Norway maple
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 2, 2020
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. The red maple ranges from southeastern Manitoba around the Lake of the Woods on the border with Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and southwest to East Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity, it often attains a height around 30 m (100 ft). Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods, Back Yard
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- A maple seedling. In the Spring of 2024, these were everywhere!
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- Woodpecker holes (probably yellow-bellied sapsucker)
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. It may also be called "rock maple," "sugar tree," "sweet maple," or, particularly in reference to the wood, "hard maple," "birds-eye maple," or "curly maple," the last two being specially figured lumber. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Goutweed
Aegopodium podagraria
Goutweed
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 25, 2020
Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those of elder (Sambucus), which is not closely related. Other common names include herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It is the type species of the genus Aegopodium. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world as an ornamental plant, where it occasionally poses an ecological threat as an invasive exotic plant. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We had a ton of goutweed a few years ago, but it's mosty eradicated. Still crops up occasionally around the old maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Front Yard
Bottlebrush buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora, the bottlebrush buckeye or small-flowered buckeye, is a species of suckering deciduous shrub in the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the southeastern United States, where it is found primarily in Alabama and Georgia, with a disjunct population in South Carolina along the Savannah River. Its natural habitat is in mesic forests, on bluffs and in ravines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
Red buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Note:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 21, 2022
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia, known as red buckeye or firecracker plant, is a species of deciduous flowering plant. The small tree or shrub is native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States, found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. It is hardy far to the north of its native range, with successful cultivation poleward to Arboretum Mustila in Finland. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 9, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum, commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, richweed, or white sanicle, is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum, but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists, and some species once included in it have been moved to other genera. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Lesser snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
Lesser snakeroot
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Bugleherb
Ajuga reptans
Bugleherb
- Note:
- Under the stairs to the attic.
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 21, 2023
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally however less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. It is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures, a Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 20, 2020
Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, north-western Africa, Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in western China. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Our most annoying invasive! Very difficult to eradicate
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Nodding pink onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in open areas in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
American hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
American hog-peanut
- Location:
- The Woods (West of the carriage path, on the protective fence around the rhododendrons)
- Date:
- August 27, 2023
Amphicarpaea bracteata is an annual to perennial vine in the legume family, native to woodland, thickets, and moist slopes in eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Arkansas blue star flower
Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas blue star flower
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Amsonia hubrichtii, commonly known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas bluestar, or thread-leaf bluestar, is a North American species of perennial flowering plant in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, first described in 1943. It is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the south-central United States. It is commonly used as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Antennaria plantaginifolia is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Red columbine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Aquilegia canadensis, the Canadian or Canada columbine, eastern red columbine, or wild columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, prized for its red and yellow flowers. It readily hybridizes with other species in the genus Aquilegia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Location:
- The Woods (In the stream)
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Arisaema triphyllum, the Jack-in-the-pulpit, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of four or five closely related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name triphyllum means "three-leaved", a characteristic feature of the species, which is also referred to as Indian turnip, bog onion, and brown dragon. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris, the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. It is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We've got lots of mugwort along Laroe Road, along the lower part of the driveway and little pockets elsewhere
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar. Like most other milkweeds, it has latex containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous animals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
False goat's beard
Astilbe chinensis
False goat's beard
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Astilbe chinensis, commonly known as false goat's beard, tall false-buck's-beard or Chinese astilbe, is a plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb that grows near shaded streams and rivers. It is also commonly grown in shade gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Northern lady fern
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum, the northern lady fern, is a fern native to northeastern North America. It was long included in the superspecies Athyrium filix-femina, but is now largely recognized as a distinct species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Catherine's moss
Atrichum undulatum
Catherine's moss
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Atrichum undulatum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Blue false indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
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Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021)
- Date:
- July 6, 2022
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Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 10, 2022
Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. Naturally it can be found growing wild at the borders of woods, along streams or in open meadows. It often has difficulty seeding itself in its native areas due to parasitic weevils that enter the seed pods, making the number of viable seeds very low. The plant has low toxicity levels for humans. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021), Planting (2023)
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Berberis thunbergii, the Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry, or red barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and eastern Asia, though widely naturalized in China and North America, where it has become a problematic invasive in many places, leading to declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and soil changes. Growing to 1 m tall by 2.5 m broad, it is a small deciduous shrub with green leaves turning red in the autumn, brilliant red fruits in autumn and pale yellow flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Cherry birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Downy wood mint
Blephilia ciliata
Downy wood mint
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Blephilia ciliata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family native to central and eastern North America. It is commonly called downy wood mint. Other common names include downy pagoda-plant, sunny woodmint and Ohio horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Berkeley's polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, or stump blossoms, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is a parasitic species that causes butt rot in oaks and other hardwood trees. A widespread fungus, it is found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Bittercresses
Cardamine sp.
Bittercresses
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials. Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Creek sedge
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Note:
- Not sure if this is the same sedge variety as is around the maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola, known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1855. Carex amphibola is native to the eastern United States and Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Curly-styled wood sedge
Carex rosea
Curly-styled wood sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex rosea, the rosy sedge, is a flowering plant and part of the family Cyperaceae. Synonyms for Carex rosea include Carex concoluta, and Carex flaccidula. It is native to central and eastern North America and it exists in wet to dry soils. Carex rosea can be found in shores of streams and bottomlands, as well as ponds. It is known to have good adaptations to dry-shade locations. It is an evergreen plant which is easy to grow. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sedge
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex is a vast genus of nearly 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida. It also grows in Canada. It occurs naturally in shaded areas with moist soil, particularly near the banks of streams or rivers, and is often a natural constituent understory species of the riverine and maritime forests of eastern temperate North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over 100 ft (30 m) tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Savage Gulf, Tennessee, is over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is, however, only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Dwarf hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia, the dwarf hackberry or Georgia hackberry is a shrub or small tree 2-to-12-metre-high. It is native to eastern North America but is very uncommon north of the Ohio River. In Canada, dwarf hackberry is designated as threatened and protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted knapweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Centaurea stoebe, the spotted knapweed or panicled knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe, although it has spread to North America, where it is considered an invasive species. It forms a tumbleweed, helping to increase the species' reach, and the seeds are also enabled by a feathery pappus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 1, 2023
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma. The prevalence of the so-called "Columbus strain" has seen the residents of Columbus, Wisconsin embrace the plant into their city's identity. Known as the "Redbud City," the town hosts "Redbud Day" annually the Saturday before Mother's Day, organizing a variety of themed events to recognize the tree. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- I haven't noticed any trees in our yard with leaves like this, but these dropped leaves are all over the driveway. I'll take a look in the spring!
- Location:
- The Woods
Dryad's saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Dryad's saddle
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 3, 2024
Cerioporus squamosus aka Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably sit and rest on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 7, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall. It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 13, 2022
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 3, 2022
Chelone lyonii, the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to wet areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, and is recommended for shady and wet situations, although it can handle full sun. The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Hot Lips' and 'Pink Temptation'. Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation Tiny Tortuga. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Chimaphila maculata is a small, perennial, evergreen herb native to eastern North America and Central America, from southern Quebec west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Panama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common chicory
Cichorium intybus
Common chicory
- Location:
- The Woods (Along Laroe Road)
- Date:
- August 9, 2023
Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to the Old World, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Field thistle
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor, the field thistle, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to thirty-three states in the United States as well four Canadian provinces. It occurs across much of eastern and central Canada as well as eastern and central United States. It has been found from New Brunswick west to Saskatchewan and south as far as Texas and Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Dayflower
Commelina communis
Dayflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms last for only one day. It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia. In China, the plant is known as yazhicao, roughly translating to "duckfoot herb", while in Japan it is known as tsuyukusa , meaning "dew herb". It has also been introduced to parts of central and southeastern Europe and much of eastern North America, where it has spread to become a noxious weed. It is common in disturbed sites and in moist soil. The flowers emerge from summer through fall and are distinctive with two relatively large blue petals and one very small white petal. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 31, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata, commonly known as lanceleaf coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, lance-leaved coreopsis, or sand coreopsis, is a North American species of tickseed in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Note:
- Western honey bee
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- March 9, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus, the woodland crocus, early crocus, or Tommasini's crocus, is a flower named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. It is often referred to as the early or snow crocus, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst the first to bloom. Multiple plants are often called tommies in the horticultural trade. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common bird’s nest
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 19, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 17, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 4, 2023
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals. Members of this genus are saprobic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, and are typically found growing on decayed wood and wood debris. The three known Crucibulum species are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that connects the peridiole to the exterior of the bird's nest. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In damp weather this crops up everywhere we have mulch
- Location:
- Front Yard, The Pond, Back Yard
Yellow nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts, as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Bulblet bladder fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera, with the common name bulblet fern, bulblet bladderfern, or bulblet fragile fern is a fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Queen Anne's lace
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Eastern hayscented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Sitobolium punctilobulum, the eastern hayscented fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of fern native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama; it is most abundant in the east of its range, with only scattered populations in the west. It is the sole species in genus Sitobolium. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink or grass pink, is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
Intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia, the intermediate wood fern or evergreen wood fern, is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. It is a diploid species, and is the parent of several species of hybrid origin, including Dryopteris carthusiana. Other common names for this species include intermediate shield fern, fancy wood fern, fancy fern, glandular wood fern, American shield fern and common wood fern. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Marginal shield fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis, vernacularly known as the marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern, is a perennial species of fern found in damp shady areas throughout eastern North America, from Texas to Minnesota and Newfoundland. It favors moderately acid to circumneutral soils in cooler areas but is fairly drought-resistant once established. In the warmer parts of its range, it is most likely to be found on north-facing non-calcareous rock faces. It is common in many altitudes throughout its range, from high ledges to rocky slopes and stream banks. Marginal wood fern's name derives from the fact that the sori are located on the margins, or edges of the leaflets. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Blunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt spikerush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eleocharis obtusa is a species of spikesedge known by the common name blunt spikerush. This plant is widely distributed across Canada and the United States, where it grows in wet areas such as riverbanks and moist forest floors. It is also a weed of rice paddies, especially when the rice plants are young sprouts. This is an annual spikesedge approaching half a meter in maximum height. It has many green cylindrical stems which are erect but weak and spongy. There may be thin, grasslike leaves toward the base of the plant, which are generally straw-colored. Atop each stem is a rounded or oblong spikelet containing at least ten flowers, each covered by an oval-shaped brown bract. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Elodea?
Elodea sp.
Elodea?
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Elodea is a genus of 6 species of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds described as a genus in 1803. Classified in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), Elodea is native to the Americas and is also widely used as aquarium vegetation and laboratory demonstrations of cellular activities. It lives in fresh water. An older name for this genus is Anacharis, which serves as a common name in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Robin's plantain
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 10, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus, the Robin's plantain, blue spring daisy or hairy fleabane, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of the United States and Canada from Québec and Ontario south as far as eastern Texas and the Florida Panhandle. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
Yellow trout lily
- Note:
- Very common in the woods near the house
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Erythronium americanum, the trout lily, yellow trout lily, fawn lily, yellow adder's-tongue, or yellow dogtooth violet, is a species of perennial, colony forming, spring ephemeral flower native to North America and dwelling in woodland habitats. Within its range it is a very common and widespread species, especially in eastern North America. The common name "trout lily" refers to the appearance of its gray-green leaves mottled with brown or gray, which allegedly resemble the coloring of brook trout. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Burning bush
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods (In the carriage path)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Euonymus alatus, known variously as winged spindle, winged euonymus, or burning bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. It is also called agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. In herbal medicine, the plant is a diaphoretic, or an agent to cause sweating. It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating, and commonly used to treat fever by the African-American population of the southern United States. The name "boneset" comes from the use of the plant to treat dengue fever, which is also called "break-bone fever." It is nearly always found in low, wet areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'FLOREUPRE1'
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 27, 2023
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- August 4, 2023
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
Cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias, the cypress spurge, is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
White wood aster
- Location:
- The Woods (Just to the right of the car)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Eurybia divaricata, the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. It occurs in the eastern United States, primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, though it is also present in southeastern Canada, but only in about 25 populations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the U.S. it is abundant and common, but in Canada it is considered threatened due to its restricted distribution. It has been introduced to a number of countries in Europe. It can be found in dry open woods as well as along wood-edges and clearings. The species is distinguished by its flower heads that have yellow centers and white rays that are arranged in flat-topped corymbiform arrays, emerging in the late summer through fall. Other distinguishing characteristics include its serpentine stems and sharply serrated narrow heart-shaped leaves. The white wood aster is sometimes used in cultivation in both North America and Europe due to it being quite tough and for its showy flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Big leaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla, commonly known as the bigleaf aster, large-leaved aster, largeleaf aster or bigleaf wood aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Asteraceae that was formerly treated in the genus Aster. It is native to eastern North America, with a range extending from eastern and central Canada through the northeastern deciduous and mixed forests of New England and the Great Lakes region and south along the Appalachians as far as the northeastern corner of Georgia, and west as far as Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas. The flowers appear in the late summer to early fall and show ray florets that are usually either a deep lavender or violet, but sometimes white, and disc florets that are cream-coloured or light yellow, becoming purple as they mature. It is one of the parent species of the hybrid Eurybia × herveyi. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Note:
- Fun fact about American beech... they don't drop their leaves until Spring.
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- January 4, 2021
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is the only species of beech native to North America. Its current range comprises the eastern United States, isolated pockets of Mexico and southeastern Canada. Prior to the glacial maximum of the Pleistocene epoch, the tree flourished over most of North America, reaching California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Note:
- January shoot!
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 31, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022), Bulbs (2023)
Catchweed bedstraw
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Benny has had a few run-ins with the sticky little seeds of this plant
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Smooth bedstraw
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Creeping charlie
Glechoma hederacea
Creeping charlie
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysimachia nummularia. It is used as a salad green in many countries. European settlers carried it around the world, and it has become a well-established introduced and naturalized plant in a wide variety of localities. It is also considered an aggressive invasive weed of woodlands and lawns in some parts of North America. In the absence of any biological control, research conducted by the USDA herbicides are relied upon particularly for woodland ecosystems. The plant's extensive root system makes it difficult to eradicate by hand-pulling. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
Virginia stickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, sticktight or stickseed. However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Note:
- Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana, known as witch-hazel, common witch-hazel, American witch-hazel and beadwood, is a species of flowering shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis is an herbaceous flowering plant species in the family Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame's rocket, damask-violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, sweet rocket, and mother-of-the-evening. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos, the rose mallow, swamp rose-mallow, crimsoneyed rosemallow, or eastern rosemallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but are commonly deltoidal in shape with up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the eastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail barley
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Hordeum jubatum, with common names foxtail barley, bobtail barley, squirreltail barley, and intermediate barley, is a perennial plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in many countries. The species is a polyploid and originated via hybridization of an East Asian Hordeum species with a close but extinct relative of Californian H. brachyantherum. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive inflorescences and when done flowering for its inflorescence. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Shrubby St. John's wort
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
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Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 28, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 19, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Hypericum prolificum, known as shrubby St. John's wort, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hypericum. It was named for its "prolific" number of stamens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spotted St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada. The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation. It has a diploid number of 14 or 16. Insects are attracted to the plant's pollen and the hypericin in the plant's leaves is toxic to mammals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Note:
- Eastern Bluebird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 1, 2024
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
Spring starflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Ipheion uniflorum is a species of flowering plant, related to the onions, placed in the allium subfamily (Allioideae) of the Amaryllidaceae. It is known by the common name springstar, or spring starflower. Along with all the species of the genus Ipheion, some sources place it in the genus Tristagma, but research published in 2010 suggested that this is not correct. It is native to Argentina and Uruguay, but is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 23, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 28, 2023
Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yellow bearded iris
Iris × germanica 'Yellow Iris'
Yellow bearded iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 17, 2023
Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin. Varieties include I. × g. var. florentina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Gerald Darby robust iris
Iris × robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Gerald Darby robust iris
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Iris × robusta, called the Windermere iris, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. Its parents are Iris versicolor and Iris virginica, both of which are native to North America. Wild populations have been found in Michigan and Ontario, and it has been introduced into Great Britain. It is a rhizomatous perennial, characterised by its violet-blue flowers and purple-flushed foliage. It has a number of cultivars, including 'Gerald Darby', 'Mountain Brook', 'Purple Fan' and 'Nutfield Blue'. Its cultivar 'Dark Aura' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginiana
Virginia sweetspire
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
- Notes:
- LWLA has planted loads of these (2021 and 2022). They're all doing badly
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Torrey's rush
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi is a species of rush known by the common name Torrey's rush. It is native to North America, where it is widespread. It can be found in many habitats across the southern half of Canada, coast to coast in the United States, and throughout northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes with associated tiny tubers. The smooth stems vary in maximum height from 30 centimeters to around a meter. The leaves are green to pink or red and up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescences have many dense, rounded clusters of up to 100 flowers each. The flower has narrow, pointed greenish, tan, or reddish tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a pointed brown capsule. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei. It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods
Chicken of the woods
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Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken of the woods
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 3, 2021
Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Nipplewort
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 18, 2023
Lapsana communis, the common nipplewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and southwestern Asia. and widely naturalized in other regions including North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Peppergrass?
Lepidium sp.
Peppergrass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds. The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum, also known as least pepperwort or Virginia pepperweed, is an herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and Mexico and southern regions of Canada, as well as most of Central America. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Slender bush clover
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lespedeza virginica, known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum
Shasta daisy
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam, but larger. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Dog hobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble, fetter-bush, mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Note:
- Promethea Silkmoth
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- March 5, 2024
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin is a shrub in the laurel family. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine and New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, and northern Florida in the center and south. Within its native range it is a relatively common plant where it grows in the understory in moist, rich woods, especially those with exposed limestone. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Great blue lobelia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, great lobelia, or blue cardinal flower, is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. There are two recognized varieties of Lobelia siphilitica, var. siphilitica and var. ludoviciana. Blooming from August to October, it is short-lived, lasting only for a few years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Japaese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Japaese honeysuckle
- Location:
- Meadow (Growing on the orchard fence)
- Date:
- September 27, 2023
Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle native to East Asia, including many parts of China. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries. Japanese honeysuckle is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to grasslands in temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Black medic
Medicago lupulina
Black medic
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. Black medick belongs to the same genus as alfalfa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia bluebell
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebell
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Mertensia virginica is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stiltgrass
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass, packing grass, or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels. It has become an invasive species throughout parts of the world, most notably North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
Monkeyflower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bradbury's beebalm
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana, the eastern beebalm or Bradbury's beebalm, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to much of the southeastern United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted bee balm
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- July 22, 2023
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Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- July 16, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Common morel
Morchella esculenta
Common morel
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 1, 2023
Morchella esculenta is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after. Each fruit body begins as a tightly compressed, grayish sponge with lighter ridges, and expands to form a large yellowish sponge with large pits and ridges raised on a large white stem. The pitted yellow-brown caps measure 2–7 centimetres broad by 2–10 cm (1–4 in) tall, and are fused to the stem at its lower margin, forming a continuous hollow. The pits are rounded and irregularly arranged. The hollow stem is typically 2–9 cm long by 2–5 cm (1–2 in) thick, and white to yellow. The fungus fruits under hardwoods and conifers during a short period in the spring, depending on the weather, and is also associated with old orchards, woods and disturbed grounds. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue, white or pale pink and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Pheasant’s eye
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 14, 2022
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- May 8, 2023
Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times. It is also often associated with the Greek legend of Narcissus. It is the type species of the genus Narcissus and is widely naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Dutch master daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master'
Dutch master daffodil
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 5, 2023
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly named the wild daffodil or Lent lily, is a perennial flowering plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Narcissus
Narcissus sp.
Narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus and jonquil, are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow, with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Little minnow
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 6, 2023
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the driveway)
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 10, 2023
Narcissus tazetta is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb. Cultivars of N. tazetta include 'Caniculatus', 'Grand Soleil d'Or' and 'Ziva', which are popularly used for forcing indoors, as is the form of N. tazetta known as Chinese Sacred Lily. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Orchard narcissus
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Narcissus triandrus, also known as the Angel's Tears daffodil, is a species of flowering plant within the family Amaryllidaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Hardy water lily
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which mean "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Narrow-leaved sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa, the narrowleaf evening primrose or narrow-leaved sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Note:
- Sporophyll
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis, the sensitive fern, also known as the bead fern, is a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern. The name comes from its sensitivity to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it. It is sometimes treated as the only species in Onoclea, but some authors do not consider the genus monotypic. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Upright yellow woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
Upright yellow woodsorrel
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel, common yellow oxalis, upright yellow-sorrel, lemon clover, or more ambiguously and informally "sourgrass", "sheep weed", or "pickle plant", is a herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and a rare introduction in Britain. It tends to grow in woodlands, meadows, and in disturbed areas as both a perennial and annual. Erect when young, this plant later becomes decumbent as it lies down, and branches regularly. It is not to be confused with similar plants in the same genus which are also often referred to as "yellow woodsorrel". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Pachysandra was the dominant groundcover near the house when we first moved in. Extended down the slope and scross the stream as well. LWLA pulled most of it, but we still watch out for it
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Front Yard
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
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Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
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Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
Packera aurea, commonly known as golden ragwort or simply ragwort, is a perennial flower in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. The fruiting bodies grow at night after rain, and will self decompose after spore dispersion is achieved. Otherwise, they are quickly dried up in morning sunlight, or will eventually collapse beneath the weight of their caps. Though nonpoisonous, the species is generally regarded as inedible. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Hairy beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue. It is native to eastern Canada and United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata, common names American tearthumb, arrowleaf tearthumb, or arrowvine, is a plant species widespread in the eastern half of North America as well as in eastern Asia. It has been found in every state and province from Texas to Manitoba to Newfoundland to Florida, plus Colorado and Oregon. It also grows in China, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern India and Mongolia. It grows in moist areas along lake shores, stream banks, etc. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phaeotremella frondosa is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps. It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. Other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters and ribbon grass in English, alpiste roseau in French, Rohrglanzgras in German, kusa-yoshi in Japanese, caniço-malhado in Portuguese, and hierba cinta and pasto cinto in Spanish. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Summer phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae). It is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is extensively cultivated in temperate regions as an ornamental plant and has become established in the wild in scattered locales in other regions. Common names include fall phlox, garden phlox, perennial phlox, summer phlox, and panicled phlox. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Japanese andromeda
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets. This medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree is widely cultivated in gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- November 5, 2023
Pinus strobus, commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada, west through the Great Lakes region to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota, United States, and south along the Appalachian Mountains and upper Piedmont to northernmost Georgia and perhaps very rarely in some of the higher elevations in northeastern Alabama. It is considered rare in Indiana. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of trees in other parts of the world. The American sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Grass?
Poales sp.
Grass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Giant Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 15, 2023
Polygonatum biflorum is an herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern and central North America. The plant is said to possess scars on the rhizome that resemble the ancient Hebrew seal of King Solomon. It is often confused with Solomon's plume, which has upright flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. It is one of the most common ferns in eastern North America, being found in moist and shady habitats in woodlands, stream banks and rocky slopes. The common name derives from the evergreen fronds, which are often still green at Christmas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Preexistent
Dwarf cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
Dwarf cinquefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 12, 2023
Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Dasiphora fruticosa is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains. Dasiphora fruticosa is still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Potentilla fruticosa. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil, shrubby five-finger, widdy, kuril tea and tundra rose. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Compact Stella cherry
Prunus avium 'Compact Stella'
Compact Stella cherry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry or gean is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and Western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya. The species is widely cultivated in other regions and has become naturalized in North America, New Zealand and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the house, just across the driveway)
- Date:
- May 25, 2022
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Prunus serotina Ehrh., commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry and Japanese flowering cherries which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus subg. Padus, a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry and chokecherry. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Back Yard
Sweet everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Sweet everlasting
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, synonyms including Gnaphalium obtusifolium and Pseudognaphalium saxicola, is a member of the family Asteraceae. It is found on open dry sandy habitat throughout eastern North America. Common names include old field balsam, rabbit tobacco and sweet everlasting. When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple-syrup scent. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
White oak
Quercus alba
White oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Chestnut oak
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana, the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan. It is also sometimes called rock oak because of its presence in montane and other rocky habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Northen red oak
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group. It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Buttercup
Ranunculus sp.
Buttercup
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Ranunculus is a large genus of about 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are a lot of species of buttercup. They all look pretty similar to me
- Location:
- Back Yard
Common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica, the European buckthorn, common buckthorn, purging buckthorn, or just buckthorn, is a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia, from the central British Isles south to Morocco, and east to Kyrgyzstan. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 19th century or perhaps before, and is now naturalized in the northern half of the continent, and is classified as an invasive plant in several US states and in Ontario, Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Pinxter flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides, the pink azalea or pinxter flower, is a species of shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is widespread from Alabama to New Hampshire. It is often found in riparian areas, in wet to dry forests. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Note:
- Moved from the back yard to the front yard in 2022
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Flowering raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Flowering raspberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) and an Augochlorine Sweat Bee (Augochlorini sp.)
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies and is one of the most abundant native plants in Texas grasslands. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 1, 2023
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 27, 2023
Scilla luciliae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is referred to by the common names Bossier's glory-of-the-snow or Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, and is a bulbous perennial from western Turkey that flowers in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The specific epithet is in honour of Lucile, the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885). It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Downy skullcap
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Scutellaria incana, the hoary skullcap or downy skullcap, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to North America and is primarily found in the eastern United States as well as some parts of the Midwest. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Planting (2023)
Mad-dog skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad-dog skullcap
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Scutellaria lateriflora, is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Crown vetch
Securigera varia
Crown vetch
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Securigera varia, commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Stringy stonecrop
Sedum sarmentosum
Stringy stonecrop
- Location:
- Slope Garden (On the rock wall near the wooden planter)
- Date:
- October 21, 2023
Sedum sarmentosum, known as stringy stonecrop, gold moss stonecrop, and graveyard moss, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae native to East Asia and Southeast Asia (Thailand). It has been introduced in at least eastern North America, and Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Chinese foxtail
Setaria faberi
Chinese foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria faberi, the Japanese bristlegrass, nodding bristle-grass, Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, giant foxtail or nodding foxtail, is an Asian grass. It is a summer annual, with plants emerging from seeds in the spring, and setting seeds in the late summer or fall. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Yellow foxtail
Setaria pumila
Yellow foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria pumila is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristle-grass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other places. This annual grass grows 20 centimetres to well over 1 metre in height, its mostly hairless stems ranging from green to purple-tinged in color. The leaf blades are hairless on the upper surfaces, twisting, and up to 30 centimetres long. The inflorescence is a stiff, cylindrical bundle of spikelets 2 to 15 centimetres long with short, blunt bristles. The panicle may appear yellow or yellow-tinged. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
White campion
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 23, 2023
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 24, 2023
Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall. It is also known in the US as bladder campion but should not be confused with Silene vulgaris, which is more generally called bladder campion. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to moist meadow and open woodland. It is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern United States, and is also cultivated as an ornamental. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Woodland goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Early goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea, the early goldenrod, plume golden-rod, or yellow top, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae native to eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States. It grows from Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and Minnesota south as far as northern Georgia and northern Arkansas, with a few isolated populations in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Goldenrod
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Green hair algae
Spirogyra sp.
Green hair algae
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in freshwater habitats. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. It is often observed as green slimy patches on the ground near ponds and other water bodies having stagnant water. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are many different types of algae that look like hair... you need a microscope and a phd to tell them apart! Spirogyra seems like the most likely genus, but I can't tell for sure.
- Location:
- The Pond
Lesser stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Lesser stitchwort
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides, known as white heath aster, frost aster, or heath aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to much of central and eastern North America. It has been introduced to parts of Europe and western Asia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve is a flowering plant native to Canada, the United States, and Coahuila (Mexico). It has the common names of smooth blue aster, smooth aster, smooth-leaved aster, glaucous Michaelmas-daisy and glaucous aster. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). Commonly known as calico aster, starved aster, and white woodland aster, it is native to eastern and central North America. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant that may reach heights up to 120 centimeters and widths up to 30 centimeters. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 4, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 3, 2022
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, commonly known as aromatic aster or oblong-leaved aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial that reaches heights of 10–80 centimeters and blooms August–November with many flower heads in various shades of purple. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Small white aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum is a species of flowering plant native to parts of the United States and introduced in Canada. It is known as smooth white oldfield aster and small white aster. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a late-summer and fall blooming flower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Skunk cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage, is a low-growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present an odor reminiscent of skunk. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In the seasonal stream and near Trout Brook
- Location:
- The Woods
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Common dandelion
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American English. The name "blowball" is also used. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
New York fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Amauropelta noveboracensis, the New York fern, is a perennial species of fern found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, from Louisiana to Newfoundland, but most concentrated within Appalachia and the Atlantic Northeast. New York ferns often forms spreading colonies within the forests they inhabit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Creeping thyme
Thymus praecox
Creeping thyme
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Thymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Note:
- A giant poison ivy vine growing on shagback hickey
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap. The species is variable in its appearance and habit, and despite its common name, it is not a true ivy (Hedera), but rather a member of the cashew and pistachio family (Anacardiaceae). T. radicans is commonly eaten by many animals and the seeds are consumed by birds, but poison ivy is most often thought of as an unwelcome weed. It is a different species from western poison ivy, T. rydbergii, which has similar effects. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, The Woods
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from a different order (Stereum), and thus may sometimes be confused with the 'true' turkey tail mushroom, T. versicolor. Another lookalike is the multicolor gill polypore, T. betulina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Carolina hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana, the Carolina hemlock, is a species of hemlock endemic to the United States. As of 2023, it is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Next to the driveway
- Location:
- The Woods
American elm
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can withstand low winter temperatures, but it is affected by Dutch elm disease. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Moth mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Verbena hastata, commonly known as American vervain, blue vervain, simpler's joy, or swamp verbena, is a perennial flowering plant in the vervain family Verbenaceae. It grows throughout the continental United States and in much of southern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
Narrowleaf ironweed
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii, the narrowleaf ironweed, is a plant species known only from Arkansas and Oklahoma. It grows on floodplains and terraces at elevations of 100–200 m (330–660 ft). Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common blue violet
Viola sororia
Common blue violet
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Viola sororia, known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Common grape vine
Vitis vinifera
Common grape vine
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Barren strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Waldsteinia fragarioides (syn. Dalibarda fragarioides Michx. and Geum fragarioides, also called Appalachian barren strawberry, or just barren strawberry, is a low, spreading plant with showy yellow flowers that appear in early spring. This plant is often used as an underplanting in perennial gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Zizia aurea is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders, another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 2, 2020
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. The red maple ranges from southeastern Manitoba around the Lake of the Woods on the border with Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and southwest to East Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity, it often attains a height around 30 m (100 ft). Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods, Back Yard
Red buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Note:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 21, 2022
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia, known as red buckeye or firecracker plant, is a species of deciduous flowering plant. The small tree or shrub is native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States, found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. It is hardy far to the north of its native range, with successful cultivation poleward to Arboretum Mustila in Finland. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 9, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum, commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Bugleherb
Ajuga reptans
Bugleherb
- Note:
- Under the stairs to the attic.
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 21, 2023
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally however less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. It is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures, a Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
Nodding pink onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in open areas in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Creek sedge
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Note:
- Not sure if this is the same sedge variety as is around the maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola, known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1855. Carex amphibola is native to the eastern United States and Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sedge
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex is a vast genus of nearly 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Common bird’s nest
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 19, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 17, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 4, 2023
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals. Members of this genus are saprobic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, and are typically found growing on decayed wood and wood debris. The three known Crucibulum species are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that connects the peridiole to the exterior of the bird's nest. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In damp weather this crops up everywhere we have mulch
- Location:
- Front Yard, The Pond, Back Yard
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 27, 2023
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- August 4, 2023
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Note:
- January shoot!
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 31, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022), Bulbs (2023)
Shrubby St. John's wort
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 28, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 19, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Hypericum prolificum, known as shrubby St. John's wort, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hypericum. It was named for its "prolific" number of stamens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Note:
- Eastern Bluebird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 1, 2024
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
Spring starflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Ipheion uniflorum is a species of flowering plant, related to the onions, placed in the allium subfamily (Allioideae) of the Amaryllidaceae. It is known by the common name springstar, or spring starflower. Along with all the species of the genus Ipheion, some sources place it in the genus Tristagma, but research published in 2010 suggested that this is not correct. It is native to Argentina and Uruguay, but is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
Dog hobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble, fetter-bush, mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue, white or pale pink and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Little minnow
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 6, 2023
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the driveway)
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 10, 2023
Narcissus tazetta is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb. Cultivars of N. tazetta include 'Caniculatus', 'Grand Soleil d'Or' and 'Ziva', which are popularly used for forcing indoors, as is the form of N. tazetta known as Chinese Sacred Lily. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. The fruiting bodies grow at night after rain, and will self decompose after spore dispersion is achieved. Otherwise, they are quickly dried up in morning sunlight, or will eventually collapse beneath the weight of their caps. Though nonpoisonous, the species is generally regarded as inedible. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
Summer phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae). It is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is extensively cultivated in temperate regions as an ornamental plant and has become established in the wild in scattered locales in other regions. Common names include fall phlox, garden phlox, perennial phlox, summer phlox, and panicled phlox. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Dasiphora fruticosa is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains. Dasiphora fruticosa is still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Potentilla fruticosa. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil, shrubby five-finger, widdy, kuril tea and tundra rose. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the house, just across the driveway)
- Date:
- May 25, 2022
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Prunus serotina Ehrh., commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry and Japanese flowering cherries which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus subg. Padus, a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry and chokecherry. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Back Yard
Buttercup
Ranunculus sp.
Buttercup
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Ranunculus is a large genus of about 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are a lot of species of buttercup. They all look pretty similar to me
- Location:
- Back Yard
Pinxter flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides, the pink azalea or pinxter flower, is a species of shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is widespread from Alabama to New Hampshire. It is often found in riparian areas, in wet to dry forests. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies and is one of the most abundant native plants in Texas grasslands. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Downy skullcap
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Scutellaria incana, the hoary skullcap or downy skullcap, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to North America and is primarily found in the eastern United States as well as some parts of the Midwest. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Planting (2023)
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 4, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 3, 2022
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, commonly known as aromatic aster or oblong-leaved aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial that reaches heights of 10–80 centimeters and blooms August–November with many flower heads in various shades of purple. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Creeping thyme
Thymus praecox
Creeping thyme
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Thymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- A maple seedling. In the Spring of 2024, these were everywhere!
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- Woodpecker holes (probably yellow-bellied sapsucker)
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. It may also be called "rock maple," "sugar tree," "sweet maple," or, particularly in reference to the wood, "hard maple," "birds-eye maple," or "curly maple," the last two being specially figured lumber. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Goutweed
Aegopodium podagraria
Goutweed
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 25, 2020
Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those of elder (Sambucus), which is not closely related. Other common names include herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It is the type species of the genus Aegopodium. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world as an ornamental plant, where it occasionally poses an ecological threat as an invasive exotic plant. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We had a ton of goutweed a few years ago, but it's mosty eradicated. Still crops up occasionally around the old maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Front Yard
Bottlebrush buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora, the bottlebrush buckeye or small-flowered buckeye, is a species of suckering deciduous shrub in the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the southeastern United States, where it is found primarily in Alabama and Georgia, with a disjunct population in South Carolina along the Savannah River. Its natural habitat is in mesic forests, on bluffs and in ravines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, richweed, or white sanicle, is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum, but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists, and some species once included in it have been moved to other genera. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Arkansas blue star flower
Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas blue star flower
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Amsonia hubrichtii, commonly known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas bluestar, or thread-leaf bluestar, is a North American species of perennial flowering plant in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, first described in 1943. It is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the south-central United States. It is commonly used as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
False goat's beard
Astilbe chinensis
False goat's beard
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Astilbe chinensis, commonly known as false goat's beard, tall false-buck's-beard or Chinese astilbe, is a plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb that grows near shaded streams and rivers. It is also commonly grown in shade gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Northern lady fern
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum, the northern lady fern, is a fern native to northeastern North America. It was long included in the superspecies Athyrium filix-femina, but is now largely recognized as a distinct species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Blue false indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021)
- Date:
- July 6, 2022
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 10, 2022
Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. Naturally it can be found growing wild at the borders of woods, along streams or in open meadows. It often has difficulty seeding itself in its native areas due to parasitic weevils that enter the seed pods, making the number of viable seeds very low. The plant has low toxicity levels for humans. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021), Planting (2023)
Creek sedge
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Note:
- Not sure if this is the same sedge variety as is around the maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola, known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1855. Carex amphibola is native to the eastern United States and Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Curly-styled wood sedge
Carex rosea
Curly-styled wood sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex rosea, the rosy sedge, is a flowering plant and part of the family Cyperaceae. Synonyms for Carex rosea include Carex concoluta, and Carex flaccidula. It is native to central and eastern North America and it exists in wet to dry soils. Carex rosea can be found in shores of streams and bottomlands, as well as ponds. It is known to have good adaptations to dry-shade locations. It is an evergreen plant which is easy to grow. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Note:
- Western honey bee
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- March 9, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus, the woodland crocus, early crocus, or Tommasini's crocus, is a flower named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. It is often referred to as the early or snow crocus, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst the first to bloom. Multiple plants are often called tommies in the horticultural trade. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common bird’s nest
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 19, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 17, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 4, 2023
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals. Members of this genus are saprobic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, and are typically found growing on decayed wood and wood debris. The three known Crucibulum species are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that connects the peridiole to the exterior of the bird's nest. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In damp weather this crops up everywhere we have mulch
- Location:
- Front Yard, The Pond, Back Yard
Bulblet bladder fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera, with the common name bulblet fern, bulblet bladderfern, or bulblet fragile fern is a fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Marginal shield fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis, vernacularly known as the marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern, is a perennial species of fern found in damp shady areas throughout eastern North America, from Texas to Minnesota and Newfoundland. It favors moderately acid to circumneutral soils in cooler areas but is fairly drought-resistant once established. In the warmer parts of its range, it is most likely to be found on north-facing non-calcareous rock faces. It is common in many altitudes throughout its range, from high ledges to rocky slopes and stream banks. Marginal wood fern's name derives from the fact that the sori are located on the margins, or edges of the leaflets. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Robin's plantain
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 10, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus, the Robin's plantain, blue spring daisy or hairy fleabane, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of the United States and Canada from Québec and Ontario south as far as eastern Texas and the Florida Panhandle. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Big leaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla, commonly known as the bigleaf aster, large-leaved aster, largeleaf aster or bigleaf wood aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Asteraceae that was formerly treated in the genus Aster. It is native to eastern North America, with a range extending from eastern and central Canada through the northeastern deciduous and mixed forests of New England and the Great Lakes region and south along the Appalachians as far as the northeastern corner of Georgia, and west as far as Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas. The flowers appear in the late summer to early fall and show ray florets that are usually either a deep lavender or violet, but sometimes white, and disc florets that are cream-coloured or light yellow, becoming purple as they mature. It is one of the parent species of the hybrid Eurybia × herveyi. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Note:
- January shoot!
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 31, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022), Bulbs (2023)
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginiana
Virginia sweetspire
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
- Notes:
- LWLA has planted loads of these (2021 and 2022). They're all doing badly
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Bradbury's beebalm
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana, the eastern beebalm or Bradbury's beebalm, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to much of the southeastern United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue, white or pale pink and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Pheasant’s eye
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 14, 2022
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- May 8, 2023
Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times. It is also often associated with the Greek legend of Narcissus. It is the type species of the genus Narcissus and is widely naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Little minnow
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 6, 2023
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the driveway)
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 10, 2023
Narcissus tazetta is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb. Cultivars of N. tazetta include 'Caniculatus', 'Grand Soleil d'Or' and 'Ziva', which are popularly used for forcing indoors, as is the form of N. tazetta known as Chinese Sacred Lily. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Orchard narcissus
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Narcissus triandrus, also known as the Angel's Tears daffodil, is a species of flowering plant within the family Amaryllidaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Note:
- Sporophyll
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis, the sensitive fern, also known as the bead fern, is a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern. The name comes from its sensitivity to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it. It is sometimes treated as the only species in Onoclea, but some authors do not consider the genus monotypic. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Pachysandra was the dominant groundcover near the house when we first moved in. Extended down the slope and scross the stream as well. LWLA pulled most of it, but we still watch out for it
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Front Yard
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
Packera aurea, commonly known as golden ragwort or simply ragwort, is a perennial flower in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. The fruiting bodies grow at night after rain, and will self decompose after spore dispersion is achieved. Otherwise, they are quickly dried up in morning sunlight, or will eventually collapse beneath the weight of their caps. Though nonpoisonous, the species is generally regarded as inedible. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Japanese andromeda
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets. This medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree is widely cultivated in gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Giant Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 15, 2023
Polygonatum biflorum is an herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern and central North America. The plant is said to possess scars on the rhizome that resemble the ancient Hebrew seal of King Solomon. It is often confused with Solomon's plume, which has upright flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. It is one of the most common ferns in eastern North America, being found in moist and shady habitats in woodlands, stream banks and rocky slopes. The common name derives from the evergreen fronds, which are often still green at Christmas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Preexistent
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Note:
- Moved from the back yard to the front yard in 2022
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Flowering raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Flowering raspberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 1, 2023
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 27, 2023
Scilla luciliae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is referred to by the common names Bossier's glory-of-the-snow or Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, and is a bulbous perennial from western Turkey that flowers in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The specific epithet is in honour of Lucile, the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885). It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Downy skullcap
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Scutellaria incana, the hoary skullcap or downy skullcap, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to North America and is primarily found in the eastern United States as well as some parts of the Midwest. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Planting (2023)
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Common dandelion
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American English. The name "blowball" is also used. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Barren strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Waldsteinia fragarioides (syn. Dalibarda fragarioides Michx. and Geum fragarioides, also called Appalachian barren strawberry, or just barren strawberry, is a low, spreading plant with showy yellow flowers that appear in early spring. This plant is often used as an underplanting in perennial gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 2, 2020
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. The red maple ranges from southeastern Manitoba around the Lake of the Woods on the border with Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and southwest to East Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity, it often attains a height around 30 m (100 ft). Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods, Back Yard
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 9, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum, commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Red columbine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Aquilegia canadensis, the Canadian or Canada columbine, eastern red columbine, or wild columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, prized for its red and yellow flowers. It readily hybridizes with other species in the genus Aquilegia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar. Like most other milkweeds, it has latex containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous animals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Catherine's moss
Atrichum undulatum
Catherine's moss
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Atrichum undulatum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Blue false indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021)
- Date:
- July 6, 2022
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 10, 2022
Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. Naturally it can be found growing wild at the borders of woods, along streams or in open meadows. It often has difficulty seeding itself in its native areas due to parasitic weevils that enter the seed pods, making the number of viable seeds very low. The plant has low toxicity levels for humans. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021), Planting (2023)
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Berberis thunbergii, the Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry, or red barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and eastern Asia, though widely naturalized in China and North America, where it has become a problematic invasive in many places, leading to declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and soil changes. Growing to 1 m tall by 2.5 m broad, it is a small deciduous shrub with green leaves turning red in the autumn, brilliant red fruits in autumn and pale yellow flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Bittercresses
Cardamine sp.
Bittercresses
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials. Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Sedge
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex is a vast genus of nearly 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted knapweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Centaurea stoebe, the spotted knapweed or panicled knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe, although it has spread to North America, where it is considered an invasive species. It forms a tumbleweed, helping to increase the species' reach, and the seeds are also enabled by a feathery pappus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Field thistle
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor, the field thistle, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to thirty-three states in the United States as well four Canadian provinces. It occurs across much of eastern and central Canada as well as eastern and central United States. It has been found from New Brunswick west to Saskatchewan and south as far as Texas and Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 31, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata, commonly known as lanceleaf coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, lance-leaved coreopsis, or sand coreopsis, is a North American species of tickseed in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Yellow nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts, as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Queen Anne's lace
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Eastern hayscented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Sitobolium punctilobulum, the eastern hayscented fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of fern native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama; it is most abundant in the east of its range, with only scattered populations in the west. It is the sole species in genus Sitobolium. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink or grass pink, is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
Intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia, the intermediate wood fern or evergreen wood fern, is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. It is a diploid species, and is the parent of several species of hybrid origin, including Dryopteris carthusiana. Other common names for this species include intermediate shield fern, fancy wood fern, fancy fern, glandular wood fern, American shield fern and common wood fern. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Blunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt spikerush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eleocharis obtusa is a species of spikesedge known by the common name blunt spikerush. This plant is widely distributed across Canada and the United States, where it grows in wet areas such as riverbanks and moist forest floors. It is also a weed of rice paddies, especially when the rice plants are young sprouts. This is an annual spikesedge approaching half a meter in maximum height. It has many green cylindrical stems which are erect but weak and spongy. There may be thin, grasslike leaves toward the base of the plant, which are generally straw-colored. Atop each stem is a rounded or oblong spikelet containing at least ten flowers, each covered by an oval-shaped brown bract. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'FLOREUPRE1'
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias, the cypress spurge, is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
Virginia stickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, sticktight or stickseed. However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Gerald Darby robust iris
Iris × robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Gerald Darby robust iris
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Iris × robusta, called the Windermere iris, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. Its parents are Iris versicolor and Iris virginica, both of which are native to North America. Wild populations have been found in Michigan and Ontario, and it has been introduced into Great Britain. It is a rhizomatous perennial, characterised by its violet-blue flowers and purple-flushed foliage. It has a number of cultivars, including 'Gerald Darby', 'Mountain Brook', 'Purple Fan' and 'Nutfield Blue'. Its cultivar 'Dark Aura' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Peppergrass?
Lepidium sp.
Peppergrass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds. The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Slender bush clover
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lespedeza virginica, known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum
Shasta daisy
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam, but larger. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Note:
- Promethea Silkmoth
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- March 5, 2024
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin is a shrub in the laurel family. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine and New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, and northern Florida in the center and south. Within its native range it is a relatively common plant where it grows in the understory in moist, rich woods, especially those with exposed limestone. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Great blue lobelia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, great lobelia, or blue cardinal flower, is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. There are two recognized varieties of Lobelia siphilitica, var. siphilitica and var. ludoviciana. Blooming from August to October, it is short-lived, lasting only for a few years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Japaese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Japaese honeysuckle
- Location:
- Meadow (Growing on the orchard fence)
- Date:
- September 27, 2023
Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle native to East Asia, including many parts of China. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries. Japanese honeysuckle is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to grasslands in temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
Monkeyflower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted bee balm
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- July 22, 2023
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- July 16, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Dutch master daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master'
Dutch master daffodil
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 5, 2023
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly named the wild daffodil or Lent lily, is a perennial flowering plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Upright yellow woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
Upright yellow woodsorrel
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel, common yellow oxalis, upright yellow-sorrel, lemon clover, or more ambiguously and informally "sourgrass", "sheep weed", or "pickle plant", is a herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and a rare introduction in Britain. It tends to grow in woodlands, meadows, and in disturbed areas as both a perennial and annual. Erect when young, this plant later becomes decumbent as it lies down, and branches regularly. It is not to be confused with similar plants in the same genus which are also often referred to as "yellow woodsorrel". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Hairy beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue. It is native to eastern Canada and United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata, common names American tearthumb, arrowleaf tearthumb, or arrowvine, is a plant species widespread in the eastern half of North America as well as in eastern Asia. It has been found in every state and province from Texas to Manitoba to Newfoundland to Florida, plus Colorado and Oregon. It also grows in China, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern India and Mongolia. It grows in moist areas along lake shores, stream banks, etc. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phaeotremella frondosa is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps. It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. Other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters and ribbon grass in English, alpiste roseau in French, Rohrglanzgras in German, kusa-yoshi in Japanese, caniço-malhado in Portuguese, and hierba cinta and pasto cinto in Spanish. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- November 5, 2023
Pinus strobus, commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada, west through the Great Lakes region to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota, United States, and south along the Appalachian Mountains and upper Piedmont to northernmost Georgia and perhaps very rarely in some of the higher elevations in northeastern Alabama. It is considered rare in Indiana. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of trees in other parts of the world. The American sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Grass?
Poales sp.
Grass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. It is one of the most common ferns in eastern North America, being found in moist and shady habitats in woodlands, stream banks and rocky slopes. The common name derives from the evergreen fronds, which are often still green at Christmas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Preexistent
Dwarf cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
Dwarf cinquefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 12, 2023
Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Compact Stella cherry
Prunus avium 'Compact Stella'
Compact Stella cherry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry or gean is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and Western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya. The species is widely cultivated in other regions and has become naturalized in North America, New Zealand and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sweet everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Sweet everlasting
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, synonyms including Gnaphalium obtusifolium and Pseudognaphalium saxicola, is a member of the family Asteraceae. It is found on open dry sandy habitat throughout eastern North America. Common names include old field balsam, rabbit tobacco and sweet everlasting. When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple-syrup scent. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica, the European buckthorn, common buckthorn, purging buckthorn, or just buckthorn, is a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia, from the central British Isles south to Morocco, and east to Kyrgyzstan. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 19th century or perhaps before, and is now naturalized in the northern half of the continent, and is classified as an invasive plant in several US states and in Ontario, Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) and an Augochlorine Sweat Bee (Augochlorini sp.)
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Chinese foxtail
Setaria faberi
Chinese foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria faberi, the Japanese bristlegrass, nodding bristle-grass, Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, giant foxtail or nodding foxtail, is an Asian grass. It is a summer annual, with plants emerging from seeds in the spring, and setting seeds in the late summer or fall. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Yellow foxtail
Setaria pumila
Yellow foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria pumila is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristle-grass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other places. This annual grass grows 20 centimetres to well over 1 metre in height, its mostly hairless stems ranging from green to purple-tinged in color. The leaf blades are hairless on the upper surfaces, twisting, and up to 30 centimetres long. The inflorescence is a stiff, cylindrical bundle of spikelets 2 to 15 centimetres long with short, blunt bristles. The panicle may appear yellow or yellow-tinged. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to moist meadow and open woodland. It is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern United States, and is also cultivated as an ornamental. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Early goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea, the early goldenrod, plume golden-rod, or yellow top, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae native to eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States. It grows from Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and Minnesota south as far as northern Georgia and northern Arkansas, with a few isolated populations in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Goldenrod
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Lesser stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Lesser stitchwort
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
New York fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Amauropelta noveboracensis, the New York fern, is a perennial species of fern found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, from Louisiana to Newfoundland, but most concentrated within Appalachia and the Atlantic Northeast. New York ferns often forms spreading colonies within the forests they inhabit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Note:
- A giant poison ivy vine growing on shagback hickey
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap. The species is variable in its appearance and habit, and despite its common name, it is not a true ivy (Hedera), but rather a member of the cashew and pistachio family (Anacardiaceae). T. radicans is commonly eaten by many animals and the seeds are consumed by birds, but poison ivy is most often thought of as an unwelcome weed. It is a different species from western poison ivy, T. rydbergii, which has similar effects. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, The Woods
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Moth mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Verbena hastata, commonly known as American vervain, blue vervain, simpler's joy, or swamp verbena, is a perennial flowering plant in the vervain family Verbenaceae. It grows throughout the continental United States and in much of southern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Downy wood mint
Blephilia ciliata
Downy wood mint
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Blephilia ciliata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family native to central and eastern North America. It is commonly called downy wood mint. Other common names include downy pagoda-plant, sunny woodmint and Ohio horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 7, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall. It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Dayflower
Commelina communis
Dayflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms last for only one day. It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia. In China, the plant is known as yazhicao, roughly translating to "duckfoot herb", while in Japan it is known as tsuyukusa , meaning "dew herb". It has also been introduced to parts of central and southeastern Europe and much of eastern North America, where it has spread to become a noxious weed. It is common in disturbed sites and in moist soil. The flowers emerge from summer through fall and are distinctive with two relatively large blue petals and one very small white petal. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 31, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata, commonly known as lanceleaf coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, lance-leaved coreopsis, or sand coreopsis, is a North American species of tickseed in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink or grass pink, is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. It is also called agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. In herbal medicine, the plant is a diaphoretic, or an agent to cause sweating. It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating, and commonly used to treat fever by the African-American population of the southern United States. The name "boneset" comes from the use of the plant to treat dengue fever, which is also called "break-bone fever." It is nearly always found in low, wet areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Note:
- January shoot!
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 31, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022), Bulbs (2023)
Creeping charlie
Glechoma hederacea
Creeping charlie
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysimachia nummularia. It is used as a salad green in many countries. European settlers carried it around the world, and it has become a well-established introduced and naturalized plant in a wide variety of localities. It is also considered an aggressive invasive weed of woodlands and lawns in some parts of North America. In the absence of any biological control, research conducted by the USDA herbicides are relied upon particularly for woodland ecosystems. The plant's extensive root system makes it difficult to eradicate by hand-pulling. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail barley
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Hordeum jubatum, with common names foxtail barley, bobtail barley, squirreltail barley, and intermediate barley, is a perennial plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in many countries. The species is a polyploid and originated via hybridization of an East Asian Hordeum species with a close but extinct relative of Californian H. brachyantherum. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive inflorescences and when done flowering for its inflorescence. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei. It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods
Nipplewort
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 18, 2023
Lapsana communis, the common nipplewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and southwestern Asia. and widely naturalized in other regions including North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum, also known as least pepperwort or Virginia pepperweed, is an herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and Mexico and southern regions of Canada, as well as most of Central America. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Black medic
Medicago lupulina
Black medic
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. Black medick belongs to the same genus as alfalfa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted bee balm
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- July 22, 2023
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- July 16, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Common morel
Morchella esculenta
Common morel
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 1, 2023
Morchella esculenta is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after. Each fruit body begins as a tightly compressed, grayish sponge with lighter ridges, and expands to form a large yellowish sponge with large pits and ridges raised on a large white stem. The pitted yellow-brown caps measure 2–7 centimetres broad by 2–10 cm (1–4 in) tall, and are fused to the stem at its lower margin, forming a continuous hollow. The pits are rounded and irregularly arranged. The hollow stem is typically 2–9 cm long by 2–5 cm (1–2 in) thick, and white to yellow. The fungus fruits under hardwoods and conifers during a short period in the spring, depending on the weather, and is also associated with old orchards, woods and disturbed grounds. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue, white or pale pink and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Pheasant’s eye
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 14, 2022
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- May 8, 2023
Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times. It is also often associated with the Greek legend of Narcissus. It is the type species of the genus Narcissus and is widely naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Dutch master daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master'
Dutch master daffodil
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 5, 2023
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly named the wild daffodil or Lent lily, is a perennial flowering plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Narcissus
Narcissus sp.
Narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus and jonquil, are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow, with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Orchard narcissus
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Narcissus triandrus, also known as the Angel's Tears daffodil, is a species of flowering plant within the family Amaryllidaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Narrow-leaved sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa, the narrowleaf evening primrose or narrow-leaved sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) and an Augochlorine Sweat Bee (Augochlorini sp.)
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to moist meadow and open woodland. It is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern United States, and is also cultivated as an ornamental. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve is a flowering plant native to Canada, the United States, and Coahuila (Mexico). It has the common names of smooth blue aster, smooth aster, smooth-leaved aster, glaucous Michaelmas-daisy and glaucous aster. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). Commonly known as calico aster, starved aster, and white woodland aster, it is native to eastern and central North America. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant that may reach heights up to 120 centimeters and widths up to 30 centimeters. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Small white aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum is a species of flowering plant native to parts of the United States and introduced in Canada. It is known as smooth white oldfield aster and small white aster. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a late-summer and fall blooming flower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from a different order (Stereum), and thus may sometimes be confused with the 'true' turkey tail mushroom, T. versicolor. Another lookalike is the multicolor gill polypore, T. betulina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Verbena hastata, commonly known as American vervain, blue vervain, simpler's joy, or swamp verbena, is a perennial flowering plant in the vervain family Verbenaceae. It grows throughout the continental United States and in much of southern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
Common blue violet
Viola sororia
Common blue violet
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Viola sororia, known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Zizia aurea is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders, another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Nodding pink onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in open areas in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Antennaria plantaginifolia is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Sedge
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex is a vast genus of nearly 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 7, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall. It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 13, 2022
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 3, 2022
Chelone lyonii, the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to wet areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, and is recommended for shady and wet situations, although it can handle full sun. The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Hot Lips' and 'Pink Temptation'. Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation Tiny Tortuga. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common bird’s nest
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 19, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 17, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 4, 2023
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals. Members of this genus are saprobic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, and are typically found growing on decayed wood and wood debris. The three known Crucibulum species are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that connects the peridiole to the exterior of the bird's nest. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In damp weather this crops up everywhere we have mulch
- Location:
- Front Yard, The Pond, Back Yard
Elodea?
Elodea sp.
Elodea?
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Elodea is a genus of 6 species of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds described as a genus in 1803. Classified in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), Elodea is native to the Americas and is also widely used as aquarium vegetation and laboratory demonstrations of cellular activities. It lives in fresh water. An older name for this genus is Anacharis, which serves as a common name in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos, the rose mallow, swamp rose-mallow, crimsoneyed rosemallow, or eastern rosemallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but are commonly deltoidal in shape with up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the eastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Shrubby St. John's wort
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 28, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 19, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Hypericum prolificum, known as shrubby St. John's wort, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hypericum. It was named for its "prolific" number of stamens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 23, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 28, 2023
Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yellow bearded iris
Iris × germanica 'Yellow Iris'
Yellow bearded iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 17, 2023
Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin. Varieties include I. × g. var. florentina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Torrey's rush
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi is a species of rush known by the common name Torrey's rush. It is native to North America, where it is widespread. It can be found in many habitats across the southern half of Canada, coast to coast in the United States, and throughout northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes with associated tiny tubers. The smooth stems vary in maximum height from 30 centimeters to around a meter. The leaves are green to pink or red and up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescences have many dense, rounded clusters of up to 100 flowers each. The flower has narrow, pointed greenish, tan, or reddish tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a pointed brown capsule. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Hardy water lily
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which mean "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Dasiphora fruticosa is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains. Dasiphora fruticosa is still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Potentilla fruticosa. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil, shrubby five-finger, widdy, kuril tea and tundra rose. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
White campion
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 23, 2023
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 24, 2023
Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall. It is also known in the US as bladder campion but should not be confused with Silene vulgaris, which is more generally called bladder campion. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to moist meadow and open woodland. It is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern United States, and is also cultivated as an ornamental. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Green hair algae
Spirogyra sp.
Green hair algae
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in freshwater habitats. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. It is often observed as green slimy patches on the ground near ponds and other water bodies having stagnant water. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are many different types of algae that look like hair... you need a microscope and a phd to tell them apart! Spirogyra seems like the most likely genus, but I can't tell for sure.
- Location:
- The Pond
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides, known as white heath aster, frost aster, or heath aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to much of central and eastern North America. It has been introduced to parts of Europe and western Asia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Narrowleaf ironweed
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii, the narrowleaf ironweed, is a plant species known only from Arkansas and Oklahoma. It grows on floodplains and terraces at elevations of 100–200 m (330–660 ft). Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 9, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum, commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Lesser snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
Lesser snakeroot
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 20, 2020
Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, north-western Africa, Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in western China. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Our most annoying invasive! Very difficult to eradicate
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris, the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. It is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We've got lots of mugwort along Laroe Road, along the lower part of the driveway and little pockets elsewhere
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over 100 ft (30 m) tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Savage Gulf, Tennessee, is over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is, however, only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Catchweed bedstraw
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Benny has had a few run-ins with the sticky little seeds of this plant
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Smooth bedstraw
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Note:
- Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana, known as witch-hazel, common witch-hazel, American witch-hazel and beadwood, is a species of flowering shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis is an herbaceous flowering plant species in the family Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame's rocket, damask-violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, sweet rocket, and mother-of-the-evening. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Spotted St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada. The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation. It has a diploid number of 14 or 16. Insects are attracted to the plant's pollen and the hypericin in the plant's leaves is toxic to mammals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Note:
- Promethea Silkmoth
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- March 5, 2024
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin is a shrub in the laurel family. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine and New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, and northern Florida in the center and south. Within its native range it is a relatively common plant where it grows in the understory in moist, rich woods, especially those with exposed limestone. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
Virginia bluebell
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebell
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Mertensia virginica is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stiltgrass
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass, packing grass, or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels. It has become an invasive species throughout parts of the world, most notably North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Spotted bee balm
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- July 22, 2023
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- July 16, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Pachysandra was the dominant groundcover near the house when we first moved in. Extended down the slope and scross the stream as well. LWLA pulled most of it, but we still watch out for it
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Front Yard
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Northen red oak
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group. It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) and an Augochlorine Sweat Bee (Augochlorini sp.)
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Mad-dog skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad-dog skullcap
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Scutellaria lateriflora, is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Crown vetch
Securigera varia
Crown vetch
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Securigera varia, commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Stringy stonecrop
Sedum sarmentosum
Stringy stonecrop
- Location:
- Slope Garden (On the rock wall near the wooden planter)
- Date:
- October 21, 2023
Sedum sarmentosum, known as stringy stonecrop, gold moss stonecrop, and graveyard moss, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae native to East Asia and Southeast Asia (Thailand). It has been introduced in at least eastern North America, and Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
White campion
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 23, 2023
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 24, 2023
Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall. It is also known in the US as bladder campion but should not be confused with Silene vulgaris, which is more generally called bladder campion. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond
Woodland goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Note:
- A giant poison ivy vine growing on shagback hickey
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap. The species is variable in its appearance and habit, and despite its common name, it is not a true ivy (Hedera), but rather a member of the cashew and pistachio family (Anacardiaceae). T. radicans is commonly eaten by many animals and the seeds are consumed by birds, but poison ivy is most often thought of as an unwelcome weed. It is a different species from western poison ivy, T. rydbergii, which has similar effects. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, The Woods
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Zizia aurea is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders, another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 2, 2020
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. The red maple ranges from southeastern Manitoba around the Lake of the Woods on the border with Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and southwest to East Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity, it often attains a height around 30 m (100 ft). Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods, Back Yard
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- A maple seedling. In the Spring of 2024, these were everywhere!
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- Woodpecker holes (probably yellow-bellied sapsucker)
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. It may also be called "rock maple," "sugar tree," "sweet maple," or, particularly in reference to the wood, "hard maple," "birds-eye maple," or "curly maple," the last two being specially figured lumber. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
American hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
American hog-peanut
- Location:
- The Woods (West of the carriage path, on the protective fence around the rhododendrons)
- Date:
- August 27, 2023
Amphicarpaea bracteata is an annual to perennial vine in the legume family, native to woodland, thickets, and moist slopes in eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Location:
- The Woods (In the stream)
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Arisaema triphyllum, the Jack-in-the-pulpit, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of four or five closely related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name triphyllum means "three-leaved", a characteristic feature of the species, which is also referred to as Indian turnip, bog onion, and brown dragon. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris, the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. It is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We've got lots of mugwort along Laroe Road, along the lower part of the driveway and little pockets elsewhere
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Berberis thunbergii, the Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry, or red barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and eastern Asia, though widely naturalized in China and North America, where it has become a problematic invasive in many places, leading to declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and soil changes. Growing to 1 m tall by 2.5 m broad, it is a small deciduous shrub with green leaves turning red in the autumn, brilliant red fruits in autumn and pale yellow flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Cherry birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Berkeley's polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, or stump blossoms, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is a parasitic species that causes butt rot in oaks and other hardwood trees. A widespread fungus, it is found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida. It also grows in Canada. It occurs naturally in shaded areas with moist soil, particularly near the banks of streams or rivers, and is often a natural constituent understory species of the riverine and maritime forests of eastern temperate North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over 100 ft (30 m) tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Savage Gulf, Tennessee, is over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is, however, only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Dwarf hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia, the dwarf hackberry or Georgia hackberry is a shrub or small tree 2-to-12-metre-high. It is native to eastern North America but is very uncommon north of the Ohio River. In Canada, dwarf hackberry is designated as threatened and protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 1, 2023
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma. The prevalence of the so-called "Columbus strain" has seen the residents of Columbus, Wisconsin embrace the plant into their city's identity. Known as the "Redbud City," the town hosts "Redbud Day" annually the Saturday before Mother's Day, organizing a variety of themed events to recognize the tree. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- I haven't noticed any trees in our yard with leaves like this, but these dropped leaves are all over the driveway. I'll take a look in the spring!
- Location:
- The Woods
Dryad's saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Dryad's saddle
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 3, 2024
Cerioporus squamosus aka Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably sit and rest on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Chimaphila maculata is a small, perennial, evergreen herb native to eastern North America and Central America, from southern Quebec west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Panama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common chicory
Cichorium intybus
Common chicory
- Location:
- The Woods (Along Laroe Road)
- Date:
- August 9, 2023
Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to the Old World, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia, the intermediate wood fern or evergreen wood fern, is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. It is a diploid species, and is the parent of several species of hybrid origin, including Dryopteris carthusiana. Other common names for this species include intermediate shield fern, fancy wood fern, fancy fern, glandular wood fern, American shield fern and common wood fern. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Marginal shield fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis, vernacularly known as the marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern, is a perennial species of fern found in damp shady areas throughout eastern North America, from Texas to Minnesota and Newfoundland. It favors moderately acid to circumneutral soils in cooler areas but is fairly drought-resistant once established. In the warmer parts of its range, it is most likely to be found on north-facing non-calcareous rock faces. It is common in many altitudes throughout its range, from high ledges to rocky slopes and stream banks. Marginal wood fern's name derives from the fact that the sori are located on the margins, or edges of the leaflets. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
Yellow trout lily
- Note:
- Very common in the woods near the house
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Erythronium americanum, the trout lily, yellow trout lily, fawn lily, yellow adder's-tongue, or yellow dogtooth violet, is a species of perennial, colony forming, spring ephemeral flower native to North America and dwelling in woodland habitats. Within its range it is a very common and widespread species, especially in eastern North America. The common name "trout lily" refers to the appearance of its gray-green leaves mottled with brown or gray, which allegedly resemble the coloring of brook trout. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Burning bush
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods (In the carriage path)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Euonymus alatus, known variously as winged spindle, winged euonymus, or burning bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
White wood aster
- Location:
- The Woods (Just to the right of the car)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Eurybia divaricata, the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. It occurs in the eastern United States, primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, though it is also present in southeastern Canada, but only in about 25 populations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the U.S. it is abundant and common, but in Canada it is considered threatened due to its restricted distribution. It has been introduced to a number of countries in Europe. It can be found in dry open woods as well as along wood-edges and clearings. The species is distinguished by its flower heads that have yellow centers and white rays that are arranged in flat-topped corymbiform arrays, emerging in the late summer through fall. Other distinguishing characteristics include its serpentine stems and sharply serrated narrow heart-shaped leaves. The white wood aster is sometimes used in cultivation in both North America and Europe due to it being quite tough and for its showy flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Note:
- Fun fact about American beech... they don't drop their leaves until Spring.
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- January 4, 2021
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is the only species of beech native to North America. Its current range comprises the eastern United States, isolated pockets of Mexico and southeastern Canada. Prior to the glacial maximum of the Pleistocene epoch, the tree flourished over most of North America, reaching California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Note:
- Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana, known as witch-hazel, common witch-hazel, American witch-hazel and beadwood, is a species of flowering shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Spotted St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada. The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation. It has a diploid number of 14 or 16. Insects are attracted to the plant's pollen and the hypericin in the plant's leaves is toxic to mammals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei. It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods
Chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken of the woods
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 3, 2021
Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Orchard narcissus
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Narcissus triandrus, also known as the Angel's Tears daffodil, is a species of flowering plant within the family Amaryllidaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the house, just across the driveway)
- Date:
- May 25, 2022
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Prunus serotina Ehrh., commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry and Japanese flowering cherries which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus subg. Padus, a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry and chokecherry. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Back Yard
White oak
Quercus alba
White oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Chestnut oak
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana, the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan. It is also sometimes called rock oak because of its presence in montane and other rocky habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Northen red oak
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group. It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Note:
- Moved from the back yard to the front yard in 2022
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Woodland goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Skunk cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage, is a low-growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present an odor reminiscent of skunk. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In the seasonal stream and near Trout Brook
- Location:
- The Woods
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Note:
- A giant poison ivy vine growing on shagback hickey
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap. The species is variable in its appearance and habit, and despite its common name, it is not a true ivy (Hedera), but rather a member of the cashew and pistachio family (Anacardiaceae). T. radicans is commonly eaten by many animals and the seeds are consumed by birds, but poison ivy is most often thought of as an unwelcome weed. It is a different species from western poison ivy, T. rydbergii, which has similar effects. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, The Woods
Carolina hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana, the Carolina hemlock, is a species of hemlock endemic to the United States. As of 2023, it is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Next to the driveway
- Location:
- The Woods
American elm
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can withstand low winter temperatures, but it is affected by Dutch elm disease. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common grape vine
Vitis vinifera
Common grape vine
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Norway maple
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides
Norway maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree. It is a member of the family Sapindaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 2, 2020
Acer rubrum
Red maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. The red maple ranges from southeastern Manitoba around the Lake of the Woods on the border with Ontario and Minnesota, east to Newfoundland, south to Florida, and southwest to East Texas. Many of its features, especially its leaves, are quite variable in form. At maturity, it often attains a height around 30 m (100 ft). Its flowers, petioles, twigs, and seeds are all red to varying degrees. Among these features, however, it is best known for its brilliant deep scarlet foliage in autumn. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods, Back Yard
Sugar maple
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- A maple seedling. In the Spring of 2024, these were everywhere!
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Note:
- Woodpecker holes (probably yellow-bellied sapsucker)
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Acer saccharum
Sugar maple
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. It may also be called "rock maple," "sugar tree," "sweet maple," or, particularly in reference to the wood, "hard maple," "birds-eye maple," or "curly maple," the last two being specially figured lumber. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Cherry birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida. It also grows in Canada. It occurs naturally in shaded areas with moist soil, particularly near the banks of streams or rivers, and is often a natural constituent understory species of the riverine and maritime forests of eastern temperate North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Shagbark hickory
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Carya ovata, the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over 100 ft (30 m) tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Savage Gulf, Tennessee, is over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Mature shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark. This characteristic is, however, only found on mature trees; young specimens have smooth bark. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Dwarf hackberry
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Celtis tenuifolia, the dwarf hackberry or Georgia hackberry is a shrub or small tree 2-to-12-metre-high. It is native to eastern North America but is very uncommon north of the Ohio River. In Canada, dwarf hackberry is designated as threatened and protected under Canada's Species at Risk Act. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 1, 2023
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma. The prevalence of the so-called "Columbus strain" has seen the residents of Columbus, Wisconsin embrace the plant into their city's identity. Known as the "Redbud City," the town hosts "Redbud Day" annually the Saturday before Mother's Day, organizing a variety of themed events to recognize the tree. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- I haven't noticed any trees in our yard with leaves like this, but these dropped leaves are all over the driveway. I'll take a look in the spring!
- Location:
- The Woods
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Note:
- Fun fact about American beech... they don't drop their leaves until Spring.
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- January 4, 2021
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Fagus grandifolia, the American beech or North American beech, is the only species of beech native to North America. Its current range comprises the eastern United States, isolated pockets of Mexico and southeastern Canada. Prior to the glacial maximum of the Pleistocene epoch, the tree flourished over most of North America, reaching California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern red cedar
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Juniperus virginiana, also known as eastern redcedar, red cedar, Virginian juniper, eastern juniper, red juniper, and other local names, is a species of juniper native to eastern North America from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and east of the Great Plains. Further west it is replaced by the related Juniperus scopulorum and to the southwest by Juniperus ashei. It is not to be confused with Thuja occidentalis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
Eastern white pine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- November 5, 2023
Pinus strobus, commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America. It occurs from Newfoundland, Canada, west through the Great Lakes region to southeastern Manitoba and Minnesota, United States, and south along the Appalachian Mountains and upper Piedmont to northernmost Georgia and perhaps very rarely in some of the higher elevations in northeastern Alabama. It is considered rare in Indiana. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of trees in other parts of the world. The American sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Compact Stella cherry
Prunus avium 'Compact Stella'
Compact Stella cherry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry or gean is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family, Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and Western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya. The species is widely cultivated in other regions and has become naturalized in North America, New Zealand and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the house, just across the driveway)
- Date:
- May 25, 2022
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Prunus serotina Ehrh., commonly called black cherry, wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family Rosaceae. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry, sour cherry and Japanese flowering cherries which belong to Prunus subg. Cerasus. Instead, P. serotina belongs to Prunus subg. Padus, a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry and chokecherry. The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Back Yard
White oak
Quercus alba
White oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus alba, the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Chestnut oak
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Quercus montana
Chestnut oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Quercus montana, the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in southern Michigan. It is also sometimes called rock oak because of its presence in montane and other rocky habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Northen red oak
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Quercus rubra
Northen red oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 7, 2023
Quercus rubra, the northern red oak, is an oak tree in the red oak group. It is a native of North America, in the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It has been introduced to small areas in Western Europe, where it can frequently be seen cultivated in gardens and parks. It prefers good soil that is slightly acidic. Often simply called red oak, northern red oak is so named to distinguish it from southern red oak (Q. falcata), also known as the Spanish oak. Northern red oak is sometimes called champion oak. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhamnus cathartica, the European buckthorn, common buckthorn, purging buckthorn, or just buckthorn, is a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia, from the central British Isles south to Morocco, and east to Kyrgyzstan. It was introduced to North America as an ornamental shrub in the early 19th century or perhaps before, and is now naturalized in the northern half of the continent, and is classified as an invasive plant in several US states and in Ontario, Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Carolina hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana
Carolina hemlock
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Tsuga caroliniana, the Carolina hemlock, is a species of hemlock endemic to the United States. As of 2023, it is under review for listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Next to the driveway
- Location:
- The Woods
American elm
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods (Next to the giant shagback hickory)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana
American elm
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 22, 2023
Ulmus americana, generally known as the American elm or, less commonly, as the white elm or water elm, is a species of elm native to eastern North America. The trees can live for several hundred years. It is a very hardy species that can withstand low winter temperatures, but it is affected by Dutch elm disease. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Bottlebrush buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora
Bottlebrush buckeye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Aesculus parviflora, the bottlebrush buckeye or small-flowered buckeye, is a species of suckering deciduous shrub in the family Sapindaceae. The species is native to the southeastern United States, where it is found primarily in Alabama and Georgia, with a disjunct population in South Carolina along the Savannah River. Its natural habitat is in mesic forests, on bluffs and in ravines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
Red buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Note:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 21, 2022
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Aesculus pavia, known as red buckeye or firecracker plant, is a species of deciduous flowering plant. The small tree or shrub is native to the southern and eastern parts of the United States, found from Illinois to Virginia in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. It is hardy far to the north of its native range, with successful cultivation poleward to Arboretum Mustila in Finland. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Berberis thunbergii
Japanese barberry
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Berberis thunbergii, the Japanese barberry, Thunberg's barberry, or red barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the barberry family Berberidaceae, native to Japan and eastern Asia, though widely naturalized in China and North America, where it has become a problematic invasive in many places, leading to declines in species diversity, increased tick habitat, and soil changes. Growing to 1 m tall by 2.5 m broad, it is a small deciduous shrub with green leaves turning red in the autumn, brilliant red fruits in autumn and pale yellow flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Burning bush
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods (In the carriage path)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Euonymus alatus, known variously as winged spindle, winged euonymus, or burning bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae, native to central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Witch hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Note:
- Witch Hazel Cone Gall Aphid (Hormaphis hamamelidis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 13, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana
Witch hazel
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Hamamelis virginiana, known as witch-hazel, common witch-hazel, American witch-hazel and beadwood, is a species of flowering shrub native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota, and south to central Florida to eastern Texas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Shrubby St. John's wort
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 28, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 19, 2022
Hypericum prolificum
Shrubby St. John's wort
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Hypericum prolificum, known as shrubby St. John's wort, is a deciduous shrub in the genus Hypericum. It was named for its "prolific" number of stamens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Winterberry holly
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Note:
- Eastern Bluebird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 1, 2024
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Ilex verticillata, the winterberry, is a species of holly native to eastern North America in the United States and southeast Canada, from Newfoundland west to Ontario and Minnesota, and south to Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginiana
Virginia sweetspire
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
- Notes:
- LWLA has planted loads of these (2021 and 2022). They're all doing badly
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Dog hobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Dog hobble
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Leucothoe fontanesiana, also known as the highland doghobble, fetter-bush, mountain doghobble or switch ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to the southeastern United States. It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 1–2 m (3–7 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) broad, with laurel-like glossy leaves 6–16 cm (2–6 in) long, and pendent axillary racemes of urn-shaped flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Note:
- Promethea Silkmoth
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- March 5, 2024
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Lindera benzoin is a shrub in the laurel family. It is native to eastern North America, ranging from Maine and New York to Ontario in the north, and to Kansas, Texas, and northern Florida in the center and south. Within its native range it is a relatively common plant where it grows in the understory in moist, rich woods, especially those with exposed limestone. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
Japanese andromeda
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets. This medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree is widely cultivated in gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Pinxter flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 8, 2024
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides, the pink azalea or pinxter flower, is a species of shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is widespread from Alabama to New Hampshire. It is often found in riparian areas, in wet to dry forests. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Note:
- Moved from the back yard to the front yard in 2022
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Flowering raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Flowering raspberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Goutweed
Aegopodium podagraria
Goutweed
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 25, 2020
Aegopodium podagraria, commonly called ground elder, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae that grows in shady places. The name "ground elder" comes from the superficial similarity of its leaves and flowers to those of elder (Sambucus), which is not closely related. Other common names include herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, gout wort, snow-in-the-mountain, English masterwort and wild masterwort. It is the type species of the genus Aegopodium. It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world as an ornamental plant, where it occasionally poses an ecological threat as an invasive exotic plant. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We had a ton of goutweed a few years ago, but it's mosty eradicated. Still crops up occasionally around the old maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Front Yard
Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 9, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Agastache foeniculum, commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family, (Lamiaceae). This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
White snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima
White snakeroot
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, richweed, or white sanicle, is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum, but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists, and some species once included in it have been moved to other genera. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Lesser snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
Lesser snakeroot
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Bugleherb
Ajuga reptans
Bugleherb
- Note:
- Under the stairs to the attic.
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 21, 2023
Ajuga reptans is commonly known as bugle, blue bugle, bugleherb, bugleweed, carpetweed, carpet bugleweed, and common bugle, and traditionally however less commonly as St. Lawrence plant. It is an herbaceous flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe. It is invasive in parts of North America. It is also a component of purple moor grass and rush pastures, a Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
Garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 20, 2020
Alliaria petiolata, or garlic mustard, is a biennial flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, north-western Africa, Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern Pakistan and Xinjiang in western China. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Our most annoying invasive! Very difficult to eradicate
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Nodding pink onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in open areas in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Arkansas blue star flower
Amsonia hubrichtii
Arkansas blue star flower
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Amsonia hubrichtii, commonly known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas bluestar, or thread-leaf bluestar, is a North American species of perennial flowering plant in the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, first described in 1943. It is native to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the south-central United States. It is commonly used as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Antennaria plantaginifolia is a perennial forb native to the eastern North America, that produces cream colored composite flowers in spring. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Red columbine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Aquilegia canadensis, the Canadian or Canada columbine, eastern red columbine, or wild columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, prized for its red and yellow flowers. It readily hybridizes with other species in the genus Aquilegia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Location:
- The Woods (In the stream)
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Arisaema triphyllum, the Jack-in-the-pulpit, is a species of flowering plant in the arum family Araceae. It is a member of the Arisaema triphyllum complex, a group of four or five closely related taxa in eastern North America. The specific name triphyllum means "three-leaved", a characteristic feature of the species, which is also referred to as Indian turnip, bog onion, and brown dragon. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Artemisia vulgaris, the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. It is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor's tobacco, naughty man, old man, or St. John's plant. Mugworts have been used medicinally and as culinary herbs. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- We've got lots of mugwort along Laroe Road, along the lower part of the driveway and little pockets elsewhere
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar. Like most other milkweeds, it has latex containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous animals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
False goat's beard
Astilbe chinensis
False goat's beard
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Astilbe chinensis, commonly known as false goat's beard, tall false-buck's-beard or Chinese astilbe, is a plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb that grows near shaded streams and rivers. It is also commonly grown in shade gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Blue false indigo
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021)
- Date:
- July 6, 2022
Baptisia australis
Blue false indigo
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 10, 2022
Baptisia australis, commonly known as blue wild indigo or blue false indigo, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae (legumes). It is a perennial herb native to much of central and eastern North America and is particularly common in the Midwest, but it has also been introduced well beyond its natural range. Naturally it can be found growing wild at the borders of woods, along streams or in open meadows. It often has difficulty seeding itself in its native areas due to parasitic weevils that enter the seed pods, making the number of viable seeds very low. The plant has low toxicity levels for humans. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2021), Planting (2023)
Downy wood mint
Blephilia ciliata
Downy wood mint
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Blephilia ciliata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family native to central and eastern North America. It is commonly called downy wood mint. Other common names include downy pagoda-plant, sunny woodmint and Ohio horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bittercresses
Cardamine sp.
Bittercresses
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials. Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted knapweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Centaurea stoebe, the spotted knapweed or panicled knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe, although it has spread to North America, where it is considered an invasive species. It forms a tumbleweed, helping to increase the species' reach, and the seeds are also enabled by a feathery pappus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 7, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall. It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Pink turtlehead
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 13, 2022
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Pink turtlehead
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 3, 2022
Chelone lyonii, the pink turtlehead or Lyon's shell flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to wet areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. A deer-tolerant perennial, it is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, and is recommended for shady and wet situations, although it can handle full sun. The unimproved species and a number of cultivars are commercially available, including 'Hot Lips' and 'Pink Temptation'. Its cultivar 'Armitpp02' is sold under the trade designation Tiny Tortuga. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Chimaphila maculata
Striped wintergreen
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Chimaphila maculata is a small, perennial, evergreen herb native to eastern North America and Central America, from southern Quebec west to Illinois, and south to Florida and Panama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common chicory
Cichorium intybus
Common chicory
- Location:
- The Woods (Along Laroe Road)
- Date:
- August 9, 2023
Common chicory is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Native to the Old World, it has been introduced to the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Field thistle
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor, the field thistle, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to thirty-three states in the United States as well four Canadian provinces. It occurs across much of eastern and central Canada as well as eastern and central United States. It has been found from New Brunswick west to Saskatchewan and south as far as Texas and Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Dayflower
Commelina communis
Dayflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Commelina communis, commonly known as the Asiatic dayflower, is an herbaceous annual plant in the dayflower family. It gets its name because the blooms last for only one day. It is native throughout much of East Asia and northern parts of Southeast Asia. In China, the plant is known as yazhicao, roughly translating to "duckfoot herb", while in Japan it is known as tsuyukusa , meaning "dew herb". It has also been introduced to parts of central and southeastern Europe and much of eastern North America, where it has spread to become a noxious weed. It is common in disturbed sites and in moist soil. The flowers emerge from summer through fall and are distinctive with two relatively large blue petals and one very small white petal. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Lanceleaf tickseed
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 31, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf tickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Coreopsis lanceolata, commonly known as lanceleaf coreopsis, lanceleaf tickseed, lance-leaved coreopsis, or sand coreopsis, is a North American species of tickseed in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Note:
- Western honey bee
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- March 9, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus, the woodland crocus, early crocus, or Tommasini's crocus, is a flower named after the botanist Muzio G. Spirito de Tommasini (1794-1879). It is native to Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. It is often referred to as the early or snow crocus, but these terms are shared with several other species, although C. tommasinianus is amongst the first to bloom. Multiple plants are often called tommies in the horticultural trade. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Queen Anne's lace
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's lace
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Daucus carota, whose common names include wild carrot, European wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace, and Queen Anne's lace, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of the Old World and was naturalized in the New World. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink or grass pink, is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Echinacea purpurea, the eastern purple coneflower, purple coneflower, hedgehog coneflower, or echinacea, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to parts of eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwestern United States as well as in the Canadian Province of Ontario. It is most common in the Ozarks and in the Mississippi/Ohio Valley. Its habitats include dry open woods, prairies and barrens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Robin's plantain
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 10, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus, the Robin's plantain, blue spring daisy or hairy fleabane, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of the United States and Canada from Québec and Ontario south as far as eastern Texas and the Florida Panhandle. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
Yellow trout lily
- Note:
- Very common in the woods near the house
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Erythronium americanum, the trout lily, yellow trout lily, fawn lily, yellow adder's-tongue, or yellow dogtooth violet, is a species of perennial, colony forming, spring ephemeral flower native to North America and dwelling in woodland habitats. Within its range it is a very common and widespread species, especially in eastern North America. The common name "trout lily" refers to the appearance of its gray-green leaves mottled with brown or gray, which allegedly resemble the coloring of brook trout. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. It is also called agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. In herbal medicine, the plant is a diaphoretic, or an agent to cause sweating. It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating, and commonly used to treat fever by the African-American population of the southern United States. The name "boneset" comes from the use of the plant to treat dengue fever, which is also called "break-bone fever." It is nearly always found in low, wet areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'FLOREUPRE1'
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 27, 2023
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- August 4, 2023
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
Cypress spurge
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress spurge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Euphorbia cyparissias, the cypress spurge, is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America in the 1860s as an ornamental plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
White wood aster
- Location:
- The Woods (Just to the right of the car)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Eurybia divaricata, the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. It occurs in the eastern United States, primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, though it is also present in southeastern Canada, but only in about 25 populations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the U.S. it is abundant and common, but in Canada it is considered threatened due to its restricted distribution. It has been introduced to a number of countries in Europe. It can be found in dry open woods as well as along wood-edges and clearings. The species is distinguished by its flower heads that have yellow centers and white rays that are arranged in flat-topped corymbiform arrays, emerging in the late summer through fall. Other distinguishing characteristics include its serpentine stems and sharply serrated narrow heart-shaped leaves. The white wood aster is sometimes used in cultivation in both North America and Europe due to it being quite tough and for its showy flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Big leaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla, commonly known as the bigleaf aster, large-leaved aster, largeleaf aster or bigleaf wood aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Asteraceae that was formerly treated in the genus Aster. It is native to eastern North America, with a range extending from eastern and central Canada through the northeastern deciduous and mixed forests of New England and the Great Lakes region and south along the Appalachians as far as the northeastern corner of Georgia, and west as far as Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas. The flowers appear in the late summer to early fall and show ray florets that are usually either a deep lavender or violet, but sometimes white, and disc florets that are cream-coloured or light yellow, becoming purple as they mature. It is one of the parent species of the hybrid Eurybia × herveyi. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Note:
- January shoot!
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 31, 2024
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- March 3, 2023
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised. They should not be confused with the snowflakes, in the genera Leucojum and Acis. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022), Bulbs (2023)
Catchweed bedstraw
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Benny has had a few run-ins with the sticky little seeds of this plant
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Smooth bedstraw
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Creeping charlie
Glechoma hederacea
Creeping charlie
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysimachia nummularia. It is used as a salad green in many countries. European settlers carried it around the world, and it has become a well-established introduced and naturalized plant in a wide variety of localities. It is also considered an aggressive invasive weed of woodlands and lawns in some parts of North America. In the absence of any biological control, research conducted by the USDA herbicides are relied upon particularly for woodland ecosystems. The plant's extensive root system makes it difficult to eradicate by hand-pulling. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
Virginia stickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, sticktight or stickseed. However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis is an herbaceous flowering plant species in the family Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame's rocket, damask-violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, sweet rocket, and mother-of-the-evening. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Swamp rose mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Hibiscus moscheutos, the rose mallow, swamp rose-mallow, crimsoneyed rosemallow, or eastern rosemallow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a cold-hardy perennial wetland plant that can grow in large colonies. The hirsute leaves are of variable morphology, but are commonly deltoidal in shape with up to three lobes. It is found in wetlands and along the riverine systems of the eastern United States from Texas to the Atlantic states, its territory extending northward to southern Ontario. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Spotted St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada. The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation. It has a diploid number of 14 or 16. Insects are attracted to the plant's pollen and the hypericin in the plant's leaves is toxic to mammals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spring starflower
Ipheion uniflorum
Spring starflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Ipheion uniflorum is a species of flowering plant, related to the onions, placed in the allium subfamily (Allioideae) of the Amaryllidaceae. It is known by the common name springstar, or spring starflower. Along with all the species of the genus Ipheion, some sources place it in the genus Tristagma, but research published in 2010 suggested that this is not correct. It is native to Argentina and Uruguay, but is widely cultivated as an ornamental and reportedly naturalized in Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
Blue flag iris
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 23, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 28, 2023
Iris versicolor is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, and in Britain and Ireland as purple iris. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Yellow bearded iris
Iris × germanica 'Yellow Iris'
Yellow bearded iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 17, 2023
Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin. Varieties include I. × g. var. florentina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Gerald Darby robust iris
Iris × robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Gerald Darby robust iris
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Iris × robusta, called the Windermere iris, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. Its parents are Iris versicolor and Iris virginica, both of which are native to North America. Wild populations have been found in Michigan and Ontario, and it has been introduced into Great Britain. It is a rhizomatous perennial, characterised by its violet-blue flowers and purple-flushed foliage. It has a number of cultivars, including 'Gerald Darby', 'Mountain Brook', 'Purple Fan' and 'Nutfield Blue'. Its cultivar 'Dark Aura' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Nipplewort
Lapsana communis
Nipplewort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 18, 2023
Lapsana communis, the common nipplewort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and southwestern Asia. and widely naturalized in other regions including North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum, also known as least pepperwort or Virginia pepperweed, is an herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and Mexico and southern regions of Canada, as well as most of Central America. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Slender bush clover
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lespedeza virginica, known as slender bush clover or slender lespedeza, is a species of flowering plant native to much of the United States, as well as Ontario, Canada, and Nuevo León, Mexico. It is a member of the bean family, Fabaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum
Shasta daisy
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam, but larger. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal flower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia cardinalis, the cardinal flower, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae native to the Americas, from southeastern Canada south through the eastern and southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America to northern Colombia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023), Seeding (2021)
Great blue lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Great blue lobelia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lobelia siphilitica, the great blue lobelia, great lobelia, or blue cardinal flower, is a plant species within the family Campanulaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial dicot native to eastern and central Canada and United States. There are two recognized varieties of Lobelia siphilitica, var. siphilitica and var. ludoviciana. Blooming from August to October, it is short-lived, lasting only for a few years. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to grasslands in temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Black medic
Medicago lupulina
Black medic
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. Black medick belongs to the same genus as alfalfa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Virginia bluebell
Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebell
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Mertensia virginica is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
Monkeyflower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bradbury's beebalm
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana
Bradbury's beebalm
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Monarda bradburiana, the eastern beebalm or Bradbury's beebalm, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to much of the southeastern United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Wild bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda fistulosa, the wild bergamot or bee balm, is a wildflower in the mint family Lamiaceae, widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted bee balm
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- July 22, 2023
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- July 16, 2022
Monarda punctata
Spotted bee balm
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Monarda punctata is a herbaceous plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, that is native to eastern Canada, the eastern United States and northeastern Mexico. Common names include spotted beebalm and horsemint. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Muscari armeniacum is a species of flowering plant in the squill subfamily Scilloideae of the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is a bulbous perennial with basal, simple leaves and short flowering stems. It is one of a number of species and genera known as grape hyacinth, in this case Armenian grape hyacinth or garden grape-hyacinth. The flowers are purple, blue, white or pale pink and the plants are usually 15 centimetres (6 in) tall. M. armeniacum blooms in mid-Spring for 3–4 weeks. Some selections are fragrant. Established bulbs leaf in the autumn. M. armeniacum is widespread in the woods and meadows of the Eastern Mediterranean, from Greece and Turkey to the Caucasus, including Armenia which gives it its name. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Pheasant’s eye
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 14, 2022
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- May 8, 2023
Narcissus poeticus, the poet's daffodil, poet's narcissus, nargis, pheasant's eye, findern flower or pinkster lily, was one of the first daffodils to be cultivated, and is frequently identified as the narcissus of ancient times. It is also often associated with the Greek legend of Narcissus. It is the type species of the genus Narcissus and is widely naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Dutch master daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'Dutch Master'
Dutch master daffodil
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 5, 2023
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, commonly named the wild daffodil or Lent lily, is a perennial flowering plant. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Narcissus
Narcissus sp.
Narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil, narcissus and jonquil, are used to describe all or some members of the genus. Narcissus has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow, with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Little minnow
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 6, 2023
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the driveway)
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 10, 2023
Narcissus tazetta is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb. Cultivars of N. tazetta include 'Caniculatus', 'Grand Soleil d'Or' and 'Ziva', which are popularly used for forcing indoors, as is the form of N. tazetta known as Chinese Sacred Lily. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Orchard narcissus
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 15, 2023
Narcissus triandrus, also known as the Angel's Tears daffodil, is a species of flowering plant within the family Amaryllidaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
Hardy water lily
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea sp.
Hardy water lily
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- July 26, 2023
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which mean "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Narrow-leaved sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa
Narrow-leaved sundrops
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Oenothera fruticosa, the narrowleaf evening primrose or narrow-leaved sundrops, is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Upright yellow woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
Upright yellow woodsorrel
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel, common yellow oxalis, upright yellow-sorrel, lemon clover, or more ambiguously and informally "sourgrass", "sheep weed", or "pickle plant", is a herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and a rare introduction in Britain. It tends to grow in woodlands, meadows, and in disturbed areas as both a perennial and annual. Erect when young, this plant later becomes decumbent as it lies down, and branches regularly. It is not to be confused with similar plants in the same genus which are also often referred to as "yellow woodsorrel". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Japanese pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese pachysandra
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Pachysandra terminalis, the Japanese pachysandra, carpet box or Japanese spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the boxwood family Buxaceae, native to Japan, Korea and China and introduced to eastern North America. It is a slow-growing, spreading evergreen perennial growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) broad, with alternate, simple, glossy leaves, and creeping stems. The leaves may yellow in direct sunlight or in winter. When growing in a spreading mass of many plants, a dense cover is formed. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Pachysandra was the dominant groundcover near the house when we first moved in. Extended down the slope and scross the stream as well. LWLA pulled most of it, but we still watch out for it
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Front Yard
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 5, 2023
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- None
Packera aurea, commonly known as golden ragwort or simply ragwort, is a perennial flower in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Hairy beardtongue
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Penstemon hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common name hairy beard-tongue. It is native to eastern Canada and United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata
Arrow-leaved tearthumb
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Persicaria sagittata, common names American tearthumb, arrowleaf tearthumb, or arrowvine, is a plant species widespread in the eastern half of North America as well as in eastern Asia. It has been found in every state and province from Texas to Manitoba to Newfoundland to Florida, plus Colorado and Oregon. It also grows in China, the Russian Far East, Siberia, Korea, Japan, northern India and Mongolia. It grows in moist areas along lake shores, stream banks, etc. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Summer phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'
Summer phlox
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Phlox paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family (Polemoniaceae). It is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is extensively cultivated in temperate regions as an ornamental plant and has become established in the wild in scattered locales in other regions. Common names include fall phlox, garden phlox, perennial phlox, summer phlox, and panicled phlox. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Giant Solomon's seal
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 15, 2023
Polygonatum biflorum is an herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern and central North America. The plant is said to possess scars on the rhizome that resemble the ancient Hebrew seal of King Solomon. It is often confused with Solomon's plume, which has upright flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Dwarf cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
Dwarf cinquefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 12, 2023
Potentilla canadensis, the dwarf cinquefoil, is a species of cinquefoil native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Dasiphora fruticosa is a species of hardy deciduous flowering shrub in the family Rosaceae, native to the cool temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains. Dasiphora fruticosa is still widely referenced in the horticultural literature under its synonym Potentilla fruticosa. Common names include shrubby cinquefoil, golden hardhack, bush cinquefoil, shrubby five-finger, widdy, kuril tea and tundra rose. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sweet everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Sweet everlasting
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, synonyms including Gnaphalium obtusifolium and Pseudognaphalium saxicola, is a member of the family Asteraceae. It is found on open dry sandy habitat throughout eastern North America. Common names include old field balsam, rabbit tobacco and sweet everlasting. When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple-syrup scent. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Buttercup
Ranunculus sp.
Buttercup
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Ranunculus is a large genus of about 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are a lot of species of buttercup. They all look pretty similar to me
- Location:
- Back Yard
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Versute Sharpshooter (Graphocephala versuta) and an Augochlorine Sweat Bee (Augochlorini sp.)
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Rudbeckia hirta, commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 of the states in the contiguous United States. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 1, 2023
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 27, 2023
Scilla luciliae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is referred to by the common names Bossier's glory-of-the-snow or Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, and is a bulbous perennial from western Turkey that flowers in early spring. After flowering, it goes into dormancy until the next spring. The specific epithet is in honour of Lucile, the wife of the Swiss botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885). It belongs to a group of Scilla species that were formerly put in a separate genus, Chionodoxa, and may now be treated as Scilla sect. Chionodoxa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Downy skullcap
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Scutellaria incana, the hoary skullcap or downy skullcap, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to North America and is primarily found in the eastern United States as well as some parts of the Midwest. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Planting (2023)
Mad-dog skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad-dog skullcap
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Scutellaria lateriflora, is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Crown vetch
Securigera varia
Crown vetch
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Securigera varia, commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Stringy stonecrop
Sedum sarmentosum
Stringy stonecrop
- Location:
- Slope Garden (On the rock wall near the wooden planter)
- Date:
- October 21, 2023
Sedum sarmentosum, known as stringy stonecrop, gold moss stonecrop, and graveyard moss, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae native to East Asia and Southeast Asia (Thailand). It has been introduced in at least eastern North America, and Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
White campion
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 23, 2023
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 24, 2023
Silene latifolia, commonly known as white campion, is a dioecious flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to most of Europe, Western Asia and northern Africa. It is a herbaceous annual, occasionally biennial or a short-lived perennial plant, growing to between 40–80 centimetres tall. It is also known in the US as bladder campion but should not be confused with Silene vulgaris, which is more generally called bladder campion. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Sisyrinchium angustifolium, commonly known as narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, is a herbaceous perennial growing from rhizomes, native to moist meadow and open woodland. It is the most common blue-eyed grass of the eastern United States, and is also cultivated as an ornamental. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Woodland goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Early goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea, the early goldenrod, plume golden-rod, or yellow top, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae native to eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States. It grows from Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and Minnesota south as far as northern Georgia and northern Arkansas, with a few isolated populations in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Goldenrod
Solidago sp.
Goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 to 120 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in open areas such as meadows, prairies, and savannas. They are mostly native to North America, including Mexico; a few species are native to South America and Eurasia. Some American species have also been introduced into Europe and other parts of the world. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Lesser stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Lesser stitchwort
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Heath aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Heath aster
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum ericoides, known as white heath aster, frost aster, or heath aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to much of central and eastern North America. It has been introduced to parts of Europe and western Asia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve is a flowering plant native to Canada, the United States, and Coahuila (Mexico). It has the common names of smooth blue aster, smooth aster, smooth-leaved aster, glaucous Michaelmas-daisy and glaucous aster. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). Commonly known as calico aster, starved aster, and white woodland aster, it is native to eastern and central North America. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant that may reach heights up to 120 centimeters and widths up to 30 centimeters. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 4, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 3, 2022
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, commonly known as aromatic aster or oblong-leaved aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is native to parts of the eastern and central United States. It is an uncommon herbaceous perennial that reaches heights of 10–80 centimeters and blooms August–November with many flower heads in various shades of purple. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Small white aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum is a species of flowering plant native to parts of the United States and introduced in Canada. It is known as smooth white oldfield aster and small white aster. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a late-summer and fall blooming flower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Skunk cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus
Skunk cabbage
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 24, 2024
Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as skunk cabbage or eastern skunk cabbage, is a low-growing plant that grows in wetlands and moist hill slopes of eastern North America. Bruised leaves present an odor reminiscent of skunk. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In the seasonal stream and near Trout Brook
- Location:
- The Woods
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Common dandelion
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American English. The name "blowball" is also used. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Creeping thyme
Thymus praecox
Creeping thyme
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Thymus praecox is a species of thyme. A common name is mother of thyme, but "creeping thyme" and "wild thyme" may be used where Thymus serpyllum, which also shares these names, is not found. It is native to central, southern, and western Europe. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Moth mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 27, 2023
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Verbascum thapsus, the great mullein, greater mullein or common mullein, is a species of mullein native to Europe, northern Africa, and Asia, and introduced in the Americas and Australia. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Very common in the meadow (and very large).
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Blue vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Verbena hastata
Blue vervain
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Verbena hastata, commonly known as American vervain, blue vervain, simpler's joy, or swamp verbena, is a perennial flowering plant in the vervain family Verbenaceae. It grows throughout the continental United States and in much of southern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2022)
Narrowleaf ironweed
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'
Narrowleaf ironweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Vernonia lettermannii, the narrowleaf ironweed, is a plant species known only from Arkansas and Oklahoma. It grows on floodplains and terraces at elevations of 100–200 m (330–660 ft). Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Common blue violet
Viola sororia
Common blue violet
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Viola sororia, known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood violet. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Barren strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Waldsteinia fragarioides (syn. Dalibarda fragarioides Michx. and Geum fragarioides, also called Appalachian barren strawberry, or just barren strawberry, is a low, spreading plant with showy yellow flowers that appear in early spring. This plant is often used as an underplanting in perennial gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Zizia aurea is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders, another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Northern lady fern
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Athyrium angustum, the northern lady fern, is a fern native to northeastern North America. It was long included in the superspecies Athyrium filix-femina, but is now largely recognized as a distinct species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Bulblet bladder fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera, with the common name bulblet fern, bulblet bladderfern, or bulblet fragile fern is a fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Eastern hayscented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Sitobolium punctilobulum, the eastern hayscented fern or hay-scented fern, is a species of fern native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama; it is most abundant in the east of its range, with only scattered populations in the west. It is the sole species in genus Sitobolium. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia
Intermediate wood fern
- Location:
- The Woods (~100 yards NW of the house)
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris intermedia, the intermediate wood fern or evergreen wood fern, is a perennial, evergreen wood fern native to eastern North America. It is a diploid species, and is the parent of several species of hybrid origin, including Dryopteris carthusiana. Other common names for this species include intermediate shield fern, fancy wood fern, fancy fern, glandular wood fern, American shield fern and common wood fern. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, The Woods
Marginal shield fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis, vernacularly known as the marginal shield fern or marginal wood fern, is a perennial species of fern found in damp shady areas throughout eastern North America, from Texas to Minnesota and Newfoundland. It favors moderately acid to circumneutral soils in cooler areas but is fairly drought-resistant once established. In the warmer parts of its range, it is most likely to be found on north-facing non-calcareous rock faces. It is common in many altitudes throughout its range, from high ledges to rocky slopes and stream banks. Marginal wood fern's name derives from the fact that the sori are located on the margins, or edges of the leaflets. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
Sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Note:
- Sporophyll
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Onoclea sensibilis, the sensitive fern, also known as the bead fern, is a coarse-textured, medium to large-sized deciduous perennial fern. The name comes from its sensitivity to frost, the fronds dying quickly when first touched by it. It is sometimes treated as the only species in Onoclea, but some authors do not consider the genus monotypic. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Polystichum acrostichoides, commonly denominated Christmas fern, is a perennial, evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Minnesota and south to Florida and eastern Texas. It is one of the most common ferns in eastern North America, being found in moist and shady habitats in woodlands, stream banks and rocky slopes. The common name derives from the evergreen fronds, which are often still green at Christmas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Preexistent
New York fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Thelypteris noveboracensis
New York fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Amauropelta noveboracensis, the New York fern, is a perennial species of fern found throughout the eastern United States and Canada, from Louisiana to Newfoundland, but most concentrated within Appalachia and the Atlantic Northeast. New York ferns often forms spreading colonies within the forests they inhabit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Berkeley's polypore
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Bondarzewia berkeleyi, commonly known as Berkeley's polypore, or stump blossoms, is a species of polypore fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is a parasitic species that causes butt rot in oaks and other hardwood trees. A widespread fungus, it is found in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Dryad's saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Dryad's saddle
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 3, 2024
Cerioporus squamosus aka Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably sit and rest on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common bird’s nest
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 19, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 17, 2023
Crucibulum laeve
Common bird’s nest
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 4, 2023
Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain. The "eggs" inside the bird's nests are hard waxy shells containing spores, and tend to stick to whatever nearby herbage they land on, thus increasing the odds of being consumed and dispersed by herbivorous animals. Members of this genus are saprobic, obtaining nutrients from dead organic matter, and are typically found growing on decayed wood and wood debris. The three known Crucibulum species are distinguished from other genera of the Nidulariaceae by their relatively simple funiculus – a cord of hyphae that connects the peridiole to the exterior of the bird's nest. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- In damp weather this crops up everywhere we have mulch
- Location:
- Front Yard, The Pond, Back Yard
Chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken of the woods
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 3, 2021
Laetiporus sulphureus is a species of bracket fungus found in Europe and North America. Its common names are crab-of-the-woods, sulphur polypore, sulphur shelf, and chicken-of-the-woods. Its fruit bodies grow as striking golden-yellow shelf-like structures on tree trunks and branches. Old fruitbodies fade to pale beige or pale grey. The undersurface of the fruit body is made up of tubelike pores rather than gills. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Common morel
Morchella esculenta
Common morel
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 1, 2023
Morchella esculenta is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after. Each fruit body begins as a tightly compressed, grayish sponge with lighter ridges, and expands to form a large yellowish sponge with large pits and ridges raised on a large white stem. The pitted yellow-brown caps measure 2–7 centimetres broad by 2–10 cm (1–4 in) tall, and are fused to the stem at its lower margin, forming a continuous hollow. The pits are rounded and irregularly arranged. The hollow stem is typically 2–9 cm long by 2–5 cm (1–2 in) thick, and white to yellow. The fungus fruits under hardwoods and conifers during a short period in the spring, depending on the weather, and is also associated with old orchards, woods and disturbed grounds. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. The fruiting bodies grow at night after rain, and will self decompose after spore dispersion is achieved. Otherwise, they are quickly dried up in morning sunlight, or will eventually collapse beneath the weight of their caps. Though nonpoisonous, the species is generally regarded as inedible. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phaeotremella frondosa is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps. It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from a different order (Stereum), and thus may sometimes be confused with the 'true' turkey tail mushroom, T. versicolor. Another lookalike is the multicolor gill polypore, T. betulina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Creek sedge
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Note:
- Not sure if this is the same sedge variety as is around the maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola, known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1855. Carex amphibola is native to the eastern United States and Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Curly-styled wood sedge
Carex rosea
Curly-styled wood sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex rosea, the rosy sedge, is a flowering plant and part of the family Cyperaceae. Synonyms for Carex rosea include Carex concoluta, and Carex flaccidula. It is native to central and eastern North America and it exists in wet to dry soils. Carex rosea can be found in shores of streams and bottomlands, as well as ponds. It is known to have good adaptations to dry-shade locations. It is an evergreen plant which is easy to grow. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Sedge
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex sp.
Sedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Carex is a vast genus of nearly 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Meadow, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Yellow nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus
Yellow nutsedge
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cyperus esculentus is a species of plant in the sedge family widespread across much of the world. It is found in most of the Eastern Hemisphere, including Southern Europe, Africa and Madagascar, as well as the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. C. esculentus is cultivated for its edible tubers, called earth almonds or tiger nuts, as a snack food and for the preparation of horchata de chufa, a sweet, milk-like beverage. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Blunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt spikerush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eleocharis obtusa is a species of spikesedge known by the common name blunt spikerush. This plant is widely distributed across Canada and the United States, where it grows in wet areas such as riverbanks and moist forest floors. It is also a weed of rice paddies, especially when the rice plants are young sprouts. This is an annual spikesedge approaching half a meter in maximum height. It has many green cylindrical stems which are erect but weak and spongy. There may be thin, grasslike leaves toward the base of the plant, which are generally straw-colored. Atop each stem is a rounded or oblong spikelet containing at least ten flowers, each covered by an oval-shaped brown bract. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail barley
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Hordeum jubatum, with common names foxtail barley, bobtail barley, squirreltail barley, and intermediate barley, is a perennial plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in many countries. The species is a polyploid and originated via hybridization of an East Asian Hordeum species with a close but extinct relative of Californian H. brachyantherum. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive inflorescences and when done flowering for its inflorescence. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Torrey's rush
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- April 27, 2024
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Juncus torreyi is a species of rush known by the common name Torrey's rush. It is native to North America, where it is widespread. It can be found in many habitats across the southern half of Canada, coast to coast in the United States, and throughout northern Mexico. This is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes with associated tiny tubers. The smooth stems vary in maximum height from 30 centimeters to around a meter. The leaves are green to pink or red and up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescences have many dense, rounded clusters of up to 100 flowers each. The flower has narrow, pointed greenish, tan, or reddish tepals and six stamens. The fruit is a pointed brown capsule. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Peppergrass?
Lepidium sp.
Peppergrass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds. The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stiltgrass
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass, packing grass, or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels. It has become an invasive species throughout parts of the world, most notably North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. Other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters and ribbon grass in English, alpiste roseau in French, Rohrglanzgras in German, kusa-yoshi in Japanese, caniço-malhado in Portuguese, and hierba cinta and pasto cinto in Spanish. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Grass?
Poales sp.
Grass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies and is one of the most abundant native plants in Texas grasslands. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Chinese foxtail
Setaria faberi
Chinese foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria faberi, the Japanese bristlegrass, nodding bristle-grass, Chinese foxtail, Chinese millet, giant bristlegrass, giant foxtail or nodding foxtail, is an Asian grass. It is a summer annual, with plants emerging from seeds in the spring, and setting seeds in the late summer or fall. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Yellow foxtail
Setaria pumila
Yellow foxtail
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Setaria pumila is a species of grass known by many common names, including yellow foxtail, yellow bristle-grass, pigeon grass, and cattail grass. It is native to Europe, but it is known throughout the world as a common weed. It grows in lawns, sidewalks, roadsides, cultivated fields, and many other places. This annual grass grows 20 centimetres to well over 1 metre in height, its mostly hairless stems ranging from green to purple-tinged in color. The leaf blades are hairless on the upper surfaces, twisting, and up to 30 centimetres long. The inflorescence is a stiff, cylindrical bundle of spikelets 2 to 15 centimetres long with short, blunt bristles. The panicle may appear yellow or yellow-tinged. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
American hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
American hog-peanut
- Location:
- The Woods (West of the carriage path, on the protective fence around the rhododendrons)
- Date:
- August 27, 2023
Amphicarpaea bracteata is an annual to perennial vine in the legume family, native to woodland, thickets, and moist slopes in eastern North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Japaese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
Japaese honeysuckle
- Location:
- Meadow (Growing on the orchard fence)
- Date:
- September 27, 2023
Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, is a species of honeysuckle native to East Asia, including many parts of China. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries. Japanese honeysuckle is used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia creeper
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Parthenocissus quinquefolia, known as Virginia creeper, Victoria creeper, five-leaved ivy, or five-finger, is a species of flowering vine in the grape family, Vitaceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from southeastern Canada and the eastern United States west to Manitoba and Utah, and south to eastern Mexico and Guatemala. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Note:
- A giant poison ivy vine growing on shagback hickey
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans
Poison ivy
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is an allergenic flowering plant that occurs in Asia and eastern North America. The species is well known for causing urushiol-induced contact dermatitis, an itchy, irritating, and sometimes painful rash, in most people who touch it. The rash is caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap. The species is variable in its appearance and habit, and despite its common name, it is not a true ivy (Hedera), but rather a member of the cashew and pistachio family (Anacardiaceae). T. radicans is commonly eaten by many animals and the seeds are consumed by birds, but poison ivy is most often thought of as an unwelcome weed. It is a different species from western poison ivy, T. rydbergii, which has similar effects. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, The Woods
Common grape vine
Vitis vinifera
Common grape vine
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 28, 2023
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Catherine's moss
Atrichum undulatum
Catherine's moss
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Atrichum undulatum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Elodea?
Elodea sp.
Elodea?
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Elodea is a genus of 6 species of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds described as a genus in 1803. Classified in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), Elodea is native to the Americas and is also widely used as aquarium vegetation and laboratory demonstrations of cellular activities. It lives in fresh water. An older name for this genus is Anacharis, which serves as a common name in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Green hair algae
Spirogyra sp.
Green hair algae
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in freshwater habitats. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. It is often observed as green slimy patches on the ground near ponds and other water bodies having stagnant water. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are many different types of algae that look like hair... you need a microscope and a phd to tell them apart! Spirogyra seems like the most likely genus, but I can't tell for sure.
- Location:
- The Pond
Red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Red columbine
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Aquilegia canadensis, the Canadian or Canada columbine, eastern red columbine, or wild columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial native to woodland and rocky slopes in eastern North America, prized for its red and yellow flowers. It readily hybridizes with other species in the genus Aquilegia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Bird's foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Bird's foot trefoil
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 11, 2024
Lotus corniculatus is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to grasslands in temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- October 11, 2023
Persicaria longiseta
Low smartweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Persicaria longiseta is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names Oriental lady's thumb, bristly lady's thumb, Asiatic smartweed, long-bristled smartweed, low smartweed, Asiatic waterpepper, bristled knotweed, bunchy knotweed, and tufted knotweed. It is native to Asia, and it is present in North America and Europe as an introduced species and often a weed. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden, Front Yard
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese stiltgrass
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Microstegium vimineum, commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass, packing grass, or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels. It has become an invasive species throughout parts of the world, most notably North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis
Dame's rocket
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Hesperis matronalis is an herbaceous flowering plant species in the family Brassicaceae. It has numerous common names, including dame's rocket, damask-violet, dame's-violet, dames-wort, dame's gilliflower, night-scented gilliflower, queen's gilliflower, rogue's gilliflower, sweet rocket, and mother-of-the-evening. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense
Red Clover
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium pratense, red clover, is a herbaceous species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Western Asia, and northwest Africa, but planted and naturalized in many other regions. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow, Back Yard
Common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Asclepias syriaca, commonly called common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, and Virginia silkweed, is a species of flowering plant. It is native to southern Canada and much of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, excluding the drier parts of the prairies. It is in the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds. It grows in sandy soils as well as other kinds of soils in sunny areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Pond, Meadow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium
Yarrow
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Achillea millefolium, commonly known as yarrow or common yarrow, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Growing to 1 metre tall, it is characterized by small whitish flowers, a tall stem of fernlike leaves, and a pungent odor. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Meadow, Slope Garden
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Virginia spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- June 7, 2023
Tradescantia virginiana, the Virginia spiderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is the type species of Tradescantia, native to the eastern United States. It is commonly grown in many gardens and also found growing wild along roadsides and railway lines. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022), Seeding (2021)
Crown vetch
Securigera varia
Crown vetch
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Securigera varia, commonly known as crownvetch or purple crown vetch, is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. It has become an invasive species in many states of the US. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Golden Alexander
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Zizia aurea is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders, another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
White beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- The Woods (Along the driveway between the house and the shop)
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Penstemon digitalis is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. The flowers are white and are borne in summer. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southeastern United States. Penstemon digitalis is the most widespread species of Penstemon east of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
'Cinderella' swamp milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Asclepias incarnata, the swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower, swamp silkweed, or white Indian hemp, is a herbaceous perennial plant species native to North America. It grows in damp through wet soils and also is cultivated as a garden plant for its flowers, which attract butterflies and other pollinators with nectar. Like most other milkweeds, it has latex containing toxic chemicals, a characteristic that repels insects and other herbivorous animals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Gerald Darby robust iris
Iris × robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Gerald Darby robust iris
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Iris × robusta, called the Windermere iris, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. Its parents are Iris versicolor and Iris virginica, both of which are native to North America. Wild populations have been found in Michigan and Ontario, and it has been introduced into Great Britain. It is a rhizomatous perennial, characterised by its violet-blue flowers and purple-flushed foliage. It has a number of cultivars, including 'Gerald Darby', 'Mountain Brook', 'Purple Fan' and 'Nutfield Blue'. Its cultivar 'Dark Aura' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
Eupatorium purpureum 'FLOREUPRE1'
Euphoia Ruby Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Eutrochium purpureum, commonly known as purple Joe-Pye weed or sweetscented joe pye weed, is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario east to New Hampshire and south as far as Florida, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Planting (2024)
White clover
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens, the white clover, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe, including the British Isles, and central Asia and is one of the most widely cultivated types of clover. It has been widely introduced worldwide as a forage crop, and is now also common in most grassy areas of North America, Australia and New Zealand. The species includes varieties often classed as small, intermediate and large, according to height, which reflects petiole length. The term 'white clover' is applied to the species in general, 'Dutch clover' is often applied to intermediate varieties, and 'ladino clover' is applied to large varieties. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, Front Yard
Nodding pink onion
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Allium cernuum, known as nodding onion or lady's leek, is a perennial plant in the genus Allium. It grows in open areas in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Cherry birch
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta
Cherry birch
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Betula lenta is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Bittercresses
Cardamine sp.
Bittercresses
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Cardamine is a large genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, Brassicaceae, known as bittercresses and toothworts. It contains more than 200 species of annuals and perennials. Species in this genus can be found in diverse habitats worldwide, except the Antarctic. The name Cardamine is derived from the Greek kardaminē, water cress, from kardamon, pepper grass. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Creek sedge
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Note:
- Not sure if this is the same sedge variety as is around the maple in the front yard
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola
Creek sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex amphibola, known as gray sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named in 1855. Carex amphibola is native to the eastern United States and Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Troublesome sedge
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex molesta is a species of sedge known by the common name troublesome sedge. It is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows in varied wet and dry habitats, performs equally well in full sun and partial shade, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an introduced species and often a weed in California. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Curly-styled wood sedge
Carex rosea
Curly-styled wood sedge
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Carex rosea, the rosy sedge, is a flowering plant and part of the family Cyperaceae. Synonyms for Carex rosea include Carex concoluta, and Carex flaccidula. It is native to central and eastern North America and it exists in wet to dry soils. Carex rosea can be found in shores of streams and bottomlands, as well as ponds. It is known to have good adaptations to dry-shade locations. It is an evergreen plant which is easy to grow. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
American hornbeam
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 28, 2023
Carpinus caroliniana, the American hornbeam, is a small hardwood understory tree in the genus Carpinus. American hornbeam is also known as blue-beech, ironwood, musclewood and muscle beech. It is native to eastern North America, from Minnesota and southern Ontario east to Maine, and south to eastern Texas and northern Florida. It also grows in Canada. It occurs naturally in shaded areas with moist soil, particularly near the banks of streams or rivers, and is often a natural constituent understory species of the riverine and maritime forests of eastern temperate North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Dryad's saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Dryad's saddle
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- May 3, 2024
Cerioporus squamosus aka Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including dryad's saddle and pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees. The name "dryad's saddle" refers to creatures in Greek mythology called dryads who could conceivably sit and rest on this mushroom, whereas the pheasant's back analogy derives from the pattern of colors on the bracket matching that of a pheasant's back. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Bulblet bladder fern
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera
Bulblet bladder fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Cystopteris bulbifera, with the common name bulblet fern, bulblet bladderfern, or bulblet fragile fern is a fern in the family Cystopteridaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Deptford pink
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Dianthus armeria
Deptford pink
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 17, 2023
Dianthus armeria, the Deptford pink or grass pink, is a species of Dianthus ("pink") native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. It is naturalised in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow
Bottle brush grass
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Elymus hystrix, known as eastern bottlebrush grass, or bottle-brush-grass, is a bunchgrass in the grass family, Poaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, Meadow, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Annual fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Erigeron annuus
Annual fleabane
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron annuus, the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane, or eastern daisy fleabane, is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Meadow, Front Yard
Catchweed bedstraw
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine
Catchweed bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium aparine, with common names including cleavers, clivers, catchweed, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass and sticky willy, is an annual, herbaceous plant of the family Rubiaceae. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- Benny has had a few run-ins with the sticky little seeds of this plant
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Smooth bedstraw
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo
Smooth bedstraw
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Galium mollugo, common name hedge bedstraw or false baby's breath, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Rubiaceae. It shares the name hedge bedstraw with the related European species, Galium album. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Creeping charlie
Glechoma hederacea
Creeping charlie
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- October 25, 2023
Glechoma hederacea is an aromatic, perennial, evergreen creeper of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is commonly known as ground-ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping charlie, alehoof, tunhoof, catsfoot, field balm, and run-away-robin. It is also sometimes known as creeping jenny, but that name more commonly refers to Lysimachia nummularia. It is used as a salad green in many countries. European settlers carried it around the world, and it has become a well-established introduced and naturalized plant in a wide variety of localities. It is also considered an aggressive invasive weed of woodlands and lawns in some parts of North America. In the absence of any biological control, research conducted by the USDA herbicides are relied upon particularly for woodland ecosystems. The plant's extensive root system makes it difficult to eradicate by hand-pulling. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Foxtail barley
Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail barley
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Hordeum jubatum, with common names foxtail barley, bobtail barley, squirreltail barley, and intermediate barley, is a perennial plant species in the grass family Poaceae. It occurs wild mainly in northern North America and adjacent northeastern Siberia. However, as it escaped often from gardens it can be found worldwide in areas with temperate to warm climates, and is considered a weed in many countries. The species is a polyploid and originated via hybridization of an East Asian Hordeum species with a close but extinct relative of Californian H. brachyantherum. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive inflorescences and when done flowering for its inflorescence. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted St. John's-wort
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Hypericum punctatum
Spotted St. John's-wort
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Hypericum punctatum, the spotted St. John's wort, is a perennial herb native to North America. The yellow-flowered herb occurs throughout eastern North America into southern Canada. The process of microsporogenesis carried out by this plant is prone to errors in chromosomal segregation. It has a diploid number of 14 or 16. Insects are attracted to the plant's pollen and the hypericin in the plant's leaves is toxic to mammals. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Yellow bearded iris
Iris × germanica 'Yellow Iris'
Yellow bearded iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 17, 2023
Iris × germanica is the accepted name for a species of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae commonly known as the bearded iris or the German bearded iris. It is one of a group of hybrid origin. Varieties include I. × g. var. florentina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
Virginia pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Lepidium virginicum, also known as least pepperwort or Virginia pepperweed, is an herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to much of North America, including most of the United States and Mexico and southern regions of Canada, as well as most of Central America. It can be found elsewhere as an introduced species. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum
Shasta daisy
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam, but larger. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Linaria vulgaris
Common toadflax
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- June 25, 2023
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax, yellow toadflax or butter-and-eggs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. It has also been introduced and is now common in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Black medic
Medicago lupulina
Black medic
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Medicago lupulina, commonly known as black medick, nonesuch, or hop clover, is a plant of dry grassland belonging to the legume or clover family. Plants of the genus Medicago, or bur clovers, are closely related to the true clovers (Trifolium) and sweet clover (Melilotus). Like the true clovers, black medick has three leaflets and a small, yellow flower closely resembling those of lesser trefoil. Black medick belongs to the same genus as alfalfa. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
Monkeyflower
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Mimulus ringens is a species of monkeyflower known by the common names Allegheny monkeyflower and square-stemmed monkeyflower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Upright yellow woodsorrel
Oxalis stricta
Upright yellow woodsorrel
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Oxalis stricta, called the common yellow woodsorrel, common yellow oxalis, upright yellow-sorrel, lemon clover, or more ambiguously and informally "sourgrass", "sheep weed", or "pickle plant", is a herbaceous plant native to North America, parts of Eurasia, and a rare introduction in Britain. It tends to grow in woodlands, meadows, and in disturbed areas as both a perennial and annual. Erect when young, this plant later becomes decumbent as it lies down, and branches regularly. It is not to be confused with similar plants in the same genus which are also often referred to as "yellow woodsorrel". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Pleated inkcap
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- June 30, 2023
Parasola plicatilis, commonly known as the pleated inkcap, is a small saprotrophic mushroom with a plicate cap. It is a widely distributed species in Europe and North America. This ink cap species is a decomposer which can be found in grassy areas, alone, scattered or in small groups. The fruiting bodies grow at night after rain, and will self decompose after spore dispersion is achieved. Otherwise, they are quickly dried up in morning sunlight, or will eventually collapse beneath the weight of their caps. Though nonpoisonous, the species is generally regarded as inedible. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard, Front Yard
Buttercup
Ranunculus sp.
Buttercup
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Ranunculus is a large genus of about 1700 to more than 1800 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus are known as buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are a lot of species of buttercup. They all look pretty similar to me
- Location:
- Back Yard
Flowering raspberry
Rubus odoratus
Flowering raspberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Rubus odoratus, the purple-flowered raspberry, flowering raspberry, or Virginia raspberry, is a species of Rubus, native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to Ontario and Wisconsin, and south along the Appalachian Mountains as far as Georgia and Alabama. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Little bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a species of North American prairie grass native to most of the contiguous United States as well as a small area north of the Canada–US border and northern Mexico. It is most common in the Midwestern prairies and is one of the most abundant native plants in Texas grasslands. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Mad-dog skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
Mad-dog skullcap
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Scutellaria lateriflora, is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Lesser stitchwort
Stellaria graminea
Lesser stitchwort
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Stellaria graminea is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names common starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort, lesser stitchwort and grass-like starwort. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Smooth blue aster
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum laeve is a flowering plant native to Canada, the United States, and Coahuila (Mexico). It has the common names of smooth blue aster, smooth aster, smooth-leaved aster, glaucous Michaelmas-daisy and glaucous aster. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Calico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Calico aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae). Commonly known as calico aster, starved aster, and white woodland aster, it is native to eastern and central North America. It is a perennial and herbaceous plant that may reach heights up to 120 centimeters and widths up to 30 centimeters. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Small white aster
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum
Small white aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum racemosum is a species of flowering plant native to parts of the United States and introduced in Canada. It is known as smooth white oldfield aster and small white aster. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a late-summer and fall blooming flower. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Common dandelion
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American English. The name "blowball" is also used. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Turkey-tail
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor
Turkey-tail
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Trametes versicolor – also known as Coriolus versicolor and Polyporus versicolor – is a common polypore mushroom found throughout the world. Meaning 'of several colors', versicolor accurately describes this fungus that displays a unique blend of markings. Additionally, owing to its shape being similar to that of a wild turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from a different order (Stereum), and thus may sometimes be confused with the 'true' turkey tail mushroom, T. versicolor. Another lookalike is the multicolor gill polypore, T. betulina. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
Moth mullein
Verbascum blattaria
Moth mullein
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Verbascum blattaria, the moth mullein, is a flowering biennial plant belonging to the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it has naturalized in the United States and most of Canada since its introduction and has become an invasive species there. It has been declared a noxious weed by the state of Colorado. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Lesser snakeroot
Ageratina aromatica
Lesser snakeroot
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Ageratina aromatica, also known as lesser snakeroot and small-leaved white snakeroot, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread and common across much of the eastern and southern United States from Louisiana to Massachusetts, as far inland as Kentucky and Ohio. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden
Catherine's moss
Atrichum undulatum
Catherine's moss
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Atrichum undulatum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 10, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea is a species of sedge known as fox sedge and American fox-sedge. It is native to North America, including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, the United States and parts of Mexico. It is known in Europe and New Zealand as an introduced species. The sedge lives in wet and seasonally wet habitat, and grows easily as a roadside weed. It produces clumps of stems up to a meter tall. The inflorescence is a dense, tangled cluster of many flower spikes up to about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. Tolerates fluctuating water levels and periods of drying. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Spotted knapweed
Centaurea stoebe
Spotted knapweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Centaurea stoebe, the spotted knapweed or panicled knapweed, is a species of Centaurea native to eastern Europe, although it has spread to North America, where it is considered an invasive species. It forms a tumbleweed, helping to increase the species' reach, and the seeds are also enabled by a feathery pappus. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Field thistle
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Cirsium discolor, the field thistle, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to thirty-three states in the United States as well four Canadian provinces. It occurs across much of eastern and central Canada as well as eastern and central United States. It has been found from New Brunswick west to Saskatchewan and south as far as Texas and Georgia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Blunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt spikerush
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eleocharis obtusa is a species of spikesedge known by the common name blunt spikerush. This plant is widely distributed across Canada and the United States, where it grows in wet areas such as riverbanks and moist forest floors. It is also a weed of rice paddies, especially when the rice plants are young sprouts. This is an annual spikesedge approaching half a meter in maximum height. It has many green cylindrical stems which are erect but weak and spongy. There may be thin, grasslike leaves toward the base of the plant, which are generally straw-colored. Atop each stem is a rounded or oblong spikelet containing at least ten flowers, each covered by an oval-shaped brown bract. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Boneset
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Eupatorium perfoliatum, known as common boneset or just boneset, is a North American perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a common native to the Eastern United States and Canada, widespread from Nova Scotia to Florida, west as far as Texas, Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Manitoba. It is also called agueweed, feverwort, or sweating-plant. In herbal medicine, the plant is a diaphoretic, or an agent to cause sweating. It was introduced to American colonists by natives who used the plant for breaking fevers by means of heavy sweating, and commonly used to treat fever by the African-American population of the southern United States. The name "boneset" comes from the use of the plant to treat dengue fever, which is also called "break-bone fever." It is nearly always found in low, wet areas. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Virginia stickseed
Hackelia virginiana
Virginia stickseed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant, is commonly known as beggar's lice, sticktight or stickseed. However, the common names beggar's lice and stick-tight are also used for very different plants, such as Desmodium species that are also known as "tick-trefoil". Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
Phaeotremella frondosa
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phaeotremella frondosa is a species of fungus in the family Phaeotremellaceae producing brownish, frondose, gelatinous basidiocarps. It is widespread in north temperate regions, and is parasitic on other species of fungi that grow on dead attached and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea
Reed canary grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary grass, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. Other common names for the plant include gardener's-garters and ribbon grass in English, alpiste roseau in French, Rohrglanzgras in German, kusa-yoshi in Japanese, caniço-malhado in Portuguese, and hierba cinta and pasto cinto in Spanish. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Japanese andromeda
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica
Japanese andromeda
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan, where it grows in mountain thickets. This medium-sized evergreen shrub or tree is widely cultivated in gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Sweet everlasting
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Sweet everlasting
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, synonyms including Gnaphalium obtusifolium and Pseudognaphalium saxicola, is a member of the family Asteraceae. It is found on open dry sandy habitat throughout eastern North America. Common names include old field balsam, rabbit tobacco and sweet everlasting. When crushed, the plant exudes a characteristic maple-syrup scent. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
Woodland goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia
Woodland goldenrod
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 1, 2023
Solidago caesia, commonly named blue-stemmed goldenrod, wreath goldenrod, or woodland goldenrod, is a flowering plant native to North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Slope Garden, The Woods
Early goldenrod
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea
Early goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Solidago juncea, the early goldenrod, plume golden-rod, or yellow top, is a North American species of herbaceous perennial plants of the family Asteraceae native to eastern and central Canada and eastern and central United States. It grows from Nova Scotia west to Manitoba and Minnesota south as far as northern Georgia and northern Arkansas, with a few isolated populations in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa
Common wrinkle-leaved goldenrod
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Solidago rugosa, commonly called the wrinkleleaf goldenrod or rough-stemmed goldenrod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread across eastern and central Canada and the eastern and central United States. It is usually found in wet to mesic habitats. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow Garden, The Pond, Slope Garden
Green hair algae
Spirogyra sp.
Green hair algae
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Spirogyra is a genus of filamentous charophyte green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is characteristic of the genus. Spirogyra species, of which there are more than 400, are commonly found in freshwater habitats. Spirogyra measures approximately 10 to 100 μm in width and may grow to several centimetres in length. It is often observed as green slimy patches on the ground near ponds and other water bodies having stagnant water. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- There are many different types of algae that look like hair... you need a microscope and a phd to tell them apart! Spirogyra seems like the most likely genus, but I can't tell for sure.
- Location:
- The Pond
False goat's beard
Astilbe chinensis
False goat's beard
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Astilbe chinensis, commonly known as false goat's beard, tall false-buck's-beard or Chinese astilbe, is a plant in the saxifrage family, Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb that grows near shaded streams and rivers. It is also commonly grown in shade gardens. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Front Yard
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- November 1, 2023
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma. The prevalence of the so-called "Columbus strain" has seen the residents of Columbus, Wisconsin embrace the plant into their city's identity. Known as the "Redbud City," the town hosts "Redbud Day" annually the Saturday before Mother's Day, organizing a variety of themed events to recognize the tree. Wikipedia
- Notes:
- I haven't noticed any trees in our yard with leaves like this, but these dropped leaves are all over the driveway. I'll take a look in the spring!
- Location:
- The Woods
Elodea?
Elodea sp.
Elodea?
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Elodea is a genus of 6 species of aquatic plants often called the waterweeds described as a genus in 1803. Classified in the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), Elodea is native to the Americas and is also widely used as aquarium vegetation and laboratory demonstrations of cellular activities. It lives in fresh water. An older name for this genus is Anacharis, which serves as a common name in North America. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Pond
White wood aster
Eurybia divaricata
White wood aster
- Location:
- The Woods (Just to the right of the car)
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Eurybia divaricata, the white wood aster, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America. It occurs in the eastern United States, primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, though it is also present in southeastern Canada, but only in about 25 populations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. In the U.S. it is abundant and common, but in Canada it is considered threatened due to its restricted distribution. It has been introduced to a number of countries in Europe. It can be found in dry open woods as well as along wood-edges and clearings. The species is distinguished by its flower heads that have yellow centers and white rays that are arranged in flat-topped corymbiform arrays, emerging in the late summer through fall. Other distinguishing characteristics include its serpentine stems and sharply serrated narrow heart-shaped leaves. The white wood aster is sometimes used in cultivation in both North America and Europe due to it being quite tough and for its showy flowers. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods
Peppergrass?
Lepidium sp.
Peppergrass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds. The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Grass?
Poales sp.
Grass?
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, rushes and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Wikipedia
- Location:
- Meadow
Rhododendron
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- The Woods
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Note:
- Moved from the back yard to the front yard in 2022
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron sp.
Rhododendron
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Rhododendron is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America, Europe and Australia. Wikipedia
- Location:
- The Woods, Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 6, 2023
Aesculus pavia
Red buckeye
- Note:
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 21, 2022
Allium cernuum
Nodding pink onion
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Pussytoes
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Arisaema triphyllum
Jack-in-the-pulpit
- Location:
- The Woods (In the stream)
- Date:
- April 24, 2023
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Athyrium angustum
Northern lady fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 23, 2023
Blephilia ciliata
Downy wood mint
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Berkeley's polypore
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- July 16, 2023
Carex molesta
Troublesome sedge
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Celtis tenuifolia
Dwarf hackberry
- Location:
- The Woods (At the bottom of the driveway)
- Date:
- November 2, 2023
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge pea
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 7, 2023
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Note:
- Western honey bee
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- March 9, 2024
Crocus tommasinianus
Crocus tommasinianus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Eastern hayscented fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal shield fern
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Elymus hystrix
Bottle brush grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- September 1, 2023
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Erigeron pulchellus 'Lynnhaven Carpet'
Robin's plantain
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Erythronium americanum
Yellow trout lily
- Note:
- Very common in the woods near the house
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 13, 2023
Euonymus alatus
Burning bush
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 17, 2023
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 27, 2023
Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Joe'
Dwarf Joe Pye weed
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2023)
- Date:
- August 4, 2023
Eurybia macrophylla
Big leaf aster
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 8, 2023
Fagus grandifolia
American beech
- Note:
- Fun fact about American beech... they don't drop their leaves until Spring.
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- January 4, 2021
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- March 4, 2024
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink'
Swamp rose mallow
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Winterberry holly
- Note:
- Eastern Bluebird
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- January 1, 2024
Ipheion uniflorum
Spring starflower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2023)
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Iris versicolor
Blue flag iris
- Location:
- The Pond
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- May 23, 2023
Juncus torreyi
Torrey's rush
- Location:
- The Pond
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Laetiporus sulphureus
Chicken of the woods
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- September 3, 2021
Lespedeza virginica
Slender bush clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- August 23, 2023
Leucanthemum × superbum
Shasta daisy
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Lindera benzoin
Spicebush
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- April 8, 2023
Monarda fistulosa
Wild bergamot
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 26, 2023
Morchella esculenta
Common morel
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 1, 2023
Muscari armeniacum
Grape hyacinth
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Bulbs (2022)
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus
Pheasant’s eye
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- May 14, 2022
Narcissus sp.
Narcissus
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus tazetta 'Minnow'
Little minnow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 6, 2023
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Narcissus triandrus 'Thalia'
Orchard narcissus
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2023
Oxalis stricta
Upright yellow woodsorrel
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Packera aurea
Golden ragwort
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 17, 2024
Parasola plicatilis
Pleated inkcap
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- July 12, 2023
Penstemon digitalis
White beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Penstemon hirsutus
Hairy beardtongue
- Location:
- Meadow
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum
Giant Solomon's seal
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Polystichum acrostichoides
Christmas fern
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- October 26, 2023
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Shrubby cinquefoil
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Prunus serotina
Black cherry
- Location:
- Back Yard (North of the house, just across the driveway)
- Date:
- May 25, 2022
Quercus alba
White oak
- Location:
- The Woods
- Date:
- October 19, 2023
Ranunculus sp.
Buttercup
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- August 18, 2023
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Pinxter flower
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- May 9, 2024
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
- Note:
- Diamondback Spittlebug (Lepyronia quadrangularis)
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Scilla luciliae
Bossier's glory-of-the-snow
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- April 1, 2023
Scutellaria incana
Downy skullcap
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- October 15, 2023
Silene latifolia
White campion
- Location:
- Slope Garden
- Date:
- June 23, 2023
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Symphyotrichum laeve 'Bluebird'
Smooth blue aster
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- September 17, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Date:
- October 4, 2023
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Aromatic aster
- Location:
- Back Yard
- Introduced:
- Planting (2022)
- Date:
- September 16, 2023
Taraxacum officinale
Common dandelion
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Tradescantia virginiana
Virginia spiderwort
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 30, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- June 9, 2024
Trifolium repens
White clover
- Location:
- Meadow
- Date:
- May 31, 2024
Verbascum thapsus
Mullein
- Note:
- Downy Woodpecker (F)
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Date:
- August 9, 2021
Waldsteinia fragarioides
Barren strawberry
- Location:
- Front Yard
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexander
- Location:
- Meadow Garden
- Introduced:
- Seeding (2021)
- Date:
- May 1, 2024
Number of Plant Species
By Location:
Back Yard: 31
Front Yard: 40
Meadow: 67
Meadow Garden: 41
The Pond: 23
Slope Garden: 35
The Woods: 40
By Type:
Trees: 20
Shrubs: 14
Forbs: 118
Ferns: 8
Fungi: 8
Grasses, Sedges and Rushes: 17
Vines: 5
Other: 3
Total: 193