Fungi

Note: Because Fungi identification is difficult, not all of the species are listed with absolute certainty.

Ascomycetes – Sac Fungi

Common Morel (Morchella esculenta)

Black Morel (Morchella conica)

Basidiomycetes

Witches’ Butter (Tremella mesenterica)

Cedar-apple Rust (Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginiana)

Ruffles (Sparassis crispa)

Crown Coral Fungi (Clavicorona pyxidata)

Groundwart (Thelaphora terrestris)

False Turkeytail (Stereum ostrea)

Red Chanterelle (Canttharellus cinnabarinus)

Horn of Plenty (Craterellus cornucopioides)

Bearded Hedgehog (Hericium erinaceus)

Old-man-of-the-woods (Strobilomyces floccopus)

Bay Bolete (Boletus badius)

Bragger’s Bolete (Boletus mirabilis)

Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus)

Gray-violet Bolete (Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceous)

Beefsteak (Fistulina hepatica) 

Turkey Tail (Coriolus versicolor)

Hen-of-the-woods (Grifolia frondosus)

Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus)

False Russula (Hygrophorus russula)

Hardwood Waxycap (Hygrophorus sordidus)

Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)

False Deathcap (Amanita citrina)

Destroying Angel (Amanita virosa )

Fool’s Mushroom (Amanita verna)

Pinecone Lepidella (Amanita ravenelii)

Green Brittlegill (Russula virescens)

Fragile Brittlegill (Russula fragilis)

Variegated Brittlegill (Russula variata)

Pepper Milkcap (Lactarius piperatus)

Wrinkled Milkcap (Lactarius corrugis)

Lattice Puffball (Calostoma lutescens)

Mosses, Liverworts, Hornworts

 

Vascular

Seedless Vascular Plants

Lycopodophyta – Club Mosses

Club Mosses

Pteridophyta - Ferns

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

Common Polypody (Polypodium virginianum)

Christmas Fern (Polystichum lonchitis)

Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)

Boott’s Wood Fern (Dryopteris boottii)

Northern Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum)

Cinnamon Fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)

Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis)

Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana)

Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)

Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)

Vines, Trees, and Shrubs

Gymnosperms (Conifers)

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)

Table Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens)

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)

Red Spruce (Picea rubens)

Common Greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia)

Poison Ivy (Rhus radicans)

Great Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia)

Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Box Elder (Acer negundo)

Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Red-osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera)

Viburnum (Viburnum spp.)

Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus)

White Oak (Quercus alba)

Black Oak (Quercus velutina)

Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea)

Red Mulberry (Morus rubra)

American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)

Sassafras (Sassasfras albidum)

Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Redbud (Cercis canadensis)

Common Pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)

Spice-bush (Lindera benzoin)

Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica)

Willow (Salix spp.)

Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

Bigtooth Aspen (Populus grandidentata)

Pear (Pyrus spp.)

Apple (Malus spp.)

Serviceberry, Shadberry, etc. (Amelanchier spp.)

Alder (Alnus spp.)

American Holly (Ilex opaca)

Allegheny Chinquapin (Castanea pumila)

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

American Elm (Ulmus ameicana)

Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)

Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis)

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

Alder (Alnus spp.)

Common Witch-hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Blackberry, Wineberry, etc. (Rubus spp.)

Hercules Club (Ariala spinosa)

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) - i

Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra)

Mockernut Hickory (Carya tomentosa)

Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)

Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra)

Commelinaceae – Spiderwort Family

Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis)

Cyperaceae – Sedge Family

Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)

Sedge (Carex blanda)

Sedge (Carex digitalis)

Typhaceae – Cattail Family

Cattail (Typha latifolia)

Lemnaceae – Duckweed Family

Small Duckweed (Lemna minor)

Araceae – Arum Family

Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Small Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Liliaceae – Lily Family

Day Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) – i

Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum racemosum)

Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)

Wild Onion (Allium spp.)

Indian Cucumber (Medeola virginiana)

Common Greenbriar (Smilax rotundifolia)

Solomon Seal (Polygonatum biflorum)

Solomon’s Plume (Smilacina racemosa)

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Yellow Stargrass (Hypoxis hirsuta)

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

Orchidaceae – Orchid Family

Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)

Showy Orchis (Orchis spectabilis)

Cranefly Orchis (Tipularia discolor)

Wildflowers - Dicotyledons 

Aristolochiaceae – Dutchman’s Pipe Family

Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

Dioscoreaceae – Yam Family

Whorled Wild Yam (Dioscorea quaternata)

Ranunculaceae – Buttercup Family

Bulbous Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus) – i

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)

Columbine (Aquilegia truncata)

Wild Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum)

Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana)

Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)

Berberidaceae – Barberry Family

Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)

Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Papavaceae – Poppy Family

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Yellow Corydalis (Corydalis flavula)

Fumariaceae – Bleeding Heart Family

Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)

Urticaceae – Stinging Nettle Family

Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Cactaceae - Cactus Family

Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia spp.)

Caryophyllaceae – Pink Family

Great Chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Autumn Bentgrass (Agrostemma perennans)

Portulaceae – Purslane Family

Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Violaceae – Violet Family

Arrow-leaved Violet (Viola sagittata)

Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata)

Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pensylvanica)

Diapensiaseae – Diapensia Family

Galax (Galax aphylla)

Brassicaceae – Mustard Family

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria officinalis) – i

Cutleaf Toothwort (Dentaria diphylla)

Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis) -i

Common Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris) - i

Ericaceae – Heath Family

Early Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum)

Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum)

Pink Azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum)

Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)

Pyrolaceae – Pyrola Family

Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)

Monotropaceae – Indian Pipe Family

Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)

Pinesap (Monotropa hypopithys)

Primulaceae – Primrose Family

Four-leaved Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)

Crassulaceae – Stonecrop Family

Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)

Saxifragaceae – Saxifrage Family

Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Wild Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

Rosaceae – Rose Family

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)

Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) – i

Virginiana Rose (Rosa virginiana)

Blackberry, Raspberry (Rubus spp.)

Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla anserina)

Corymbed Spiraea (Spiraea corymbosa)

White Avens (Geum canadense)

Fabaceae – Pea Family

Hairy Bush Clover (Lespedeza hirta)

Slender Vetch (Vicia tetrasperma) – I

Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum)