Northwest Woods                     
(Typical type as per intersection of Swamp Road and Bull Path) [includes freshwater wetland species]
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Common Name Species Name Ever- Deep Edges Mesic Max Abund Availa- Notes
Form green In Openings Areas Ht Freq bility
Acuminate Panic Grass Panicum acuminatum G x 20" C SA
American Chestnut Castanea dentata T x 35' R MA blight resistant
American Beech Fagus grandifolia T x x x 65' UC VA
American Germander Teucrium canadense WF x x 30" UC MA
American Hazel Corylus americana T x x 12' R MA
American Water-Horehound Lycopus americanus WF x x 24" R SA
Bearberry  Arctastaphylos uva-ursi GC x x 3'' UC MA
Beach Plum Prunus maritima S x 7' R VA
Bear Oak Quercus ilicifolia S x 10' R SA
Beggar-Ticks Bidens frondosa WF x x 30" UC SA
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii G x 5' UC VA
Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata T x 45' UC UA
Bird's-foot Violet Viola pedata WF x 3" UC MA
Black Cherry Prunus serotina T x 50' C MA
Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata SS x x 4' VC VA
Black Oak Quercus velutina T x x 75' C MA
Black Snakeroot Sanicula marylandica WF x x 24" R SA
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta WF x 24" UC VA May be adventive
Blue Vervain Verbena hastata x x 5' UC MA
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago caesia WF x x 15" UC SA
Blunt-leaved Milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis WF x 2' UC UA
Bosc's Panic Grass Panicum boscii G x x 30" UC SA
Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum F x x 3' C SA
Bristly Dewberry Rubus hispidus GC x x x 3" C MA
Broom-Sedge Andropogon virginicus G x x 3.5' C VA
Bushy Aster Aster dumosus WF x 4' UC MA
Bushy Frostweed Helianthemum dumosum WF x 6" R UA
Butterfly-Weed Asclepias tuberosa WF x 18" UC VA
Calico Aster Aster lateriflorus WF x 30" UC SA
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis WF x 5' C MA
Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense WF x x x 5" C VA
Canada St.Johnswort Hypericum canadense WF x x 12" UC UA
Cardinal-Flower Lobelia cardinalis  WF x x x 4' R MA
Catbriar Smilax rotundifolia V x x x 20' UC UA
Chestnut Oak Quercus prinus T x x 75' C SA
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea F x x 4' C VA
Clammy Ground  Cherry Physalis heterophylla WF x 24" R SA
Clandestine Panic Grass Panicum clandestinum G x x 30" C SA
Cleavers Galium aparine WF x x 4' UC SA
Coast Pinweed Lechea maritima WF x 15" UC UA
Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex WF x 5" C SA
Common Evening-Primrose Oenothera biennis WF x 30" UC SA
Common Juniper Juniperus communis SS x x 3' R SA
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca WF x 4' UC SA
Common Nightshade Solanum americanum WF x 30" UC SA
Common Polypody Polypodium virginianum F x x 15" R MA
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia WF x 30" C VA Weedy invasive
Common Spicebush Lindera benzoin S x x 10' UC MA
Common Woodreed Cinna arundinacea G x x x 4' UC SA
Cow-Wheat Melampyrum lineare WF x 10" UC UA
Creeping Bent Agrostis perenans G x 30" C MA
Cuckoo-Flower Cardamine pratensis WF x x 12" R MA
Dangleberry Gaylussacia frondosa SS x x x 5' C SA
Dodder Cuscuta gronovii V x x 5' UC UA
Downy False Foxglove Aureolaria virginica WF x 4' UC SA
Downy Goldenrod Solidago puberula WF x 24" R SA
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera pubescens WF x x x 6" R MA
Downy Violet Viola fimbriatula WF x 4" UC MA
Dwarf Chestnut Oak Quercus prinoides S x 6' R UA
Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis WF x 4" UC SA
Dwarf Dandelion Krigia virginica WF x 10" UC SA
Dwarf St.Johnswort Hypericum mutilum WF x x 8" R UA
Early Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium pallidum SS x x 30" MC MA
Early Meadow-Rue Thalictrum dioicum WF x x x 36" UC SA
Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana T x x x 40' UC VA
Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron F x x 18" R MA
Enchanter's Nightshade Circea lutetiana WF x x 24" UC MA
Evergreen Woodfern Dryopteris cristata F x x 24" R MA
Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa WF x 6" UC UA May be introduced weed
False Pimpernel Lindernia dubia WF x x 12" UC SA
False Solomon's-Seal Smilacina racemosa WF x x x 18" UC MA
Fern-leaved False Foxglove Aureolaria pedicularia WF x 4' UC SA
Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida T x x 20' C MA
Fox Grape Vitis labrusca V x x 50' UC MA
Frostweed Helianthemum canadense WF x 10" UC SA
Frosted Hawthorne Cretaegus pruinosa T x 30' R SA
Gall-of-the-Earth Prenanthes trifoliata WF x x 24" UC SA
Glaucus Catbriar Smilax glauca V x x 5" UC UA
Goat's Rue Tephrosia virginiana WF x 18" UC SA
Golden Heather  Hudsonia eroicoides WF x 10" UC MA
Grass-leaved Goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia WF x 36" UC SA
Gray Birch Betula populifolia T x 30' UC MA
Gray Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis WF x 12" UC SA
Great Solomon's-Seal Polygonatum canaliculatum WF x x x 24" R MA
Green Wood Orchis Habenaria clavellata WF x x x 12" R SA
Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia S x x 7' UC VA
Hairy Bush-Clover Lespedeza hirta WF x 30" UC SA
Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula F x 24 UC VA
Heath Aster Aster ericoides WF x 2.5' UC SA
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium V x x 6' UC SA
Hercules Club Aralia spinosa T x 30' UC SA
Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum S x x x 7' C VA
Horseweed Conzya canadensis WF x 5' C UA Weedy invasive
Horse-Nettle Solanum carolinense WF x 24" UC MA
Hyssop Hedge-Nettle Stachys hyssopifolia WF x x 30" R SA
Indian Cucumber-Root Mediola virginiana WF x x x 15" VR SA
Indian Hemp Apocynum cannabinum WF x x 4' UC UA
Indian Pipe Monotropa uniflora WF x x 6" UC UA
Inkberry Ilex glabra S x x x 6' C VA
Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema atrorubens WF x x x 12" R MA
Lady Fern Athyrium felix-femina F x 3' UC MA
Lance-leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata WF x 30" R VA
Lance-leaved Violet Viola lanceolata WF x 5" UC SA
Late-flowering Aster Aster patens WF x 18" UC MA
Late Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium SS x x 24"  UC MA
Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata S x x 5' UC MA
Lilaeopsis Lilaeopsis chinensis WF x 4" R UA
Little Bluestem Schizachryum scoparium G x 3' C VA
Lyre-leaved Rock-Cress Arabis lyrata WF x x 12" UC SA
Mad-Dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora WF x x 24" UC SA
Maleberry Lyonia ligustrina S x x x 8' C SA
Mapleleaf Viburnum Viburnum acerifolium S x x x 5' C SA
Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris F x 18" C SA
Marsh St.Johnswort Triadenum virginicum WF x x 20" UC MA
Marsh Willow-Herb Epilobium palustre WF x 24" UC UA
Maryland Golden-Aster Aster mariana WF x 15" UC MA
Mermaid-Weed Proserpinaca palustris WF x x 12" UC SA
Mockernut Hickory Carya tomentosa T x x 75' UC SA
Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia S x x x 12' UC MA
Muhlenberg's Sedge Carex muhlenbergii G x 18" UC SA
New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis F x x 30" R MA
Nodding Bur Marigold Bidens cernua WF x x 30" UC SA
Northern Arrowwood Viburnum recognitum S x x 12' C VA
Northern Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica S x x 6' C VA
Northern Downy Violet Viola sagittata WF x x 3" C SA
Northern St.Johnswort Hypericum boreale WF x x 1" R UA
Northern Water-Horehound Lycopus uniflorus WF x x 24" UC UA
Northern White Violet Viola macloskeyi var.pallens WF x x 5" R SA
Oblong-leaf Shad Amelanchier canadensis S,ST x x 20' UC VA
Old-Field Toadflax Linaria canadensis WF x 18" C MA
Panicled Aster Aster lanceolatus var.simplex WF x x 5' C MA
Pasture Rose Rosa carolina S x 4' UC MA
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens GC x x 2" R SA
Partridge Pea Cassia fasiculata WF x x 6" UC SA
Pearly Everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea WF x 24" UC SA
Pennsylvania Sedge Carex pensylvanica GC x x 6" VC VA
Persimmon Dyospyros virginiana T x x 35' R VA
Pink Lady's-slipper Cypripedium acaule WF x x 8" UC SA
Pignut Hickory Carya glabra T x x 75' UC SA
Pilewort Erechtites hieracifolia WF x 5' UC UA
Pine-barrens Sandwort Minuartia caroliniana WF x 5" UC SA
Pine-Weed Hypericum gentianoides WF x 12" UC UA
Pipsissewa Chimaphilla umbellatta SS x x x 8" R SA
Pinesap Monotropa hypopithys WF x x 8" VR UA
Pitch Pine Pinus rigida T x x x 60' C MA
Plantain-leaved Pussytoes Antennaria plantaginifolia WF x 6" UC UA
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans S,V x x x 40' C SA
Pokeweed Phytolacca americana WF x x 6' UC SA
Poor-Man's Pepper Lepidium virginicum WF x 12" C SA weedy invasive
Post Oak Quercus stellata T x 40' R SA
Prickly-Pear Opuntia humifusa WF x 6" R MA
Primrose-leaved Violet Viola x primulifolia WF x 5" R SA
Princess-Pine Lycopodium obscurum GC x 8" UC SA
Purple Gerardia Agalinis gerardia WF x x 24" UC MA
Purple Love Grass Eragrostis spectabilis G x 18" UC SA
Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides T x x 60' UC MA
Racemed Milkwort Polygala polygama WF x 8" C SA
Rattlesnake-Weed Hieracium venosum WF x 18" UC MA
Red-berried Chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia ST x x 20' UC VA
Red Fescue Festuca rubra G x 18" C VA
Red Maple Acer rubra T x x 65' C VA
Red-Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera S x x 10' R VA
Rough-stemmed Goldenrod Solidago rugosa WF x 30" C SA
Round-headed Bush-Clover Lespedeza capitata WF x 30" C SA
Round-leaved Pyrola Pyrola rotundifolia WF x x x x 5" UC SA
Round-leaved Triodanis Triodanis perfoliata WF x 18" UC SA
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis F x x 36" UC VA
Sassafras Sassafras albidum T x x 45' UC MA
Scarlet Oak Quercus coccinea T x x 75' C MA
Seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia WF x x 30" UC SA
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis F x x 24" C SA
Seorse Sedge Carex serorsa G x x 12" UC UA NYS listed
Sessile Bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia WF x x x 6" UC SA
Sheep Laurel Kalmia angustifolia SS x x x 3' UC SA
Shining Sumac Rhus copallina S x 12' UC VA
Short-toothed Mountain-Mint Pynanthemum muticum WF x x 30" R SA ?
Showy Aster Aster spectabilis WF x 10" UC MA
Sickle-leaved Golden-Aster Chrysopsis falcata WF x 6" UC SA
Silver-Rod Solidago bicolor WF x x 18" UC SA
Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus WF x x x 20" UC SA
Slender Gerardia Agalinis tenuifolia WF x 18" UC SA
Slender-leaved Goldenrod Euthamia tenuifolia WF x x 30" C MA
Slender Marsh-Pink Sabatia campanulata WF x x 24" VR SA NYS listed
Small-flowered Agalinis Agalinis paupercula WF x x 24" UC SA
Small Pinweed Lechea minor WF x 15" UC UA
Smooth Aster Aster laevis WF x 24" R MA
Smooth Ground Cherry Physalis subglabrata WF x 24" UC SA
Smooth Shad Amelanchier laevis T x x x 20' R MA
Solomon's-Seal Polygonatum biflorum WF x x x 20" R MA
Speckled Alder Alnus incana var.rugosa S,ST x x 20' UC SA
Spotted Touch-me-not Impatiens capensis WF x x 6' C SA
Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphilla maculata SS x s s 8" UC SA
Staggerbush Lyonia mariana S s s x 8' UC SA
Staghorn Sumac Rhus hirsuta S x 15' R SA
Star Flower Trientalis borealis WF x 6" C SA
Stiff-leaved Aster Aster lineariifolius WF x 8' C SA
Swamp Beggar-Ticks Bidens connata WF x 24" UC SA
Swamp Azalea Rhododendron viscosum S x x x 10' C MA
Swamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata WF x x 5' UC MA
Swamp Rose Rosa palustris S x x 8' UC SA
Sweetfern Comptonia peregrina SS x 2.5' C VA
Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium WF x x 15" UC SA
Sweet Goldenrod Solidago odora WF x 2.5' UC SA
Sweet Pepperbush Clethra alnifolia S x x 10' C VA
Tall Redtop Grass Tridens flava G x 5' UC SA
Toothed Whte-topped Aster Aster paternus WF x x 30" UC SA
Trailing Arbutus Epigea repens GC x x 3" C SA
Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica T x x 75' C MA
Turk's-Cap Lily Lilium superbum WF x x 4' R MA
Usnea Lichen Usnea sp. EPI x x x NA UC UA
Virginia Water-Horehound Lycopus virginicus WF x x 24" UC SA
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia SS,V x x 40' UC MA
Virginia Meadow Beauty Rhexia virginica WF x x 15" UC SA
Water-Purslane Ludwigia palustris WF x 5" UC SA
Water-Willow Decodon verticillatus S x 40" UC SA
Wavy-leaved Aster Aster undulatus WF x 15" UC SA
Weak Sedge Carex debilis GC x x x 6" UC UA
White Avens Geum canadense WF x x 15" C SA
White Fringed Orchis Habenaria blephariglottis WF x x x 2' R MA
White Milkweed Asclepias variegata WF x x 24" VR SA
White Oak Quercus alba T x x 75' C MA
White Pine Pinus strobus T x x 100' VC VA
White Snakeroot Eupatorium rugosum WF x x 30" UC SA
Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifollia WF x x 20" UC SA
Whorled Milkwort Polygala verticillata WF x x 12" UC SA
Whorled Pogonia Isotria verticillata WF x x 12" VR SA
Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis WF x 18" UC VA
Wild Geranium Geranium maculatum WF x x 12" C VA
Wild Indigo Baptisia tinctoria WF x 3' R SA
Wild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis WF x x 6' UC SA
Wild Lupine Lupinus perennis WF x 18" UC VA
Wild Mint Mentha canadensis WF x x 24" R MA
Wild Pink Silene caroliniana WF x 4" R MA
Wild Raisin Viburnum lentago S x x 8' C MA
Wild Rose Rosa virginiana S x x 6' C VA
Wild Sarsparilla Aralia nudicaulis SS x x x 24" C SA
Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana GC,WF x 5" UC MA
Winterberry Ilex verticillata S x x x 12' C VA
Wintergreen Gaultheria procumbens GC x x 2'' C MA
Witch-Hazel Hamamelis virginiana T x x 50' R MA
Wood Anemone Anemone quinquefolia WF x x 5" UC MA
Wood-Betony Pedicularis canadensis WF x x 12" R MA
Yellow Fringed Orchis Habenaria ciliaris WF x x 15" R SA
Yellow Thistle Cirsium horridulum WF x x 30" UC SA
Yellow Wood-Sorrel Oxalis stricta WF x 6" UC SA
T = Tree VC = Very Common VA = Very Available
ST = Small Tree C = Common MA = Moderately Available
S = Shrub MC = Moderately Common SA = Somewhat Available
SS = Subshrub UC = Uncommon UA = Unavailable
GC = Ground Cover R = Rare
WF = Wildflower VR = Very Rare
F = Fern
H = Horsetail
G = Grass (Includes sedeges, rushes, spike rushes and other grass like plants)