is brown externally with reddish inside. The young branches have […]
Prunus serotina
Prunus serotina Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Wild Cherry, Black cherry, Native cherry, Black choke, Choke cherry, Wild black cherry Description Prunus serotina grows to heights of up to 30m tall with a branching spread of 10m. It produces white flowers in June which result in small, bitter-sweet fruit in August. The tree is […]
Ulmus fulva
Ulmus fulva Synonyms No documentation Vernacular Name Slippery Elm, Native Elm, Moose Elm, Red Elm, Indian Elm, Rock Elm, American Elm. Description Though it typically grows best in moist soils, Ulmus fulva can be found in drier climates, as well. The tree grows quickly to a maximum height of 40 m. Between the months of […]
