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

Explanatory Notes

FAMILY
SPECIES
COMMON NAME
ORIGIN
HABITAT
DATE COLL./OBS.
IDENTIFIED
VOUCHER
Thorne
ANGIOSPERMS, GYMNOSPERMS, FERNS                
Trees                
Aceraceae Acer negundo L. Box-elder Native Creek 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Betulaceae Betula nigra L. [Recorded as B. papyrifera by Thorne] River or Red Birch Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Caesalpiniaceae Gleditisia triacanthos L. Honey-locust Native Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 5/21/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Red Cedar Native Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust NAm, not IA     Cady & Horton 2000    
Fagaceae Quercus alba L. White Oak Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Fagaceae Quercus macrocarpa Michx. Bur-oak Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Fagaceae Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm. Yellow Oak Native Central creek; young tree 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Fagaceae Quercus velutina Lam. Black Oak Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Juglandaceae Carya cordiformis (Wagenh.) K. Koch Bitternut Hickory Native . 6/4/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Juglandaceae Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch Shagbark Hickory Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
Juglandaceae Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt. Mockernut-hickory Native North fence 6/24/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Moraceae Morus alba L. White Mulberry 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  
Oleaceae Fraxinus americana L./F. pennsylvanica Marsh. var. lanceolata (Borkh.) Sarg. White Ash/Green Ash Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
Rosaceae Crataegus mollis (T. & G.) Scheele Hawthorn Native         X
Rosaceae Crataegus sp. Hawthorn   . 4/28/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Rosaceae Pyrus ioensis (A. Wood) L. Bailey Crab Apple Native         X
Rosaceae Prunus serotina Ehrh. Black Cherry Native East fence East fence 5/16/88 6/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Salicaceae Populus deltoides Marsh. Eastern Cottonwood Native Central creek 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Salicaceae Salix amygdaloides Andersson Peach-leaved Willow Native         X
Salicaceae Populus grandidentata Michx./ Populus tremuloides Michx. Big Tooth Aspen/ Quaking Aspen Native     Cady & Horton 2000    
Salicaceae Salix rigida Muhl. Diamond Willow Native         X
Tiliaceae Tilia americana L. Basswood Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Ulmaceae Celtis occidentalis L. Northern Huckberry; Sugarberry Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
Ulmaceae Ulmus americana L./ Ulmus rubra Muhl. [recorded as U. rubra by Thorne] White or American Elm/ Slippery or Red Elm Native     Cady & Horton 2000   X
                 
Shrubs/Vines                
Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra L. Smooth sumac Native         X
Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kunze ssp. negundo (Greene) Gillis Poison Ivy Native         X
Berberidaceae Berberis thunbergii DC. Japanese Barberry Japan         X
Betulaceae Corylus americana Walter American Hazel-Nut Native Center creek . 7/8/88 4/28/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum lentago L. Nannyberry Native         X
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum opulus L. Guelder rose Eurasia Center creek 7/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998    
Caprifoliaceae Sambucus canadensis L. Elderberry, Elder Native East fence Front fence 6/24/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X
Celastraceae Celastrus scandens L. Bittersweet Native Front gate, front ditch 10/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Celastraceae Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq. Wahoo, Burning Bush Native Front fence 6/4/1988 Horton & Madsen 2000 X  
Cornaceae Cornus drummondii C.A. Meyer Rough Leaved Dogwood Native       X X
Cornaceae Cornus amomum Miller Knob-styled Dogwood Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Cornaceae Cornus racemosa Lam. [=C. foemina P. Miller ssp. racemosa (Lam.) J.S. Wilson] Northern Swamp Dogwood Native East fence East fence 7/24/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea villosa L. Colic-Root Native North fork 6/24/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Menispermaceae Menispermum canadense L. Moonseed Native Creek, east end 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Rosaceae Prunus americana Marsh. Wild Plum Native . 4/28/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Rosaceae Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murray Multiflora-rose E. Asia Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Rosaceae Rubus allegheniensis Porter ex Bailey Blackberry Native         X
Rosaceae Rosa carolina L. Pasture Rose Native Front Front fence 5/16/88 5/21/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Rosaceae Rubus occidentalis L. Black Raspberry Native Front fence Front fence 6/4/1988 5/21/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Widrlechner 1999 X  
Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Miller Common Prickly Ash Native Front fence East fence 6/4/88 7/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998   X
Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata L. Common Hop-tree 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
Saxifragaceae Ribes missouriense Nutt. ex T. & G. Missouri Gooseberry 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
Smilacaceae Smilax herbacea L. Carrion-flower Native Front gate 10/8/1988 Cady & Horton 1998   X
Smilacaceae Smilax hispida Muhl. Bristly Greenbrier Native Central creek 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Vitaceae Vitis riparia Michx. Frost Grape, Wild Grape Native . unknown Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Vitaceae Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Virginia Creeper Native         X
Vitaceae Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A. Hitchc. Grape-woodbine Native Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 8/14/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
                 
Herbs                
Adiantaceae Adiantum pedatum L. Maiden Hair Fern Native . North fork unknown 6/4/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Apiaceae Cicuta maculata L. Water-hemlock Native Pasture 6/24/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Apiaceae Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. Honewort Native East fence 6/17/1988 Cady 1998 X X
Apiaceae Sanicula canadensis L. Black Snakeroot Native         X
Apiaceae Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Bland Sweet Cicely Native Center creek 7/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998 X
Apiaceae Osmorhiza longistylis (Torrey) DC. Long-Styled Sweet Cicely Native North fork North fork 6/4/88 5/16/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Apiaceae Pastinaca sativa L. Wild Parsnip Eurasia Front fence Front fence 6/4/88 6/17/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Apiaceae Daucus carota L. Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace Eurasia . East fence corner East fence 10/8/88 7/8/88 6/24/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Apiaceae Sanicula gregaria E. Bickn. Cluster-sanicle 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
Apocynaceae Apocynum cannabinum L. Indian-hemp Native         X
Apocynaceae Apocynum sibiricum Jacq. Indian-hemp Native Front ditch 7/8/1988 Cady 1998    
Araceae Arisaema triphyllum (L.) Schott Jack-in-the-Pulpit/Indian Turnip Native Creek Center creek . 5/16/88 7/8/88 4/28/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias amplexicaulis J.E. Smith Clasping Milkweed Native Front fence entrance gate 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias incarnata L. Swamp Milkweed Native Pasture 6/24/1988 Cady 1998    
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias verticillata L. Whorled Milkweed Native Front gate 6/17/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L. Common Milkweed Native Front ditch Front ditch 10/8/88 7/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998   X
Aspleniaceae Dryopteris cristata (L.) Gray Crested Wood Fern Native         X
Aspleniaceae Onoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern Native North fork 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Aspleniaceae Athyrium filix-femina L. Lady Fern Native South fork Central valley 6/4/88 6/17/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X X X
Aspleniaceae Asplenium platyneuron (L.) Oakes Ebony-spleenwort Native North fork half way along west side. 8/14/88 Cady & Horton 1998 X X
Aspleniaceae Thelypteris palustris Schott var. pubescens (Lawson) Fern. Marsh Fern Native         X
Aspleniaceae Cystopteris protrusa (Weatherby) Blasdell [Recorded as C. fragilis by Thorne] Lowland bladder-fern Native North fork North fork Central creek valley 5/16/88 6/4/88 6/17/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X X X
Aspleniaceae Dropteris intermedia (Willd.) Gray [Thorne recorded D. spinulosa; also see D. carthusiana] Glandular Wood Fern Native         X
Aspleniaceae Dryopteris carthusiana (Villars) H.P. Fuchs [Thorne recorded D. spinulosa; also see D. intermedia] Toothed Wood-fern Native Central creek North fork 6/17/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Ambrosia trifida L. Giant Ragweed Native East fence 7/24/1988 Cady 1998 X X
Asteraceae Arctium minus Schk. Common Burdock Eurasia East fence 7/24/1988 Cady & Horton 1998    
Asteraceae Aster lateriflorus (L.) Britton White Woodland Aster Native         X
Asteraceae Aster pilosus Willd. White Heath Aster Native         X
Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Tenore. Bull Thistle Eurasia East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Horseweed Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. Daisy Fleabane Native Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Erigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia daisy Native Creek 5/16/1988 Cady 1998 X X
Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus Michx. Daisy fleabane Native Front fence 6/4/1988 Cady 1998    
Asteraceae Eupatorium purpureum L. Purple-node joe-pye weed Native East fence 7/24/1988 Cady 1998   X
Asteraceae Helenium autumnale L. Sneezeweed Native Pasture 8/14/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Helianthus strumosus L. Pale-leaved Sunflower Native Front Ditch 7/24/1988 Cady 1998   X
Asteraceae Helianthus tuberosus L. Jerusalem artichoke Native         X
Asteraceae Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern. Tall blue Lettuce Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Lactuca floridana (L.) Gaertn. Wild lettuce, Blue Lettuce Native North fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X X
Asteraceae Prenanthes alba L. Rattlesnake-root Native Center creek 7/8/1988 Cady 1998    
Asteraceae Rudbeckia triloba L. Three-lobed coneflower Native Pasture 8/14/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Senecio pauperculus Michx. Northern meadow-groundsel Native Front and east fence 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Senecio plattensis Nutt. Platte Groundsel Native Front 5/16/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Solidago canadensis L. Canada Goldenrod Native East fence 8/14/1988 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Solidago gigantea Aiton Smooth Goldenrod Native         X
Asteraceae Tragopogon dubius Scop. Goat's-beard Europe Front fence 6/4/1988 Cady 1998    
Asteraceae Tragopogon pratensis L. Showy Goat's beard Europe Front fence 5/21/1988 Cady & Horton 1998 X  
Asteraceae Achillea millefolium L. Yarrow Native East fence & front Front fence 5/16/88 5/21/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady 1998 X X  
Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. White Sage Native Front fence Front ditch 5/21/88 7/24/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Aster lanceolatus Willd. ssp. interior (Weig.) Semple & Chmiel. Eastern Lined Aster Native Front ditch 10/8/88 Cady 1998    
Asteraceae Aster urophyllus Lindley in DC. [=A. sagittifolius Willd.] Arrow-leaved Aster Native Front ditch 10/8/88 Cady & Horton 1998    
Asteraceae Cirsium discolor (Muhl. ex Willd.) Sprengel Pasture Thistle Native Front fence 8/14/88 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Eupatorium rugosum Houttuyn White Snakeroot Native East fence/pasture East fence 7/8/88 7/24/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998   X
Asteraceae Eupatorium serotinum Michx. Late eupatorium Native East fence Pasture 8/14/88 8/14/88 Cady & Horton 1998 Cady & Horton 1998 X X  
Asteraceae Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet Sweet Sunflower Native Front fence Front ditch 8/14/88 7/24/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Lactuca canadensis L. Wild Lettuce Native Front ditch Front ditch 7/8/88 7/24/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998   X
Asteraceae Lactuca serriola L. [= L. scariola] Prickly Lettuce Europe Front ditch 7/24/88 Cady 1998    
Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Weber Common Dandelion Eurasia Front fence Front fence 5/21/88 6/4/88 Cady 1998 Cady 1998 X  
Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Common Ragweed 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
Balsaminaceae Impatiens biflora Walter Touch-me-not