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Capital Region BioBlitz 1999 - Results

Peebles Island State Park - Waterford, New York

July 30 - 31, 1999


Plants
Total = 267

Common Name Genus Species
velvet-leaf Abutilon theophrasti
box elder Acer negundo
black Maple Acer nigrum
Norway maple Acer plantanoides
sycamore maple Acer pseudo-platanus
red maple Acer rubrum
silver maple Acer saccharinum
sugar maple Acer saccharum
yarrow Achillea millefolium
Rhode Island bent Agrostis capillaris
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima
water plantain Alisma triviale
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata
scallion Allium vineale
European black alder Alnus glutinosa
ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida
shadbush Amelanchier arborea
serviceberry Amelanchier laevis
false indigo Amorpha fruiticosa
hog peanut Amphicarpea bracteata
turkey-foot grass Andropogon gerardii
broom-bearded grass Andropogon scoparius
thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
everlasting Antennaria plantaginifolia
little indian hemp Apocynum cannabinum var. hypericifolium
wild columbine Aquilegia canadensis
wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis
great burdock Arctium lappa
common burdock Arctium minus
dragonroot Arisaema dracontium
sage Artemisia sp.
heartleafed aster Aster cordifolius
white wood aster Aster divericatus
rice-button aster Aster dumosus
bushy white aster Aster ericoides
common watercress Barbarea vulgaris
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii
common barberry Berberis vulgaris
hoary alyssum Beteroa incana
sweet birch Betula lenta
grey birch Betula populifolia
devil's beggers tick Bidens frondosa
false nettle Boehemeria cylindrica
smooth brome Bromus inermis
hedge bindweed Calystegia sepium
creeping bellflower Campanula rapunculoides
harebell Campanula rotundifolia
pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica
sedge Carex blanda
sedge Carex pensylvanica
sedge Carex rugosperma
sedge Carex scoparia
sedge Carex swanii
pignut Hickory Carya glabra
catalpa Catalpa speciosa
oriental bittersweet Celatrus orbiculatus
hackberry Celtis occidentalis
spotted knapweed Centaurea maculosa
mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum
eyebane Chamaesyce maculata
eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
pigweed Chenopodium album
chicory Cicorium intybus
drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia
enchanter's nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Canadian thistle Cirsium arvense
virgin's bower Clematis virginiana
dayflower Commelina communis
horseweed Conyza canadense
silky dogwood Cornus amomum
gray dogwood Cornus foemina ssp. Racemosa
round-leaved dogwood Cornus rugosa
red osier dogwood Cornus serica
hazel Corylus sp.
hawthorne Crategus sp.
wild chervil Cryptotaenia canadensis
dodder Cuscuta corylii
flat sedge Cyperus lupulinus spp. Macilentus
umbrella sedge Cyperus strigosus
orchard grass Dactylis glomerata
poverty grass Danthonia spicata
wild carrot Daucus carota
deptford pink Dianthus armeria
crabgrass Digitaria sp.
spinulose wood fern Dryopteris carthusiana
common wood fern Dryopteris intermedia
barnyard grass Echinochloa crusgalli
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
creeping spikerush Eleocharis palustris
waterweed Elodea canadensis
marsh wild-rye Elymus riparius
purple-leaf willow-herb Epilobium coloratum
weed orchid Epipactis helleborine
fireweed Erechtites heiracifolia
daisy fleabane Erigeron annus
spotted joe-pye weed Eupatorium maculatum
boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
white sanicle Eupatorium rugosum
lance-leafed goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia
American beech Fagus grandifolia
wild strawberry Fragaria virginana
white ash Fraxinus americana
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica
northern bedstraw Galium boreale
wild licorice Galium circaezans
white bedstraw Galium mollugo
marsh bedstraw Galium obtusum
black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata
spotted cranesbill Geranium maculatum
yellow avens Geum aleppicum
witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
sneezeweed Helenium autumnale
jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosis
day-lily Hemerocallis sp.
blunt lobed hepatica Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa
water star-grass Heteranthera dubia
barley Hordeum sp.
Japanese hops Humulus japonicus
common St. John's wort Hypercium perforatum
pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida
iris Iris sp.
path rush Juncus tenuis
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana
wild lettuce Lactuca biennis
wild lettuce Lactuca canadensis
wood nettle Laportea canadensis
cutgrass Leersia virginica
motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
poor man's pepper Lepidium virginicum
bushclover Lespedeza intermedia
violet bushclover Lespedeza violacea
white daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
European gromwell Lithospermum officinale
indian tobacco Lobelia inflata
perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne
fly honeysuckle Lonicera morrowi
tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica
fly honeysuckle Lonicera x bella
birdsfoot treefoil Lotus corniculata
waterhound Lycopus americanus
fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
moneywort Lysimachia nummularia
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
lilly of the valley Maianthemum canadense
false-Solomon's seal Maianthemum racemosa
white sweet clover Melilotus alba
moonvine Menispermum canadensis
field mint Mentha arvensis
monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
indian pipe Monotropa uniflora
white mulberry Morus alba
grass Muhlenbergia sp.
Eurasian milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
mermaid weed Najas sp.
Catnip Nepeta cataria
evening primrose Oenothera biennis
sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
hop hornbeam Ostrya virginiana
wood sorrel Oxalis stricta
switchgrass Panicum virgatum
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
ditch stone-crop Penthorum sedoides
reed canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Chinese lantern Physalis alkekengi
clammy ground-cherry Physalis heterophylla
long-leaf ground cherry Physalis longifolia
pokeweed Phytolacca americana
Norway spruce Picea abies
richweed Pilea pumila
red pine Pinus resinosa
white pine Pinus strobus
English plantain Plantago lanceolata
common plantain Plantago major
pale plantain Plantago rugellii
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis
smooth solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus
Japanese bamboo Polygonum cuspidatum
smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum
lady's thumb Polygonum persicaria
climbing false-buckwheat Polygonum scandens
rock fern Polypodium virginianum
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides
quaking aspen Populus tremuloides
pondweed Potamageton crispus
pondweed Potamegeton perfoliatus
rough cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
sulphur cinquefoil Potentilla recta
common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
sweet cherry Prunus avium
black cherry Prunus serotina
choke-cherry Prunus virginiana
white oak Quercus alba
swamp white oak Quercus bicolor
scarlet oak Quercus coccinea
scrub oak Quercus ilicifolia
bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
chestnut oak Quercus montana
dwarf chestnut oak Quercus prinoides
Northern red oak Quercus rubra
black oak Quercus velutina
swamp buttercup Ranunculus hispidus var. caricetorium
wild radish Raphanus raphanistrum
buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
smooth sumac Rhus glabra
staghorn sumac Rhus hirta
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
pasture rose Rosa carolina
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora
blackberry Rubus allegheniensis
American dewberry Rubus flagellaris
black raspberry Rubus occidentalis
highbush blackberry Rubus pensylvanicus
black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima
sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella
duck-potato Sagittaria latifolia
sandbar willow Salix exigua
crack willow Salix fragilis
common elderberry Sambucus canadensis
bouncing-bet Saponaria officinalis
swordgrass Scirpus americanus
figwort Scrophularia marilandica
knotroot bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
golden foxtail Setaria pumlia
green foxtail Setaria viridis
white campion Silene latifolia
jacob's ladder Smilax herbacea
climbing nightshade Solanum dulcamara
black nightshade Solanum nigrum
late goldenrod Solidago canadensis
late goldenrod Solidago gigantea
early goldenrod Solidago juncea
large-leaved goldenrod Solidago macrophylla
old-field goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
sweet goldenrod Solidago odora
rough stemmed goldenrod Solidago rugosa
sow thistle sonchus oleraceus
pondweed Stuckenia pectinatus
tansy Tanacetum vulgare
common dandelion Taraxacum officinale
wood sage Teucrium canadense
American basswood Tilia americana
poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
water chestnut Trapa natans
alsike clover Trifolium hybridium
red clover Trifolium pratense
white clover Trifolium repens
coltsfoot dandelion Tussilago forfara
cattail Typha angustfolia
American elm Ulmus americana
elm Ulmus sibirica
stinging nettle Urtica dioica
stinging nettle Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
lowbush blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
mullein Verbascum thapsus
blue vervain Verbena hastata
white vervain Verbena urticifolia
marsh speedwell Veronica scutellata
northern arrowood Viburnum dentatum var. lucidulum
downy arrow wood Viburnum rafinesquianum
leconte violet Viola affinis
cow-vetch Viola cracca
river bank grape Vitis riparia
common cocklebur Xanthium strumarium var. canadense

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