Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Details
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Photos
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Asiatic Dayflower |
Commelina communis |
Common in park fields and other disturbed areas of campus (May-Sept.) |
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Bulbous Buttercup |
Ranunculus bulbosus |
Common in the park fields and other disturbed areas of campus (March-May). |
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Bull Thistle |
Cirsium vulgare |
Found along disturbed margins of the park. |
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Clover, White |
Trifolium repens |
Common all over campus lawns. |
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Crane-fly orchid |
Tipularia discolor |
Widespread throughout park woods, but very inconspicuous; leaves appear after flowers wither and persist throughout winter (August). |
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Crown Vetch |
Coronilla varia |
Uncommon along creek margins in park fields (May). |
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Daffodil, Jonquil |
Narcissus pseudonarcissus |
Early spring ephemeral, bright yellow can’t-miss flower found on forest floor. Probably planted ornamentals from years past. |
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Fleabane,Common |
Erigeron philadelphicus |
Found by creek margins in the park’s fields (April-May). |
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Pennsylvania smartweed |
Polygonum pensylvanicum |
Common in disturbed areas of the park (sept.-Oct). |
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Periwinkle |
Vinca sp. |
An escape from cultivation that is now invasive in several areas of the park. Purple pinwheel like flowers. (March- April). |
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Pokeweed |
Phytolacca americana |
Common plant in disturbed areas, Has distinctive purple berries in the fall (May-Sept). |
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Purple Dead-nettle |
Lamium purpureum |
Common on park lawns (Feb-May). |
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Rose of Sharon |
Hibiscus syriacus |
Common non-native shrub. (July-Sept). |
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Round-Lobed Helpatica |
Hepatica americana |
Known only from one area in park woods east of Gray drive (March). |
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Solomon’s Seal |
Polygonatum biflorum |
Uncommonly scattered through park woods, in danger of ivy overgrowth. a labeled specimen can be found just west of Grogan Hall (April-May). |
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Star of Bethlehem |
Ornithogalum umbellatum |
Common in park fields, especially along creek borders (Late March – May). |
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Trout Lily |
Erythronium americanum |
One of the first bloomers of spring, this plant forms dense carpets along the creeks in the park woods (February – April). |
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Tufted Vetch |
Vicia cracca |
Common around margins of park woods and fields (March- May). |
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White Trillium |
Trillium grandiflorum |
Previously recorded as only one individual north of Grogan Hall, photo taken 1997, please let the Biology department know if you spot one in the spring (March – April). |
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