Turtle head Chelone glabra

© Kevin Campbell

Closed Gentian Gentiana clausa

© Kevin Campbell

Yellow Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale

© Kevin Campbell

On September 12th and 13the members of the West VirginiaNative Plant Society explored five locations in GreenbrierCounty WV. It was a productive two days yielding nineteencounty records and updating many more. The 19 were: BlueMonkshood Aconitum uncinatum; Broomsedge, Andropogon virginicus; Hedgebindweed, Calystegia sepium; Black Knapweed, Centaurea nigra; Sandvine,Cynachum laeve; Woodland Sunflower, Helianthus divaricata; Hirsute sunflower,H. hirsutus; Pale-leaved Sunflower, H. strumosus; Wild Lettuce Latuca canadensis;Trailing Bushclover, Lespedeza procumbens, Whorled loosestrife, Lysimachialanceolata; Moneywort, L. nummularia; Long Beech Fern, Phegopteris connectilis;Dwarf Plantain, Plantago virginica; Post Oak, Quercus stellata; Pinxter flowerRhodendron pericymenoides; Hairy Skullcap, Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica; Grassleaf Ladies Tresses, Spiranthes vernalis; Eastern poison ivy Toxicodenronradicans ssp negunda.

Seventeen of the species were species which are tracked becausethey are considered to be rare in West Virginia. Bluntlobe GrapeFern, Botrychium oneidense; Whitehaired Leatherflower, Clematis albicoma;Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia; Yellow Buckwheat, Eriogonum allenii;, Black Ash,

Fraxinus nigra; Butternut, Juglans cinerea; Swamp Lousewort,. Pedicularis lancelolate; Mountain Fetterbush, Pierisfloribunda; Water Smartweed; Polygonum amphibium; Glaucous Willow, Salix discolor; Heart -leaved Skullcap, Scutellariaovata ssp. rugosa; Rock Skullcap, S. saxitalis; Rosinweed, Silphium compositum, Ladies Tresses, Spiranthes vernalis; Canadayew, Taxus canadensis; Downey Arrowwood Viburnum rafinesquianum;.

Both Grassleaf Ladies’ Tresses’, Spiranthes vernalisand Hairy Skullcap, Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica appear both as county records and as tracked species. This suggests that information on tracked species isfairly comprehensive. Other county records continueto reveal that the missing plants may be quitecommon, but overlooked.

Judi White and Kevin Campbell assembled andsubmitted the list for this report, for which theydeserve recognition and appreciation.

The plant list that follows uses the codes,nomenclature and information from :

Harmon, P.J., D. Ford-Werntz, W. Grafton.2006 Checklist and Atlas of the Vascular Floraof West Virginia, West Virginia Department ofNatural Resources, , Wildlife ResourcesSection, Elkins, WV. 381 p.

If the species is in bold it is a county record. Ifan asterisk (*) appears after a name it issupported by an older record requiringupdating.

T indicates that the species is state rare andtracked by the West Virginia Heritage program.

? Indicates that further research on the taxon in WV is requiredF Indicates that additional field research is warrantedI Indicates the taxon may be invasive in natural areasNon native designations include A species is adventive I species is introduced E species isexotic

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WVNPS Greenbrier County Field Trips

September 12 and 13, 2015

Greenbrier River Rail Trail, Keister, WV

Common name Scientific appellation

Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus *Small White Aster S ymphyotrichum racemosumDillenius’ Tick-Trefoil Desmodium glabellum *Purpletop Tridens flavus *Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium CRHedge Buckwheat Polygonum scandens *Eastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans *Woodland Sunflower Helianthus divaricata CRAmerican Germander ? Teucrium canadense var. canadenseMockernut Hickory Carya albaShingle Oak Quercus imbricariaFringed Bromegrass Bromus ciliatus *Dotted St. John’s-Wort Hyp ericum punctatum *Calico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorumLance-Leaved Tickseed Coreopsis lanceolataCanada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis *Royal Fern Osmunda regalisVirgin’s Bower Clematis virginiana *Common Evening-Primrose Oenothera biennis *Three-Lobed Coneflower Rudbeckia trilobaBlack Sugar Maple Acer nigrumPuttyroot Aplectrum hyemaleCinnamon Vine E I Dioscorea oppositifoliaSandvine Cynanchum laeve CRRattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum *Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuronDowny Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera pubescensGreater Water Starwort Callitriche heterophyllaSmaller Forget-Me-Not Myosotis laxaCommon Beggar-Ticks Bidens vulgata *Marsh Purslane Ludwigia palustris *Mountain Watercress Cardamine rotundifoliaGreat Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica *Crooked-Stem Aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoidesStarry Campion Silene stellata *Bladder Campion E Silene vulgaris *Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flavaWrinkled-Leaf Goldenrod Solidago rugosa var.Hog-Peanut Amphicarpaea bracteataPost Oak Quercus stellata CRWitch-Hazel Hamamelis virginianaSassafras Sassafras albidumWhite-Haired Panic Grass Dichanthelium villosissimum *Muscletree Carpinus carolinianaGrassleaf Ladies’ Tresses ? T Spiranthes vernalis CRSnakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria *Winged Sumac Rhus copallinum *Tall White Lettuce Prenanthes altissimaCommon Lousewort Pedicularis canadensis *

Indian Tobacco Lobelia inflata *Lopseed Phryma leptostachya *Horse balm Collinsonia canadensis *River birch Betula nigraRed Mulberry Morus rubra *White-Flowered Leafcup Polymnia canadensis *Groundnut Desmodium spBlack Snakeroot Actaea racemosaCutleaf Grapefern Botrychium dissectumRattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum *Bitternut Hickory Carya cordiformis *Tall Bellflower Campanulastrum americanum *Maidenhair Fern ? Adiantum pedatumCanada Moonseed Menispermum canadense *Wood Nettle Laportea canadensis *White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricataBloodroot Sanguinaria canadensisFall phlox Phlox paniculata *Broadleaf Goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis *Marginal Shield Fern Dryopteris marginalisButternut ? T Juglans cinereaMooswood or Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum *Hairy Heuchera Heuchera villosaBasswood Tilia americana var. americanaFlowering Raspberry Rubus odoratusTall Blue Lettuce Lactuca biennisWalking Fern Asplenium rhizophyllum *Mountain Maple Acer spicatumRed Elderberry Sambucus racemosa *Bottle Gentian Gentiana andrewsiiRock Skullcap ? F T Scutellaria saxatilisSouthern Bellflower Campanula divaricataTall Goldenrod Solidago altissima *Silverrod Solidago bicolorWreath Goldenrod Solidago caesia *Thimbleweed Anemone virginiana *Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia *Fireweed Chamerion angustifoliumLong Beech Fern Phegopteris connectilis CRWide-Leaved Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum *Wrinkled Leaf Goldenrod Solidago rugosaMountain Magnolia Magnolia fraseriBracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum *Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii *Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopterisBulbiferous Bladder Fern Cystopteris bulbiferaCanada Yew T Taxus canadensisNinebark Physocarpus opulifolius *Whorled Rosin Weed Silphium trifoliatumBlue Monkshood Aconitum uncinatum CRWild Sensitive Plant Chamaecrista nictitansLate Purple Aster Symphyotrichum phlogifoliumWild Lettuce Lactuca canadensis CRStreamside Alder Alnus serrulataTall Coneflower Rudbekia laciniataCommon Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium fistulosumPrickly Gooseberry Ribes cynosbatiStaghorn Sumac Rhus typhina *Giant Sunflower A Helianthus giganteusWhorled Loosestrife Lysimachia lanceolata CRCrooked-Stem Aster Sympyotrichum prenanthoidesVirginia Strawberry Fragaria virginianaTrailing Bushclover Lespedeza procumbens CRDwarf Plantain Plantago virginica CRWatercress ? I Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum * Sweet-Scented Bedstraw Galium triflorumAlternate-Leaved Dogwood Cornus alternifoliaGoatsbeard Aruncus dioicus *Hairy Skullcap Scutellaria elliptica var. elliptica CRPale-Leaved Sunflower Helianthus strumosus CR

Whites Draft Shale Barren

Downy Arrowwood ? T Viburnum rafinesquianumBlunt Lobed Woodsia Woodsia obtusaDwarf Chinquapin Oak Quercus prinoides n.b. not a county record but the only county listed for WV, not trackedSlender Knotweed Polygonum tenueSilverrod Solidago bicolorWhitehaired Leatherflower ? T Clematis albicomaPasture Rose Rosa carolina *Bird-Foot Violet Viola pedataYellow Buckwheat T Eriogonum alleniiNew Je Tea y Ceanothus americanusScrub Oak Quercus ilicifoliaHeart-Leaved Skullcap F T Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosaRiverbank Grape Vitis riparia

Sherwood Lake Area Road Cut

Sundew ? T Drosera rotundifolia *Mountain Fetterbush T Pieris floribundaRosinweed ? T Silphium compositum *Nodding Ladies’ Tresses Spiranthes cernuaDowny Yellow Foxglove Aureolaria virginica *Summer Grape Vitis aestivalis *Bigtooth Aspen Populus grandidentata *Hirsute Sunflower Helianthus hirsutus CRGlaucous Willow T Salix discolorFlat-Top White Aster Doelligeria umbellataWavy-Leaf Aster Sympyotrichum undulatumFly Poison Amianthium muscitoxicum

Meadow River WMA, Grassy Meadows Rd. Dawson, WV

Swamp Lousewort T Pedicularis lanceolataGroundnut Apios americanaPin Oak Quercus palustrisBrookside Alder Alnus serrulataTall Agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala *New York Ironweed Veronia noveboracensisClosed Gentian Gentiana clausaWater Smartweed T Polygonum amphibiumWoolgrass Scirpus cyperinusYellow Sneezweed Helenium autumnaleKinnikinnik Cornus amomumPurple-Leaved Willow-Herb Epilobium coloratumCommon Monkey-Flower Mimulus ringens *Blue Vervain Verbena hastataPipestem or Meadowsweet Spiraea albaNodding Ladies’ Tresses Spiranthes cernuaArrowleaf Tearthumb Polygonum sagittatumShrubby St. John’s-Wort Hypericum prolificum *Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalisPeppermint E I Mentha x piperita *Foxtail Sedge Carex vulpinoidea *Common Rush Juncus effusus var. solutus *Turtlehead Chelone glabraPurple-Stem Aster Symphyotrichum puniceumGreat Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica *Moneywort I Lysimachia nummularia CRRice Cutgrass Leersia oryzoidesSallow Sedge Carex luridaPanicled Aster ? Symphyotrichum lanceolatumPin Oak Quercus palustris

Meadow River WMA, Lawn Rd. Dawson, WV

False Pennyroyal Isanthus braciatusWhite Bedstraw E Galium mollugoGay Feathers Liatris spicataPanicled Dogwood Cornus racemosaSwamp White Oak Quercus bicolorGreater Bladder Sedge Carex intumescensBushy Beardgrass F Andropogon glomeratusSmooth Paspalum Paspalum laeve *Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium *Black Haw Viburnum prunifoliumHazelnut Corylus americanaGlade St. John’s-Wort Hypericum densiflorumHeal-All E Prunella vulgaria *Devil’s Bit Chamaelirium luteum *Whorled Loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia *Mad-Dog Skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora *Beaked Rush Rhynchospora capitellata *Maleberry Lyonia ligustrinaGiant Sunflower A Helianthus giganteusHairy Bedstraw Galium pilosum *Bluntlobe Grapefern ? T Botrychium oneidenseFlat-Top White Aster Doellingeria umbellataCalico Aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorumSmooth Arrowwood Viburnum recognitumWhite Pine Pinus strobus *Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera pubescensCancerroot Conopholis americanaWinterberry Ilex verticillata *Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea *Partridge Berry Mitchella repens *Wild Raisin Viburnum nudum var. cassinoidesPinxter Flower Rhododendron periclymenoides CRGreen Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanicaBlack Ash T Fraxinus nigraCowbane Oxypolis rigidiorSwamp Milkweed Asclepias incarnata *Indian Cucumber Root Medeola virginiana *Coltsfoot Hexastylis virginica *Small Green Wood Orchid Platanthera clavellataBlack Knapweed E I Centaurea nigra CRBoneset Eupatorium perfoliatum *Northern Bugleweed Lycopus uniflorusEastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo CR

Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus CR