Swamp White Oak Savanna Preserve,
Muscatine Co.
(by Latin species name)

Explanatory Notes

SPECIES
FAMILY
COMMON NAME
ORIGIN
VERIFIED/VOUCHER
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS        
Trees        
Acer saccharinum L. Aceraceae Silver Maple Native  
Betula nigra L. Betulaceae River Birch Native  
Carya cordiformis (Wang.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Bitternut Hickory Native  
Catalpa cf. speciosa Warder Bignoniaceae Cigar Tree N.Am., not IA  
Celtis occidentalis L. Ulmaceae Hackberry Native  
Cercis canadensis L. Fabaceae Redbud Native  
Crataegus crus-galli L. Rosaceae Cockspur Hawthorn Native  
Crataegus mollis (T. & G.) Scheele Rosaceae Hawthorn Native  
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. [= F. pennsylvanica Marsh. var. subintegerrima (Vahl) Fern.] Oleaceae Green Ash Native  
Gleditsia triacanthos L. Fabaceae Honey Locust Native  
Gymnocladus dioica (L.) K. Koch Fabaceae Kentucky Coffee Tree Native  
Juglans nigra L. Juglandaceae Black Walnut Native  
Juniperus virginiana L. Cupressaceae Red Cedar Native  
Maclura pomifera (Raf. ex Sarg.) Schneider Moraceae Osage Orange, Hedge Apple N.Am., not IA  
Malus ioensis (Wood) Britton [= Pyrus ioensis (Wood) Carruth.] Rosaceae Wild Crab Native  
Morus alba L. Moraceae Chinese Mulberry, White Mulberry Asian  
Platanus occidentalis L. Platanaceae Sycamore Native  
Populus deltoides Bartram ex Marsh. Salicaceae Cottonwood Native  
Prunus virginiana L. Rosaceae Choke Cherry Native  
Quercus alba L. Fagaceae White Oak Native  
Quercus bicolor Willd. Fagaceae Swamp White Oak Native  
Quercus borealis Michx. f. var. maxima (Marsh.) Ashe [= Q. rubra L., nom. ambig.] Fagaceae Northern Red Oak Native  
Quercus macrocarpa Michx. var. macrocarpa Fagaceae Bur Oak Native  
Quercus palustris Muench. Fagaceae Pin Oak Native  
Quercus velutina Lam. Fagaceae Black Oak Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-42, ISC
Salix nigra Marsh. Salicaceae Black Willow Native  
Tilia americana L. Tiliaceae Basswood, American Linden Native  
Ulmus americana L. Ulmaceae American Elm Native  
Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae Siberian Elm Asian Humke 2001
Ulmus rubra Muhl. Ulmaceae Red Elm, Slippery Elm Native  
         
Shrubs/Vines        
Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. Convolvulaceae Hedge Bindweed Native/Eurasia Rhodes, Felder, Brown 10/9/98
Cephalanthus occidentalis L. Rubiaceae Buttonbush Native  
Clematis pitcheri T. & G Ranunculaceae Leather Flower Native  
Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer Cornaceae Rough-leaved Dogwood Native  
Cuscuta cuspidata Engelm. Convolvulaceae Dodder Native Cady & Horton 9/20/98 IA
Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscoreaceae Wild Yam, Colic-root Native  
Euonymus sp. Celastraceae      
Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G.F.W. Meyer Convolvulaceae Sweet Potato Native  
Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle    
Menispermum canadense L. Menispermaceae Moonseed Native  
Parthenocissus cf. quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Vitaceae Virginia Creeper Native  
Ptelea trifoliata L. Rutaceae Wafer Ash Native  
Rhus typhina L. Anacardiaceae Staghorn sumac Native  
Ribes cf. missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G. Saxifragaceae Wild Gooseberry Native  
Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray Rosaceae Multiflora Rose e. Asia  
Rosa sp. Rosaceae Rose    
Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rosaceae Dewberry Native Widrlechner & Dragula 421, ISC
Rubus occidentalis L. Rosaceae Black Raspberry Native  
Salix exigua Nutt. ssp. interior (Rowlee) Cronq. [= S. interior Rowlee] Salicaceae Sandbar Willow Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Smilax herbacea L. Liliaceae Carrion Flower Native  
Smilax hispida Muhl. [= S. tamnoides L. var. hispida (Muhl.) Fern.; S. rotundifolia L., misappl.] Liliaceae Green-brier Native  
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Moench Caprifoliaceae Coralberry, Buckbrush Native  
Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Anacardiaceae Poison Ivy Native  
Vitis cf. riparia Michx. Vitaceae Riverbank Grape, Frost Grape Native  
Vitis cinerea Engelm. Vitaceae Winter Grape, Fox Grape Native Cady & Horton 9/20/98 IA
Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller Rutaceae Prickly Ash Native  
         
Herbs        
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Euphorbiaceae Three-seeded Mercury Native Cady & Horton 9/26/98 IA
Achillea millefolium L. ssp. lanulosa (Nutt.) Piper Asteraceae Western Yarrow Native  
Agalinis cf. tenuifolia (Vahl.) Raf. Scrophulariaceae Common agalinis Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 9/10/98 IA
Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae Yellow Giant Hyssop Native  
Agrimonia sp. Rosaceae Agrimony    
Agrostis gigantea Roth [= A. alba misapplied] Poaceae Redtop Europe  
Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) BSP Poaceae Ticklegrass Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-26, ISC
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. [= A. triviale Pursh.] Alismataceae Northern Water Plantain Native  
Allium canadense L. Liliaceae Wild Onion Native Norris & Lewis
Alopecurus carolinianus Walter Poaceae Common foxtail Native Rhodes 5/28/97, IA
Amaranthus cannabinus L. Sauer [= Acnida cannabina] Amaranthaceae Water-hemp Native  
Amaranthus rudis Sauer Amaranthaceae Pigweed Native Cady & Horton 9/20/98 IA
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Asteraceae Common Ragweed Native Norris & Lewis
Ambrosia psilostachya DC. Asteraceae Western Ragweed Native  
Ambrosia trifida L. Asteraceae Giant Ragweed Native Norris & Lewis
Ammannia coccinea Rottb. Lythraceae Tooth-cup Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 9/10/98 IA
Amorpha fruticosa L. Fabaceae Indigo bush, False Indigo Native  
Androsace occidentalis Pursh. Primulaceae Rock Jasmine Native  
Anemone canadensis L. Ranunculaceae Canada Anemone Native  
Anemone quinquefolia L. Ranunculaceae Wood Anemone Native Horton 35756, IA
Anemone virginiana L. Ranunculaceae Tall anemone Native  
Antennaria neglecta Greene Asteraceae Pussytoes Native  
Arabis hirsuta (L.) Scop. var. adpressipilis (M. Hopkins) Rollins Brassicaceae Rock-cress Native Horton 35756, IA
Arctium minus Bernh. Asteraceae Common Burdock Eurasia  
Arisaema dracontium (L.) Schott Araceae Green Dragon Native  
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Asteraceae White Sage Native  
Asclepias cf. viridiflora Raf. Asclepiadaceae Green Milkweed Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-43, ISC
Asclepias incarnata L. Asclepiadaceae Swamp Milkweed Native  
Asclepias syriaca L. Asclepiadaceae Common Milkweed Native  
Asclepias verticillata L. Asclepiadaceae Whorled Milkweed Native  
Aster lanceolatus Willd. [A. simplex misapplied] Asteraceae Panicled Aster Native  
Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britt. Asteraceae Side-flowered Aster Native  
Aster parviceps (Burgess) Mack. & Bush Asteraceae Small-headed Aster Native  
Bidens cernua L. Asteraceae Nodding Bur-marigold Native  
Bidens tripartita L. Asteraceae Stick-tight Native Cady & Horton 9/26/98 IA
Bidens vulgata Greene Asteraceae Tall Beggar-ticks Native Cady & Horton 9/26/98 IA
Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Urticaceae Bog Hemp Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. Poaceae Side-oats Grama Native  
Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murray Poaceae Japanese Brome Old World  
Campanula americana L. Campanulaceae Tall Bellflower Native  
Cannabis sativa L. Moraceae Hemp, Marijuana Eurasia  
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Brassicaceae Shepherd's Purse S. Europe  
Cardamine douglassii (Torrey) Britton Brassicaceae Purple Cress Native  
Cardamine parviflora L. var. arenicola (Britton) Schulz Brassicaceae Dryland Bitter-cress Native Horton 35758, IA
Cardamine pensylvanica Muhl. ex Willd. Brassicaceae Bitter Cress Native Horton 35757, IA
Carduus nutans L. Asteraceae Musk Thistle Europe Rhodes 6/14/97
Carex amphibola Steudel var. turgida Fern. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-10, ISC
Carex bebbii (Bailey) Fern. Cyperaceae Sedge Native  
Carex blanda Dewey Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis
Carex brevior (Dewey) Mack. ex Lunell Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-11, ISC
Carex cf. heliophila Mack. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Rhodes 4/19/97, IA
Carex davisii Schwein. & Torr. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Horton 35298, IA; Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-7, ISC
Carex emoryi Dewey Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-30, ISC
Carex granularis Muhl. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-25, ISC
Carex grayi Carey Cyperaceae Sedge Native Horton 35301, IA; Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-28, ISC
Carex interior Bailey Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-12, ISC
Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fern. Cyperaceae Slender Sedge Native  
Carex leavenworthii Dewey Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-8, ISC
Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-29, ISC
Carex muhlenbergii Schk. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-17, ISC
Carex muskingumensis Schwein. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Horton 35265,35297, IA; Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-32, ISC
Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Rhodes 6/14/97, IA
Carex sparganioides Muhl. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native  
Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-2, ISC
Carex vulpinoidea group Cyperaceae Sedge Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-18, ISC
Cassia marilandica L. Fabaceae Wild Senna Native  
Cenchrus longispinus (Hackel) Fern. Poaceae Sandbur Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 9/10/98 IA
Cerastium cf. nutans Raf. Caryophyllaceae Nodding Chickweed Native  
cf. Sphenopholis sp. Poaceae Wedgegrass   Norris & Lewis
Chaerophyllum procumbens (L.) Crantz Apiaceae Chervil Native  
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene [= Cassia fasciculata] Fabaceae Partridge Pea Native  
Cicuta bulbifera L. Apiaceae Bulblet Water Hemlock Native  
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Asteraceae Canada Thistle Eurasia  
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore Asteraceae Bull Thistle Eurasia  
Claytonia virginica L. Portulacaceae Spring Beauty Native  
Cleome serrulata Pursh. Capparaceae Stinking Clover Native  
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Asteraceae Horseweed, Muletail Native  
Croton glandulosus L. var. septentriolanis Mueller-Arg. Euphorbiaceae Croton Native Rhodes 7/8/97, IA
Cyperus aristatus Rottb. Cyperaceae Flat Sedge Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Cyperus erythrorhizos Muhl. Cyperaceae Redroot flatsedge Native Cady & Horton 10/12/98 IA
Cyperus esculentus L. Cyperaceae Yellow Nutsedge Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Cyperus filiculmis Vahl. Cyperaceae Umbrella-sedge Native Rhodes 7/8/97, IA
Cyperus odoratus L. var. squarrosus (Britton) Gilly Cyperaceae Umbrella-sedge Native Cady & Horton 10/12/98 IA
Cyperus rivularis Kunth Cyperaceae Nut Grass; Umbrella Sedge Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Cyperus strigosus L. Cyperaceae False Nutsedge Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Dasistoma macrophylla (Nutt.) Raf. Scrophulariaceae Mullein Foxglove Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 9/10/98 IA
Daucus carota L. Apiaceae Queen Anne's lace Eurasia  
Descurainia pinnata (Walter) Britton var. brachycarpa (Richardson) Fern. Brassicaceae Tansy Mustard Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-46, ISC
Desmodium sp. [not D. glutinosum or D. illinoense] Fabaceae Tick-trefoil   Norris & Lewis
Dichanthelium acuminatum (Sw.) Gould & Clark var. villosum (Gray) Gould & Clark Poaceae Grass Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Dichanthelium oligosanthes (Schultes) Gould var. scribnerianum (Nash) Gould [=Panicum oligosanthes/P. scribnerianum] Poaceae Panic-grass Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-48, ISC
Draba reptans (Lam.) Fern. Brassicaceae Whitlow Grass Native  
Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) P. Beauv. Poaceae Barnyard Grass Eurasia  
Echinochloa muricata (Beauv.) Fern. var. microstachya Wieg. Poaceae Barnyard Grass Native Cady & Horton 9/20/98 IA
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. Asteraceae Yerbo-de-Tajo Native Cady & Horton 9/20/98 IA
Eleocharis compressa Sullivant Cyperaceae Spike-rush Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-49, ISC
Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schultes Cyperaceae Spike-rush Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Eleocharis palustris (L.) R. & S. Cyperaceae Spike-rush Native Horton 35295, 35299, IA
Ellisia nyctelea L. Hydrophyllaceae Wild Tomato, Water-pod Native  
Elymus virginicus L. Poaceae Virginia Wild Rye Native  
Equisetum sp. Equisetaceae Horsetail    
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Link ex E. Mosher Poaceae Stink-grass Europe Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Eragrostis frankii C.A. Meyer ex Steudel Poaceae Love-grass Native Cady & Horton 10/12/98 IA
Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) BSP Poaceae Pony Grass Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Erechtites hieracifolia (L.) Raf. ex DC. Asteraceae Fireweed Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 10/9/98
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Asteraceae Annual Fleabane Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-47, ISC
Erigeron cf. philadelphicus L. Asteraceae Fleabane Native Rhodes 6/14/97
Erythronium albidum Nutt. Liliaceae White Dogtooth Violet Native  
Eupatorium purpureum L. Asteraceae Purple Joe-pye-weed Native  
Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. Asteraceae White Snakeroot Native  
Eupatorium serotinum Michx. Asteraceae Late Boneset Native Cady & Horton 9/26/98 IA
Euphorbia maculata L. Euphorbiaceae Carpet Spurge Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98
Euphorbia spathulata Lam. [= E. dictyosperma] Euphorbiaceae Prairie Spurge Native Horton 35294, IA
Fimbristylis autumnalis (L.) R. & S. Cyperaceae Sedge family Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Fragaria virginiana Duchesne Rosaceae Wild Strawberry Native  
Galium aparine L. Rubiaceae Cleavers Native  
Geranium carolinianum L. Geraniaceae Cranesbill Native Horton 35300, IA; Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-5, ISC
Geum canadense Jacq. Rosaceae White Avens Native  
Glechoma hederacea L. Lamiaceae Ground-ivy, Creeping Charlie Eurasia  
Gratiola neglecta Torr. Scrophulariaceae Hedge Hyssop Native Norris & Lewis 97-6-13-52, ISC
Hackelia virginiana (L.) I. M. Johnston Boraginaceae Stickseed Native  
Hedeoma hispidum Pursh Lamiaceae Rough Pennyroyal Native Norris & Lewis
Hedyotis crassifolia Raf. [= Houstonia minima Beck.] Rubiaceae Bluets Native Horton 35753, IA
Helenium autumnale L. Asteraceae Sneezeweed Native  
Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet. Asteraceae Ox-eye Native Rhodes, Felder, Brown 10/9/98
Hemicarpha micrantha (Vahl) Pax. Cyperaceae Sedge family Native Cady & Horton 10/4/98 IA
Hordeum pusillum Nutt. Poaceae Little Barley Native  
Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericaceae Common St. John's wort Europe  
Hypericum punctatum Lam. Hypericaceae Spotted St. John's wort Native  
Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx. Hypericaceae Round-fruited St. John's-wort Native