SPECIES LIST OF
TREES, SHRUBS, VINES and HERBACEOUS PLANTS
of White River NWR
| Trees | ||
| Black
oak Southern red oak Blackjack oak Water oak Shumard oak Cherrybark oak Northern red oak Willow oak Nuttall oak Post oak Overcup oak Durand oak White oak Swamp chestnut oak Boxelder Silver maple Red Maple Sycamore American elm Slippery elm Winged-elm Sweet pecan Swamp hickory Black walnut Shellbark hickory Pignut hickory Shagbark hickory Black hickory Mockernut hickory Bitternut hickory Bitter pecan Sugarberry White ash Green ash Persimmon Sweetgum Blackgum Water tupelo Bald cypress Black willow Honeylocust Waterlocust Eastern red cedar Loblolly pine Sassafras Black cherry Basswood Cottonwood Red mulberry Osage Orange Mimosa Catalpa |
Quercus
velutina Lam.) Quercus falcata Michx. var. falcata) Quercus marilandica Muench. Quercus nigra L. Quercus shumardii Buckl. Quercus pagoda (Michx.) Ell. Quercus palustris Muench. Quercus phellos L. Quercus nuttallii Nutt. Quercus stellata Wang. var. stellata Quercus lyrata Walt. Quercus incana Bartr. Quercus alba L. Quercus michauxii Nutt. Acer negundo L. Acer saccharinum L. Acer rubrum L. var. rubrum Plantanus occidentalis L. Ulmus americana L. Ulmus rubra Muhl Ulmus alata Michx. Carya illinoensis (Wang.) K. Koch Carya leiodermis Sarg. Juglans nigra L. Carya laciniosa Schneid. Carya glabra Sweet. Carya ovata K. Koch. Carya texana Buckl. Carya tomentosa Nutt. Carya cordiformis K. Koch Carya aquatica (Michx. F.) Britton Celtis laevigata Willd. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Diospyros virginiana L. Liquidambar styraciflua L. Nyssa slyvatica Marsh. Nyssa aquatica L. Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. Salix nigra Marsh. Gleditsia triacanthos L. Gleditsia aquatica Marsh. Juniperus virginiana L. Pinus taeda L. Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Prunus serotina Ehrh. Tilia americana L. Populus deltoids Marsh. Morus rubra L. Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid. Albizia julibrissin Durazz. (Non-native) Catalpa speciosa Warder (Non-native) |
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| Shrubs | ||
| Parseley hawthorn
Hawthorn Hawthorn Swamp privet Possumhaw Button bush Snowbell Tree sparkleberry Blackhaw Water elm Spice bush Strawberry bush Elderberry Flowering dogwood Swamp dogwood Gum bumelia Blue beech Eastern hophornbeam Eastern red bud Witch hazel Eastern baccharis Wild plum Smooth sumac Winged sumac Fragrant sumac False indigo Sweet leaf Beauty berry European privet |
Crataegus
marshallii Crataegus opaca Crataegus viridus Foresteria accuminata Ilex decidua Cephalanthus occidentalis Styrax americana Vaccinium arboretum Viburnum nudum Planera aquatica Lindera benzoin Euonymus americanus Sambucus canadensis Cornus florida Cornus foemina Bumelia lanuginosa Carpinus caroliniana Ostrya virginiana Cercis Canadensis Hamamelis virginiana Baccharis halimifolia Prunus spp. Rhus glabra Rhus copallina Rhus aromatica var. aromatica Amorpha fruiticosa Symplocus tinctoria (L.) L’Her. Callacarpa americana L. Ligustrum vulgare (Non-native) |
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| Woody and Herbaceous Vines | ||
| Cross-vine
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Bignonia
capreolata L. Smilax bona-nox L. Smilax tamnoides L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax smallii Morong Smilax laurifolia L. Gonolobus gonocarpus (Walt.) Perry Ampelopsis arborea (L.) Koehne Ampelopsis cordata Michx. Vitis rotundifolia Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis palmata Vahl. Parthenosiscus quinquefolia (L.) Planchon Trachelospermum difforme (Walt.) Gray Cardiospermum halicacabum L. Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Berchemia scandens (Hill) K. Koch Rubus trivialis Michx. Rubus flagellaris Willd. Ipomea pandurata (L.) Mey. Ipomea lacunosa L. Mikania scandens (L.) Willd. Lygodium palmatum (Bernh.) Swartz Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. (Non-Native) Brunnichia ovata (Walt.) Shinners Cocculus carolinus (L.) DC. Melothria pendula L. Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim Naud. Vicia sativa L. Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Moench. Vicia caroliniana Walt. Vicia villosa Roth subsp. villosa Vicia ludoviciana var. leavenworth Gelsemium sempervirens (L.) Jaume St. Hill Passiflora lutea L. Passiflora incarnata L. Clematis crispa L. |
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| Broad-Leaf Herbaceous Plants | ||
| Jump seed
Smartweed Smartweed Smartweed Smartweed Smartweed Virginia Snakeroot Wood sorrel Wild petunia Marsh elder Wild parsely Dandelion Hemp sesbania Water willow Pigweed Indian heliotrope Heliotrope Pigweed Day-flower Butterweed Goldenrod Shepard’s purse Cress Three-seeded mercury Pale corydalis Wood sage Pokeweed Smooth buttonweed Bedstraw Ground cherry Ground cherry Ground cherry Black snakeroot Sting nettle False nettle Corn salad Violet Boneset Boneset Boneset . Dock Lizard’s tail Horse nettle St. John’s wort Ironweed Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium L. Milkweed Butterfly milkweed Fireweed Aster Henbit Henbit Buttercup Buttercup Blue star Blue water leaf Blazing star Geranium Clover Venus’ looking glass Venus’ looking glass Primrose Sow thistle Goat weed Buttonweed Rose mallow Dogbane Yellow cress Carpet-weed Monkey flower Beef-steak plant Bearsfoot Milfoil Dicliptera Pigweed Giant arrowleaf Grass-leafed arrowhead Prairie mimosa |
Polygonum
virginianum L. Polygonum hydropiperoides Michx. Polygonum tenue Michx. Polygonum lapathifolium L. Polygonum pennsylvanicum L. Polygonum punctatum Ell. Aristilochia serpenteria L. Oxalis dillenii Jacq. Ruellia humilis Nutt. Iva annua L. Trepocarpus aethusae Nutt. Krigia dandelion Sesbania macrocarpa Justicia ovata (Walt.) Lindau var. lanceolata (Chapm.) R.W. Long Amaranthus albus L. Heliotropium indicum L. Heliotropium procumbens P. Mill. Chenopodium album L. var. album Commelina virginica L. Senecio glabellus Poir. Solidago canadensis L. Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medic. Cardamine hirsute L. Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. Corydalis flavula (Raf.) DC. Teucrium canadense L. var. canadense Phytolacca americana L. Spermacoce glabra Michx. Gallium aparine L. Physalis angulata L. Physalis pubescens L. Physalis virginiana L. Sanicula canadensis L. Urtica chamaedryoides L. Boehmeria cylindrical (L.) Sw. Valerianella radiata (L.) Dufr. Viola sororia Willd. var. sororia Eupatorium coelistium L Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. Eupatorium sessilifolium L Rumex crispus L. Saururus cernuus L. Solanum carolinense L. Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz. Vernonia arkansana DC. Asclepias perennis Walt. Asclepias tuberosa Erechtites hieraciifolia (L.) Raf. ex. DC. Aster pilosus Willd. Lamium amplexicaule L. Lamium purpureum L. Ranunculus muricatus L. Ranunculus sardous Crantz. Ranunculus sardous Crantz. Amsonia tabernaemontana Walt. Hydrolea ovata Nutt. Liatris pycnostachya Michx. Geranium dissectum L. Trifolium resupinatum L. Triodonis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. var. perfoliata Tridonis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. var. biflora (R.&P.) Bradley Oenothera speciosa Nutt. Sonchus asper (L.) Hill Croton glandulosus L. var. septentrionalis Muell. Arg. Diodia virginiana L. Hibiscus lasiocarpus Cav. Apocynum cannabinum L. Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess. Molluga verticillata L. Mimulus alatus Ait. Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt. Polymnia uvedalia (L.) L. Acmella oppositifolia (Lam.) R.K. Jansen var. repens (Walt.) R.K. Jansen Dicliptera brachiata (Pursh.) Spreng. Amaranthus rudis Sauer Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. &Schl. subsp. calycine (Engelm.) Bogin Sagittaria graminea Michx. Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex. Rob. & Fern |
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| Grasses | ||
| Paspalum Paspalum Sedge Sedge Sedge Cherokee sedge Sea oats Cutgrass Cutgrass Sprangletop Sprangletop Barnyard grass Barnyard grass Johnson grass Panic grass Panic grass Foxtail grass Millet Millet |
Paspalum
dilatatum Poir. Paspalum repens Berg. Carex crus-corvi Shuttlw. ex. Kuntze Carex complanata Torr. & Hook var. complanata Cyperus odoratus L. Carex cherokeensis Schwein. Chasmanthium latifolium (Michx.) Yates Leersia lenticularis Michx. Leersia virginica Willd. Leptochloa filiformis (Lam.) Beauv. Leptochloa panicoides (Presl.) H. & C. Echinochloa colona (L.) Link Echinochloa crusgalli (Beauv.) Fern. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Panicum laxiflorum Lam. Panicum capillare L. Setaria glauca (L.) Beauv. Pennisetum americannum (L.) Schum. Pennisetum alapecuroides (L.) Spreng. |
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Species compiled by James E. Kellum, Refuge Forester, White River National Wildlife Refuge.
Identification and scientific names compiled from the following literature.
- Duncan, W. H. and
M. B. Duncan. 1988. Trees of the southeastern United States.
University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 322 pp.
- Godfrey, R. K. and
J. W. Wooten. 1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of the southeastern
United States: dicotyledons. Univ. of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, 933
pp.
- Radford, A.E., H.E.
Ahles and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of
the Carolinas. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC, 1183 pp.
- Smith, Edwin B.
1994. Keys to the flora of Arkansas. Univ. Arkansas Press, Fayetteville,
AR, 363 pp.
- Smith, E. B.
1988. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas,
2nd edition, Univ. of Arkansas at Fayetteville, 489 pp.
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