BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- Species List for Bottomland and Marshes at Caw Caw
21 March 2022
FAMILY GENUS SPECIES MODERN NAME COMMON NAME IMAGES
Ericaceae Vaccinium arboreum * sparkleberry Leaves Winter leaves Flowers
Euphorbiaceae Sapium sebiferum Triadica sebifera popcorn tree Habit in bud Leaves Immature fruits Seedlings
Fabaceae Cercis canadensis * redbud Summer leaves Fall leaves Flowers Flowers, closer Immature fruits Zig-zag twigs Distant habit in flower
Fagaceae Quercus michauxii * swamp chestnut oak Leaves, front Leaves, back
Fagaceae Quercus pagodaefolia Q. pagoda cherrybark oak Leaves Dried leaves, showing backs Bark Acorn
Iridaceae Iris virginica * blue flag iris Flower Leaves
Lemnaceae Spirodela polyrhiza * duckweed Whole plant
Lemnaceae Wolffiella floridana W. gladiata bogmat Whole plant Duckweeds, habit
Lentibulariaceae Utricularia inflata * floating bladderwort Habit in pond Flowers Floats
Liliaceae Trillium maculatum * Coastal Plain mottled trillium Single flower Habit in flower Clump in flower Patch in flower Single leaf seedling Two and three leaf seedlings
Oleaceae Fraxinus spp. * ash Leaves Buds Leaf scar
Poaceae Erianthus giganteus Saccharum giganteum giant beard grass Distant habit Inflorescences Inflorescences, closer Erianthus, S. cynosuroides surrounding
Poaceae Spartina cynosuroides * giant cordgrass Distant habit Panicle Panicle
Saururaceae Saururus cernuus * lizard's tail Leaves Habit in flower Fruits
Symplocaceae Symplocos tinctoria * horsesugar Habit Leaves Winter leaves Flowers
Typhaceae Typha latifolia * cat-tails Habit Base of leaves Mature inflorescence Fruit remnants