Wood Forest Botanical Preserve, Muscatine Co.
(by common name)

Explanatory Notes

COMMON NAME
SPECIES
FAMILY
ORIGIN
HABITAT
DATE COLL./OBS.
IDENTIFICATION
SPECIMEN
Thorne
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS                
Trees                
Box-elder Acer negundo L. Aceraceae Native Creek 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Basswood Tilia americana L. Tiliaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Big Tooth Aspen/ Quaking Aspen Populus grandidentata Michx./ Populus tremuloides Michx. Salicaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis (Wagenh.) K. Koch Juglandaceae Native . 6/4/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Black Cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. Rosaceae Native East fence East fence 5/16/88 6/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. Fabaceae NAm, not IA     Cady & Horton 2000    
Black Oak Quercus velutina Lam. Fagaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Bur-oak Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Fagaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Crab Apple Pyrus ioensis (A. Wood) L. Bailey Rosaceae Native         X
Diamond Willow Salix rigida Muhl. Salicaceae Native         X
Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoides Marsh. Salicaceae Native Central creek 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana L. Cupressaceae Native Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Hawthorn Crataegus mollis (T. & G.) Scheele Rosaceae Native         X
Hawthorn Crataegus sp. Rosaceae   . 4/28/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Honey-locust Gleditisia triacanthos L. Caesalpiniaceae Native Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 5/21/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Mockernut-hickory Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt. Juglandaceae Native North fence 6/24/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Northern Huckberry; Sugarberry Celtis occidentalis L. Ulmaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Peach-leaved Willow Salix amygdaloides Andersson Salicaceae Native         X
River or Red Birch Betula nigra L. [Recorded as B. papyrifera by Thorne] Betulaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch Juglandaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
White Ash/Green Ash Fraxinus americana L./F. pennsylvanica Marsh. var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. Oleaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
White Mulberry Morus alba L. Moraceae E. Asia North fence Central creek Central creek . 6/4/88 6/17/88 6/17/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X X  
White Oak Quercus alba L. Fagaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
White or American Elm/ Slippery or Red Elm Ulmus americana L./ Ulmus rubra Muhl. [recorded as U. rubra by Thorne] Ulmaceae Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Yellow Oak Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. Fagaceae Native Central creek; young tree 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
                 
Shrubs/Vines                
American Hazel-Nut Corylus americana Walter Betulaceae Native Center creek . 7/8/88 4/28/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X
Bittersweet Celastrus scandens L. Celastraceae Native Front gate, front ditch 10/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis L. Rosaceae Native Front fence Front fence 6/4/1988 5/21/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Widrlechner 1999 X  
Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis Porter ex Bailey Rosaceae Native         X
Bristly Greenbrier Smilax hispida Muhl. Smilacaceae Native Central creek 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Carrion-flower Smilax herbacea L. Smilacaceae Native Front gate 10/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Colic-Root Dioscorea villosa L. Dioscoreaceae Native North fork 6/24/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Common Hop-tree Ptelea trifoliata L. Rutaceae Native East fence East fence East fence row . 6/17/88 6/17/88 5/16/88 unknown Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 X X X X X
Common Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller Rutaceae Native Front fence East fence 6/4/88 7/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998   X
Elderberry, Elder Sambucus canadensis L. Caprifoliaceae Native East fence Front fence 6/24/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X
Frost Grape, Wild Grape Vitis riparia Michx. Vitaceae Native . unknown Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Grape-woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A. Hitchc. Vitaceae Native Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 8/14/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Guelder rose Viburnum opulus L. Caprifoliaceae Eurasia Center creek 7/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998    
Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberidaceae Japan         X
Knob-styled Dogwood Cornus amomum Miller Cornaceae Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Missouri Gooseberry Ribes missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G. Saxifragaceae Native . North fork North fork East fence 4/28/88 5/21/88 6/4/88 8/14/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X X X
Moonseed Menispermum canadense L. Menispermaceae Native Creek, east end 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Multiflora-rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray Rosaceae E. Asia Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago L. Caprifoliaceae Native         X
Northern Swamp Dogwood Cornus racemosa Lam. [=C. foemina P. Miller ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson] Cornaceae Native East fence East fence 7/24/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Pasture Rose Rosa carolina L. Rosaceae Native Front Front fence 5/16/88 5/21/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kunze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Anacardiaceae Native         X
Rough Leaved Dogwood Cornus drummondii C.A. Meyer Cornaceae Native       X X
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra L. Anacardiaceae Native         X
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Vitaceae Native         X
Wahoo, Burning Bush Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Celastraceae Native Front fence 6/4/1988 Horton & Madsen 2000 X  
Wild Plum Prunus americana Marsh. Rosaceae Native . 4/28/1988 Cady 1998 X  
                 
Herbs                
Alfalfa Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae Caspian Front 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Arid-land Goosefoot 
 Chenopodium desiccatum A. Nelson [= C. pratericola Rydb. misapplied] Chenopodiaceae Native Front ditch 10/8/88 Cady 1998    
Arrow-leaved Aster Aster urophyllus Lindley in DC. [=A. sagittifolius Willd.] Asteraceae Native Front ditch 10/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998    
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis L. Liliaceae Europe North fork 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv. Poaceae Eurasia         X
Bellwort Uvularia grandiflora Small Liliaceae Native         X
Black Bindweed Polygonum convolvulus L. Polygonaceae Europe         X
Black Nightshade Solanum americanum P.Miller [recorded as S. nigrum by Thorne] Solanaceae Native         X
Black Snakeroot Sanicula canadensis L. Apiaceae Native         X
Bland Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Apiaceae Native Center creek 7/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Bottlebrush Grass Hystrix patula Moench Poaceae Native         X
Broad Leaf Panic Grass Dichanthelium latifolium (L.) Gould & Clark Poaceae Native         X
Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore. Asteraceae Eurasia East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Bulrush Scirpus atrovirens Willd. Cyperaceae Native End of North fork 6/24/1988 Cady 1998   X
Bush-clover Lespedeza capitata Michx. Fabaceae Native Front gate Front gate 10/8/88 8/14/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L. Asteraceae Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Canadian Bluegrass Poa compressa L. Poaceae Europe         X
Canadian Wood-nettle 
 Laportea candensis (L.) Wedd. Urticaceae Native North fork 10/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Carolina Love Grass Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees Poaceae Native Front fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Catnip Giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze Lamiaceae Native East fence East fence 8/14/88 8/14/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 X X  
Catnip Nepeta cataria L. Lamiaceae Eurasia Front ditch Ditch west Ditch east 7/8/88 6/24/88 6/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Clasping Milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis J.E. Smith Asclepiadaceae Native Front fence entrance gate 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Clearweed Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray. Urticaceae Native North fork Central creek 8/14/88 7/8/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Cleavers, Bedstraw Galium aparine L. Rubiaceae Native East fence South fork 6/4/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998   X
Climbing False-buckwheat Polygonum scandens L. Polygonaceae Native Ditch Front ditch 6/24/88 10/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Cluster-leaf Tick-trefoil Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Wood Fabaceae Native North fork East fence/pasture 6/24/88 7/8/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Cluster-sanicle Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn. Apiaceae Native North fork Front fence East fence . Center creek 5/16/88 5/21/88 6/24/88 6/4/88 7/8/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X X
Common Agrimony/Harvest-lice Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. Rosaceae Native East fence Front fence/pasture 7/8/88 7/8/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998    
Common Burdock Arctium minus Schk. Asteraceae Eurasia East fence 7/24/1988 Cady & Horton 1998    
Common Dandelion Taraxacum officinale Weber Asteraceae Eurasia Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca L. Asclepiadaceae Native Front ditch Front ditch 10/8/88 7/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998   X
Common Mullein Verbascum thapsus L. Scrophulariaceae Europe Front ditch Front fence Front fence 10/8/88 7/17/88 5/2/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Asteraceae Native Front fence Front fence Front ditch 8/14/88 8/14/88 7/24/88 Cady 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Common Scouring-rush Equisetum hyemale L. Equisetaceae Native North fork 5/16/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Common yellow-cress Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser Brassicaceae Native Front fence 6/4/1988 Cady 1998    
Cranesbill Geranium carolinianum L. Geraniaceae Native Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Creeping bent-grass Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Hudson) Farw. Poaceae Europe East fence 6/24/88 Cady 1998    
Crested Wood Fern Dryopteris cristata (L.) Gray Aspleniaceae Native         X
Culver's Root Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw Scrophulariaceae Native         X
Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Asteraceae Native Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Daisy fleabane Erigeron strigosus Michx. Asteraceae Native Front fence 6/4/1988 Cady 1998    
Deer-tongue Rosette Grass 
 Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould [= Dichanthelium clandestinum] Poaceae Native End of North fork 6/24/88 Cady 1998    
Ditch-stonecrop Penthorum sedoides L. Saxifragaceae Native North fork 8/14/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Doll's eyes Actaea alba (L.) Miller Ranunculaceae Native Central valley North creek 8/14/88 5/16/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 X X X
Dooryard-Violet Viola sororia Willd. [recorded as V. papilionacea by Thorne] Violaceae Native . 4/28/88 Cady 1998 X X
Downy Agrimony Agrimonia pubescens Wallr. Rosaceae Native Central valley East fence 8/14/88 8/14/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fern. Rosaceae Native . 4/28/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Dutchman's Breeches Dicentra cucullaria (L.) Bernh. Papaveraceae Native . . unknown 4/28/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Eastern Lined Aster Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. interior (Weig.) Semple & Chmiel. Asteraceae Native Front ditch 10/8/88 Cady 1998    
Eastern Shooting star Dodecatheon meadia L. Primulaceae Native